Which eye is your dominant eye?

Just as most people have a dominant hand, nearly everyone has a dominant eye.

Eye dominance usually goes unnoticed in everyday life, but it becomes especially important when planning certain “monovision” treatments with contact lenses or cataract surgery. In these treatments, one eye is intentionally focused for distance and the other for near vision.

Surprisingly, your dominant eye isn’t always the one with better vision. Eye doctors can determine ocular dominance with tests in the office before recommending certain vision-correction strategies. Understanding which eye naturally takes the lead can help improve comfort and satisfaction with treatments that depend on teamwork between the two eyes.