Directions for Using the Amsler Grid

• If you wear glasses for reading, wear your glasses while looking at the Amsler Grid. Place the grid at a comfortable reading distance making sure the grid pattern is in focus.

• Covering one eye, look directly at the small dot in the center. While looking only at the center square, appreciate if the grid pattern is straight and even like a piece of graph paper. If any lines appear distorted, blurred, or absent, call for an appointment. Cover the other eye and look at the grid again in the same manner.

• Place the grid on your refrigerator or closet door at eye level to remind yourself to check the grid on a regular basis.