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Kolb H, Fernandez E, Jones B, et al., editors. Webvision: The Organization of the Retina and Visual System [Internet]. Salt Lake City (UT): University of Utah Health Sciences Center; 1995-.

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Webvision: The Organization of the Retina and Visual System [Internet].

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Figure 5. For a visual acuity of 6/6 (20/20), one of the strokes of the letter subtends one minute of arc at the eye.

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For a visual acuity of 6/6 (20/20), one of the strokes of the letter subtends one minute of arc at the eye. Therefore, theminimum angle of resolution (MAR) is one minute of arc and the logMAR is 0.

From: Visual Acuity

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