Table 2

Factor analysis of the CSS

Factor IFactor IIFactor III
Sight related mobilityRecognition
and perception
Hand eye coordination
Getting off the pavement0.82
Going down stairs0.75
Crossing the road0.69
Reading small print0.83
Reading books and newspapers0.80
Seeing television subtitles/teletext0.72
Seeing the numbers on a bus0.63
Bright light behind to read0.61
Recognising someone across the street0.57
Watching television0.55
Hot drinks0.79
Seeing to write0.51
  • Principal component extraction with Varimax rotation and Kaiser normalisation.