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Why do optometrists make you use those spoons to cover one eye?

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To check vision: The "spoon" or occluder allows an eye doctor to test the vision of each eye individually. An individual assessment of the vision of each eye is necessary to determine if there is a loss of vision and from which eye.

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Answered 2/2/2015

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