Items within the daily living tasks dependent on vision (DLTV) questionnaire
How much difficulty do you have | No difficulty | A little difficulty | A lot of difficulty | Cannot see to do | |
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1 | Distinguishing a person's features across the room | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
2 | Noticing objects off to either side | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
3 | Watching television programmes | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
4 | Seeing steps and using them | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
5 | Enjoying the scenery if out for a drive | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
6 | Reading road signs/street names | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
7 | Distinguishing a person's features across the street | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
8 | Recognising seasonal changes in the garden | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
9 | Distinguishing a person's features at arm's length | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
10 | Pouring yourself a drink | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
11 | Cutting up food on your plate | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
12 | Cutting your finger nails | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
13 | Using kitchen appliances | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
14 | Adjusting to darkness after being in the light | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
15 | Adjusting to the light after being in the dark | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
How confident do you feel in your ability to walk around | |||||
Extremely | Somewhat | Barely | Not at all | ||
16 | In your immediate neighbourhood | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
17 | Outside your immediate neighbourhood | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
With your near glasses on how much difficulty do you have | |||||
No difficulty | A little difficulty | A lot of difficulty | Cannot see to do | ||
18 | Reading normal sized newspaper print | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
19 | Reading newspaper headlines | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
20 | Reading correspondence—eg, bills, letters, cards | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
21 | Signing documents (cheques, pension book) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
22 | Identifying money from purse or wallet | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |