What does power index of eye means?!


Question:

What does power index of eye means?

esp. compared to 20/20 etc and how about when one said his left eye is 100 degrees.


Answers:

20/20 means you can see at 20 feet what a "normal" person does at 20 feet. 20/50 means you can see at 20 feet what a "normal" person sees at 50 feet and so forth.

I'm not sure what is meant by degrees. Typically when the strength of glasses discussed, the term "diopters" is used. Typically a person who is +/- diopter will see at 20/40 or so without their glasses.




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