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ABSTRACT: To investigate the relationship between visual resolution and cone parameters in eyes with different levels of best corrected visual acuity (BCVA).Seventeen eyes of 10 volunteers with BCVA of 20/12.5 or better (group 1) and 16 eyes of 10 volunteers with BCVA of 20/16 (group 2) were investigated in the study. Images of the cone photoreceptors at 1.5° from the fovea were obtained using an adaptive optics (AO) retinal camera. The BCVA was obtained following a subjective refraction using a standardized logMAR visual acuity chart.The mean cone density (29,570.96â±â2489.94âcells/mm2) at 1.5° from the fovea in group 1 (BCVA ≥ 20/12.5, nâ=â17) was significantly greater (Pâ<â.001) than that (22,963.59â±â2987.92âcells/mm2) in group 2 (BCVAâ=â20/16, nâ=â16). The cone spacing at 1.5° from the fovea in group 1 was 6.45â±â0.28âµm (meanâ±âSD), which was significantly smaller (Pâ<â.001) than 7.36â±â0.50âµm (meanâ±âSD) in group 2. In the stepwise regression analysis, greater angular cone density (odds ratio [OR], 4.48; Pâ=â.005) and smaller angular cone spacing (OR, 0.60; Pâ=â.007) at 1.5° from the fovea were significantly associated with the better BCVA.The greater cone density and smaller cone spacing at the parafovea were found in eyes with BCVA of 20/12.5 or better, as compared to that in eyes with BCVA of 20/16. Knowledge of cone distribution for different BCVA levels may be beneficial for different clinical conditions.