Visual functioning after cataract surgery
Sample questions from the VF-14
1. Do you have any difficulty, even with glasses, reading small print, such as labels on medicine bottles, a telephone book, food labels?o Yes o No o Not applicable
If yes, how much difficulty do you currently have?
1. A little
2. A moderate amount
3. A great deal
4. Unable to do the activity
2. Do you have any difficulty, even with glasses, reading a newspaper or book?
o Yes o No o Not applicable
If yes, how much difficulty do you currently have?
1. A little
2. A moderate amount
3. A great deal
4. Unable to do the activity
3. Do you have any difficulty, even with glasses, reading a large-print book or large-print newspaper or numbers on a telephone?
o Yes o No o Not applicable
If yes, how much difficulty do you currently have?
1. A little
2. A moderate amount
3. A great deal
4. Unable to do the activity
4. Do you have any difficulty, even with glasses, recognizing people when they are close to you?
o Yes o No o Not applicable
If yes, how much difficulty do you currently have?
1. A little
2. A moderate amount
3. A great deal
4. Unable to do the activity
5. Do you have any difficulty, even with glasses, seeing steps, stairs, or curbs?
o Yes o No o Not applicable
If yes, how much difficulty do you currently have?
1. A little
2. A moderate amount
3. A great deal
4. Unable to do the activity
6. Do you have any difficulty, even with glasses, reading traffic, street, or store signs?
o Yes o No o Not applicable
If yes, how much difficulty do you currently have?
1. A little
2. A moderate amount
3. A great deal
4. Unable to do the activity
7. Do you have any difficulty, even with glasses, doing fine handwork like sewing, crocheting, carpentry?
o Yes o No o Not applicable
If yes, how much difficulty do you currently have?
1. A little
2. A moderate amount
3. A great deal
4. Unable to do the activity
8. Do you have any difficulty, even with glasses, writing checks or filling out forms?
o Yes o No o Not applicable
If yes, how much difficulty do you currently have?
1. A little
2. A moderate amount
3. A great deal
4. Unable to do the activity
9. Do you have any difficulty, even with glasses, playing games such as bingo, dominos, card games, mahjong?
o Yes o No o Not applicable
If yes, how much difficulty do you currently have?
1. A little
2. A moderate amount
3. A great deal
4. Unable to do the activity
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