Snellen chart

Summary

Snellen chart is an eye chart^[1]. It draws 1,390 Wikipedia views per month (eye_chart category, ranking #1 of 9).^[2]

Key Facts

• Snellen chart is credited with the discovery of Hermann Snellen^[3].
• Snellen chart's image is recorded as Snellen chart.svg^[4].
• Snellen chart's image is recorded as Snellen chart in ISO standard.svg^[5].
• Snellen chart's image is recorded as Snellen chart in North American standard.svg^[6].
• Snellen chart's instance of is recorded as eye chart^[7].
• Hermann Snellen is named after Snellen chart^[8].
• Snellen chart's subclass of is recorded as measurement tool^[9].
• Snellen chart's subclass of is recorded as visual acuity^[10].
• Snellen chart's Commons category is recorded as Snellen charts^[11].
• Snellen chart's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1862-00-00T00:00:00Z^[12].
• Snellen chart's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/037yzs^[13].
• Snellen chart's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as technology/Snellen-chart^[14].
• Snellen chart's WordLift URL is recorded as http://data.medicalrecords.com/medicalrecords/healthwise/snellen_chart^[15].
• Snellen chart's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2776599710^[16].
• Snellen chart's WordNet 3.1 Synset ID is recorded as 05663412-n^[17].
• Snellen chart's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2776599710^[18].

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Works and Contributions

Snellen chart is credited with the discovery of Hermann Snellen^[3].

Why It Matters

Snellen chart draws 1,390 Wikipedia views per month (eye_chart category, ranking #1 of 9).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]