A Snellen chart is a tool commonly used by eye care professionals to measure visual acuity. It consists of a series of rows of letters or symbols that decrease in size from top to bottom. The person being tested reads the letters aloud, starting with the largest ones at the top. Each row corresponds to a specific level of vision sharpness, commonly marked by a fraction like "20/20. It's widely used in clinical settings to assess if someone has normal vision or requires glasses or other vision correction methods.