How To Determine Eye Dominance

Eye Dominance Test
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Most people have a dominant eye, or one eye that works a little bit harder than the other. Even though you use both eyes to look at an object, you use your dominant eye more.

Eye dominance is important for certain sports which require accurate aim. If you are considering monovision correction to reduce the need for reading glasses or bifocals, your eye dominance will need to be considered. Here's a quick way to determine your eye dominance.

Difficulty: Easy

Time Required: A few seconds

Here's How:







  1. Hand-dominance does not always correlate with eye-dominance.

  2. Most people automatically use their dominant eye when looking through a camera eyehole or a telescope.

What You Need:

  • Your arms and hands
  • A target about 15-20 feet away

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