An optotype presenting apparatus (1) for testing a visual function of an eye of an examinee comprises: a display unit including a display (3) which displays various optotypes (10) by controlling a number of pixels and a memory in which the optotypes to be displayed on the display are stored an operation unit (4) for inputting a selection signal to select an optotype to be displayed on the display and a display control unit (20) for switching an optotype to the selected optotype in such a manner as to cause the optotype displayed before switching to disappear in response to the selection signal and then display the selected optotype after 0.05 second to 1.0 second from the disappearance of the optotype displayed before switching.
