The simple test to see if you need glasses or are losing your sight by eye doctor on TikTok

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13 May 2021, 15:55

TikTok can be quite the eye-opener - literally. An american eye doctor has shared advice when you should be booking yourself in for an eye test. Been squinting while reading or suffering with blurry vision? You might need glasses.

US Dr Brittani Carver from the Better Vision Optometric Center in Fayetteville, explained: "Astigmatism is when your eye is shaped like an American football, it can cause blurry vision but can be corrected with glasses or contacts.

"Do you have astigmatism? Well, if you don't know, let's do a screening test to see.

"What we're gonna look at is the star here. What we're looking for is any lines that are darker or blurrier or stand out.

"If you see lines either up and down, side to side that are standing out, that is a screening test to let you know that you do have astigmatism."

The footage has been viewed over one million times with social media users commenting in their droves.

Credit: TikTok

One user wrote: "Have it in my left eye, but not my right."

Another person commented: "Still trying this test when I know I have astigmatism already."

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While a third asked: "I see diagonal at four o'clock and 10 o'clock when I cover my right eye, what do I do now?"

Dr Carver advised: "That means you may have astigmatism and need an eye exam. Go and see your local optometrist."