Bedside visual acuity assessment for hospital room displays

Bedsight is a screening aid. Results depend on correct screen calibration and viewing distance, and do not replace a formal ophthalmologic examination.

Display calibration

Letter sizes are computed from the physical screen size and the patient's viewing distance, so both must be accurate.

Measure from the patient's eyes to the TV.

Connect to display

Enter the 5-letter room code shown on the TV.

Same device (two browser tabs) works without internet. Cross-device pairing uses a WebRTC handshake and needs internet on both devices.

ROOM CODE
Eye OU Line 20/200 Dist

Scan with your phone camera to open the controller — it connects automatically.

Or open Bedsight manually, choose Control, and enter this room code:

connecting…
Room  ·  Viewing distance

Eye

Chart type

Acuity line

Options

Show all lines above
Show 20/xx labels
Mirror chart
Inverse (white on black)

Recorded acuity

OD — OU — OS —

Session notes

Near vision card

Calibrate this screen first: hold a standard credit/ID card against the outline and drag the slider until the outline matches the card exactly.

Then hand the device to the patient, held at 16 inches / 40 cm from their eyes.

Near vision card · hold at 16 in / 40 cm · distance-equivalent notation