A method and apparatus for calculating a log MAR value for a reading acuity test, including the steps of displaying words on a first computer monitor, where the words will be read aloud by a person taking the test displaying the words on a second computer monitor, where words will be observable by a person administering the test, where the administrator can select words which are incorrectly read using a pointing device measuring the amount of time the first person takes to read the words calculating the reading rate based upon both the words correctly and those read incorrectly measuring the distance between the first person and the monitor and, calculating the log MAR value based upon the distance, the font size and the reading rate.
