title: [Challenges of researches on visual acuity charts for near].
abstract: Near "words" visual acuity testing is implemented in clinics to meet the exams for read demanding. Therefore, diversity formats or versions of near "words or characters" visual acuity occur. However, near visual acuity chart with the mandarin character as basic target has been debated all the time. It is due to the complexity of the mandarin characters and the comprehensive of reading while having the meaningful characters as basic targets. This article will be focused on these debates.
authors.affiliation: Optometry Clinic, Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou 325027, China. lufan@mail.eye.ac.cn
authors.forename: Fan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lü
authors.forename: Jia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.forename: Xiang-Tian
authors.initials: XT
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009907:Optometry / Q000379:methods*; D014787:Vision Tests / Q000379:methods*; D014792:Visual Acuity