title: Functional implications of vision impairment.
abstract: This study investigated the functional implications of vision impairment. A total of 508 participants in the Visual Impairment Project completed the VF-14 questionnaire, vision-related functional tasks, an interview, and the ophthalmic examination. Participants with less than 6/12 presenting acuity were more likely to report a moderate to high degree of difficulty performing VF-14 items (odds ratios from 6 to 44). They were also more likely to be unable to recognize a 10 cent coin (OR; 7.0, 95% CL; 2.6, 19.3) or correctly read a telephone number (OR; 10.1, 95% CI; 5.6, 18.1). As demonstrated by the VF-14 and the functional tasks administered in this study, visual impairment affects the ability of people to conduct a variety of common daily tasks.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. leann@cera.unimelb.edu.au
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Weih
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: McCarty
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014739:Victoria / Q000453:epidemiology; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014787:Vision Tests / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology*