HOW TO MEASURE YOUR PD CARD LENGTH PD RULER PD (PUPILLARY DISTANCE): Distance in millimeters (mm)...

CREDIT CARD LENGTH PD RULER PD (PUPILLARY DISTANCE): Distance in millimeters (mm) between the centers of the pupils in each eye. This measurement is used to make prescription glasses. Position yourself arm’s length from your friend or yourself approximately 8 inches (20cm) away from a mirror. Close your right eye and note the reading directly over your left pupil. That will be your PD. (Most adults have a PD that falls between 57 - 72mm) Close your left eye and align the 0 mm over the center of your right pupil. Place ruler against forehead for stability. FOLD THE RULER along the dotted line. PRINT THIS PAGE without scaling, at 100%. DOUBLE-CHECK SCALE by measuring against a standard mm ruler or the credit card diagram below. Using a friend FOLD FOLD Using a mirror 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 5 15 25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 5 15 25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95 PREPARING THE RULER HOW TO MEASURE YOUR PD MEASURE YOUR PD 1/ POSITION YOURSELF 2/ ALIGN THE RULER 3/ CLOSE YOUR EYE i

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CREDIT CARD LENGTH

PD RULER

PD (PUPILLARY DISTANCE):Distance in millimeters (mm) between the centers of the pupils in each eye. This measurement is used to make prescription glasses.

Position yourself arm’s length from your friend or yourself approximately 8 inches (20cm) away from a mirror.

Close your right eye and note the reading directly over your left pupil. That will be your PD. (Most adults have a PD that falls between 57 - 72mm)

Close your left eye and align the 0 mm over the center of your right pupil. Place ruler against forehead for stability.

FOLD THE RULER along the dotted line.

PRINT THIS PAGE without scaling, at 100%.

DOUBLE-CHECK SCALE by measuring against a standard

mm ruler or the credit card diagram below.

Using a friendFOLDFOLD

Using a mirror

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 1005 15 25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95

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PREPARING THE RULER