Table
Cataract symptom scale Ask before each question “With or without your glasses whichever is better”
| Score | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | NA | ||
| 1 | Do you have difficulty reading small print? | no | a little difficulty | a moderate amount of difficulty | very difficult | unable to do | don’t do for reasons other than sight |
| 2 | Do you have difficulty watching television? | no | a little difficulty | a moderate amount of difficulty | very difficult | unable to do | don’t do for reasons other than sight |
| 3 | Do you have difficulty recognising someone across the street? |
no | a little difficulty | a moderate amount of difficulty | very difficult | unable to do | don’t do for reasons other than sight |
| 4 | Do you have difficulty seeing the numbers on the front of a bus? | no | a little difficulty | a moderate amount of difficulty | very difficult | unable to do | don’t do for reasons other than sight |
| 5 | Because of your eyesight do you have difficulty going down stairs? |
no | a little difficulty | a moderate amount of difficulty | very difficult | unable to do | don’t do for reasons other than sight |
| 6 | Because of your eyesight do you have difficulty crossing the road? | no | a little difficulty | a moderate amount of difficulty | very difficult | unable to do | don’t do for reasons other than sight |
| 7 | Because of your eyesight do you have difficulty getting off the pavement? |
no | a little difficulty | a moderate amount of difficulty | very difficult | unable to do | don’t do for reasons other than sight |
| 8 | Do you have difficulty reading the subtitles or teletext on television? | no | a little difficulty | a moderate amount of difficulty | very difficult | unable to do | don’t do for reasons other than sight |
| 9 | Do you have difficulty reading books or newspapers? | no | a little difficulty | a moderate amount of difficulty | very difficult | unable to do | don’t do for reasons other than sight |
| 10 | Because of your eyesight do you have difficulty pouring a hot drink? | no | a little difficulty | a moderate amount of difficulty | very difficult | unable to do | don’t do for reasons other than sight |
| 11 | Do you have trouble telling the difference between coins? (eg, 10p and 50p) | no | occasionally | sometimes | most of the time | all the time | |
| 12 | Do you have trouble if you look into bright sunlight? | no | occasionally | sometimes | most of the time | all the time | |
| 13 | Do you use a bright light behind you to read? | no | occasionally | sometimes | most of the time | all the time | |
| 14 | Do you have trouble with blurred vision? | no | occasionally | sometimes | most of the time | all the time | |
| 15 | Do you have trouble seeing to write? | no | occasionally | sometimes | most of the time | all the time | |
