Table 1 Summary of the subscales of VFQ-39
Subscale | Description |
|---|---|
General health | Rating of overall health |
General vision | Rating of binocular corrected vision |
Near activities | Difficulties with reading, doing needlework, cooking, handiwork, finding certain things on a crowded shelf due to vision problems |
Distance activities | Difficulties with reading traffic signs, going on stairs in dim light, going to the cinema or sports events due to vision problems |
Social functioning | Difficulties with recognising facial expressions, going out to social events due to vision problems |
Mental health | Worries about vision, frustrations about vision, loss of control due to vision problems, afraid of embarrassing oneself or others |
Role difficulties | Limitations in duration of work due to vision problems, limitations in things wanting to due to vision problems |
Dependency | Staying home due to vision problems, need a lot of help from others due to vision problems, not leaving home alone |
Driving | Difficulties with driving in familiar places in daylight, difficulties driving at night, in bad weather, rush hour or on highway |
Color vision | Difficulties finding or picking out matching clothes |