Test Your "EYE-Q"

Take this short test on common questions relating to vision and eye care. You can check your score with the answers that follow the test. If you scored 8, or better, classify your EYE-Q as… 20/20!

Educators agree that a high percentage of our knowledge comes through vision. This percentage is approximately:

a) 63%

b) 85%

c) 98%

 

20/20 means:

a) that eyesight is perfectly normal

b) that a person has no astigmatism

c) that one sees a "size 20" letter at 20 feet

 

The best distance to sit from a 21-inch television screen is:

a) 6 feet

b) 7 ½ feet

c) 11 feet

 

What is the most common vision problem?

a) cataracts

b) nearsightedness

c) astigmatism

 

It is estimated that the number of contact lens wearers in the U.S. are:

a) 2 million

b) 5-6 million

c) over 20 million

 

Who invented the bifocal?

a) Benjamin Franklin

b) Leonardo DaVinci

c) Albert Einstein

 

The vast majority of visual corrections is prescribed by:

a) Opticians

b) Optometrists

c) Ophthalmologists

 

The idea for contact lenses was first conceived in:

a) 1508

b) 1827

c) 1940

 

In the United States, disease of the eye are found in:

a) 2% of the population

b) 5% of the population

c) 12 % of the population

 

What percentage of children who have reading difficulties have vision problems?

a) 10%

b) 25%

c) 50%

 

8=a, 4=c, 10=c, 1=b, 5=c, 9=a, 6=a, 3=c, 7=b, 2=c