From the NAYIR guides

What do your
visual measurements tell you?

Completed sessions track adherence, while visual measurements track change. Understand each record and the questions to ask at your monthly visit.

Completed sessions describe adherence

Adherence records are based on completed sessions, while visual measurements track change. Review both with your clinician for a clear picture of follow-up.

Visual acuity and contrast sensitivity

Visual acuity concerns resolving fine detail; contrast sensitivity concerns distinguishing luminance differences between a pattern and its background. They describe different aspects of vision.

A number needs context

When reviewing a measurement, ask about its type, date, eye, optical correction, device and conditions. Values collected under different conditions are not automatically comparable.

Discuss change with your care team

Discuss what changed, whether measurements are comparable and what comes next. Illustrations and research explain the idea; your follow-up relies on your own measurements.

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A clear next step

Understand your measurements with the team.

Ask about the measurement, its conditions, whether results are comparable and the next follow-up step.

Ask about your measurements