An essential aspect of ensuring eyewear provides the optimal visual enhancement involves accurately measuring the Pupillary Distance (PD), the space between the centers of the pupils in millimeters. This measurement, crucial for crafting prescription glasses that align properly with the wearer's eyes, can be determined using a Pupillary Distance form—a user-friendly tool designed for anyone to use at home. The form includes straightforward instructions: printing the ruler on the page without altering its scale, folding it for stability, and then using a mirror or a friend's help to align the ruler and measure the PD by closing one eye at a time. This process is vital as it ensures the lenses' optical centers match the wearer's PD, thereby providing the best visual clarity. Zenni® Optical offers additional tips for accuracy, such as ensuring the ruler's printout is exact by measuring it against another ruler and emphasizes the importance of taking several measurements for consistency. The average PD ranges for adults and children are mentioned to guide users in verifying their results, highlighting the form's role in simplifying the process of obtaining a crucial piece of data needed for prescription eyewear.
Question | Answer |
---|---|
Form Name | Pupillary Distance Form |
Form Length | 1 pages |
Fillable? | No |
Fillable fields | 0 |
Avg. time to fill out | 15 sec |
Other names | zenni measure pupillary distance, pd ruler printable, measure pupillary distance print, zenni pd ruler pdf printable |
MEASURE YOUR PUPILLARY DISTANCE
1PRINT THE RULER
Print this page at 100% size using the NO SCALING setting.
1 0 0%
3LOOK IN A MIRROR OR FIND A FRIEND
Stand 8 in. (20 cm.) away from a mirror or a friend. Place & hold the PD ruler against your brow. Keep your face straight.
8 IN
|
IR R O R |
( 2 0 CM ) |
|
|
M |
5READY. SET. MEASURE .
2FOLD
Fold along the dotted line at the bottom of the page.
4CLOSE YOUR EYE
Close your right eye and align the ruler’s zero to the center of your left pupil.
WHAT’S PD?
The Pupillary Distance (PD) is the distance between the pupils of the eyes, center to center, in millimeters. A PD should be provided as part of your prescription. Read more about Pupillary Distance and how to read your perscription on our website by visiting:
ZENNI®
TIPS
▶ Measure this paper |
Try to not to move your head or the ruler. First open your right eye and close your left eye. Look straight ahead and read the millimeter line that matches up with the center of your right pupil. This number represents your PD in millimeters.
PD = 56
against a ruler to assure |
printout is accurate. |
▶ Most adults have a PD |
between 54 - 74mm. |
▶ Most children have a PD |
between 43 - 54mm. |
▶ Take a few measure- |
ments for consistency. |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
30 |
|
|
|
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
|
|
70 |
80 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
5 |
|
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
|
|
35 |
|
45 |
|
55 |
|
65 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
75 |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F O L D |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
|
|
35 |
|
45 |
|
55 |
|
65 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
75 |
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
30 |
|
|
|
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
|
|
70 |
80 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
USING A FRIEND
F O L D
USING A MIRROR