Table 2

Preoperative responses to individual VF-14 items at baseline (n = 771)

ActivityApplicableNo difficultyLittleModerateGreat deal or unable
Small print769 (99.7%)146 (19.0%)77 (10.0%)118 (15.3%)427 (55.5%)
Newspaper765 (99.2%)303 (39.6%)68 (8.9%)148 (19.3%)246 (32.2%)
Large print747 (96.9%)682 (91.3%)15 (2.0%)28 (3.7%)22 (2.9%)
Recognise people771 (100%)698 (90.5%)21 (2.7%)21 (2.7%)31 (4.0%)
Steps767 (99.5%)544 (70.9%)59 (7.7%)91 (11.9%)73 (9.5%)
Signs761 (98.7%)450 (59.1%)51 (6.7%)114 (15.0%)146 (19.2%)
Sewing583 (75.6%)237 (40.7%)46 (7.7%)92 (15.8%)209 (35.8%)
Checks741 (96.1%)555 (74.9%)41 (5.5%)68 (9.2%)77 (10.4%)
Bingo500 (64.9%)404 (80.8%)18 (3.6%)47 (9.4%)31 (6.2%)
Sports195 (25.3%)139 (71.3%)12 (6.2%)22 (11.3%)22 (11.3%)
Cooking654 (84.8%)587 (89.8%)11 (1.7%)33 (5.0%)23 (3.5%)
Television761 (98.7%)522 (68.6%)79 (10.4%)92 (12.1%)68 (8.9%)
Day driving619 (80.3%)310 (50.1%)141 (22.6%)97 (15.7%)72 (11.6%)
Night driving619 (80.3%)53 (8.6%)89 (14.4%)96 (15.5%)381 (61.6%)