Which of the following identifies the accurate procedure for this visual acuity test? The clinic nurse is preparing to test the visual acuity of a client using a Snellen chart.
The right eye is tested followed by the left eye. and then both eyes are tested.
Visual acuity is assessed in one eye at a time. and then in both eyes together with the client comfortably standing or sitting. The right eye is tested with the left eye covered; then the left eye is tested with the right eye covered. Both eyes then are tested together. Visual acuity is measured with or without corrective lenses and the client stands at a distance of 20ft. from the chart.