Table 1 Items included in Version 1

i. General health

33. Poor light

67. Strangers

ii. General vision

34.Bright light

68. Social activites

1. Blurred vision

35. Dim to bright

69. Entertaining

2. Distortion

36. Bright to dim

70. Outdoor activities

3. Objects jumping

37. Haloes

71. New friends

4. Deterioration

38. Recognising colours

72. Usual activities

5. Fluctuation

39. Clothes

73. Confidence

6. Tiredness

40. Dull colours

74. Accomplishing

7. Two eyes different

41. Pain

75. Limiting how long

8. Double vision

42. Strained

76. Limiting opportunities

9. Judging distance

43. Headaches

77. Usual standard

10. Unusual appearance

44. Dryness

78. Toilet

11. Recognising people

45. Watering

79. Dressing

12. Reading signs

46. Steps

80. Eating

13. Reading bus numbers

47. Tripping

81. Medication

14. Clock

48. Crossing road

82. Pouring drink

15. Recognising faces

49. Familiar areas

83. Preparing food

16. Writing

50. Unfamiliar areas

84. Looking after appearance

17. Work/hobbies

51. Crowded areas

85. Household chores

18. Finding

52. Indoors

86. Shopping

19. Money

53. Outdoors

87. Bathing

20. Watch

54. Uneven

88. Sad

21. Telephone

55. Ever driven

89. Frustrated

22. Finding next line

56. Driving during daytime

90. Vulnerable

23. Ordinary size

57. Driving at night

91. Anxious

24. Small print

58. Seeing cars in next lane

92. Worry

25. Large print

59. Driving in difficult conditions

93. Isolated

26. Watching TV

60. Oncoming headlights

94. Less control

27. Reading text

61. Parking

95. Stressed

28. Cinema

62. Car passenger

96. Not coping

29. Computer

63. Alone

97. Self-conscious

30. Suddenly appearing

64. Public transport

98. Burden

31. Missing patches

65. Meeting family/friends

99. Help from others

32. Objects to side

66. Eye contact

100. Stay at home