http://wdfw.wa.gov 

 Take this card and your hunting license to any participating optometric physician and receive:  

A free visual acuity screening. 

Recommendations for good vision care. 

 

http://www.eyes.org For a list of participating providers. 

Visual Acuity Screening Form  

This voluntary, free, no‐obligation screening program is offered to hunters as a public safety service by participating optometric physicians licensed to practice in the State of Washington. 

Visual Acuity 20/20 is the standard for good visual acuity.

Monocular Right 20 /

Left 20 /

without correction spectacles contact lenses

Binocular (Both eyes) 20 /

Dominant Eye LEFT / RIGHT

This voluntary screening identified your vision as BELOW the state standard for drivers.

This voluntary screening identified your vision as MEETING OR EXCEEDING the state standard for drivers.

Screening by: _________________________ OD Date: _______________

Service valid only at participating locations.

How often do you have your vision checked? Do you wear protective glasses while hunting? Safe hunting required good vision, including the ability to:

Distinguish an animal against a natural background.

Focus clearly Open sights require the ability to focus from the rear sight of a gun to the front sight and to the target within a fraction of a second. Hunters over 40 years old gradually experience difficulty in focusing on the rear sight due to natural aging.

Judge distance

Hunters that consistently over or underestimate the speed and distance of a target may have poor depth perception.

Detect objects

The eye provides two types of vision: sharp, clear central vision and wide areas of peripheral vision. Combined, these make up the field of vision. Focus your central vision clearly on your target before shooting.

Identify colors

All hunters should have their vision tested to make certain they perceive colors accurately.

See under various conditions Bright sunlight, clouds and rain place different demands on your vision.

This summarized information about hunting and vision is provided courtesy of the American Optometric Association.