Items in the daily living tasks dependent on vision by dimension
| Subscale 1 (8 items) |
| Reading normal size newsprint |
| Reading correspondence—eg, letters and bills |
| Signing documents—eg, cheques |
| Identifying money from a wallet |
| Reading road signs/street names |
| Watching TV programmes |
| Distinguishing a person’s features across the street |
| Distinguishing a person’s features across the room |
| Subscale 2 (8 items) |
| Distinguishing a person’s features at arm’s length |
| Reading newspaper headlines |
| Pouring yourself a drink |
| Using kitchen appliances |
| Recognising seasonal changes in the garden |
| Cutting up food on your plate |
| Enjoying the scenery if out for a drive |
| Cutting fingernails |
| Subscale 3 (7 items) |
| How would you rate overall near vision? |
| How would you rate overall distance vision? |
| Confidence in ability to walk around one’s own neighbourhood |
| Confidence in an ability to walk around an unfamiliar neighbourhood |
| Do you agree? I feel I have to be more careful because of my eye condition |
| Noticing objects off to either side |
| Seeing steps and using them |
| Subscale 4 (2 items) |
| Adjusting to brightness after being in the dark |
| Adjusting to darkness after being in the light |