This is how to use the Amsler grid:                          

1. Wear your reading glasses

2. Cover one eye.

3. Look at the center dot of the Amsler Grid and keep your eye focused on it at all times.

4. While looking directly at the center and only the center, be sure that the lines around the center are straight.

5. If you notice an area on the grid that is distorted, please call your eye doctor.

6. Do this test for each eye separately.

If the Amsler Grid appears distorted to you, it indicates that there is a problem with your macula. However, this is not necessarily dry macular degeneration since other conditions may cause distortion of the Amsler Grid.

Teresa Lui, O.D.       Palo Alto Optometrist         Optical Boutique           650-321-9525          info@drteresalui.com