Patent ID: 8692884

Claim:
An apparatus for assessing visual acuity comprising: a processor; a memory operatively connected to the processor; an electronic display operatively connected to the processor; and a user input device; wherein the apparatus is configured to prompt the user to select an object type to be evaluated by a selected camera and a desired visual acuity index level; wherein said desired visual acuity index level and a sample image of the selected object type is displayed on said display, said image having a level of visual acuity matching the desired visual acuity index level; and wherein the apparatus executes computer readable instructions to determine the maximum allowable field of view that is achievable using the selected camera while maintaining the desired visual acuity index level; and wherein the apparatus further comprises a data store operatively connected to the processor for maintaining a plurality of sample images, a first one of said plurality of sample images representing a first object type and a first displayed visual acuity index level, a second one of said plurality of sample images representing the first object type and a second displayed visual acuity index level.