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My eyeglasses prescription is -8.00. what's a best guess at my snellen visual acuity?

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With or without : It depends if you are corrected without any other eye issues then you probably can see 20/20. You cannot see snellen chart without correction therefore there is no measure for it. You probably can see near card at 4-6inches without correction.

Answered 11/8/2012

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