Table 1: Questionnaire for functional vision assessment in 4 main domains developed by Hyvarinen and adapted to the local habits, classifying the children as functionally sighted, low sighted or blind.
Main domains | Behaves like sighted | Behaves like low vision | Behaves like blind | ||
Social behaviour & communication | |||||
Can the child see a face those smiles at a normal distance? | Yes | Difficult, squeezes | No | ||
Does the child lip-read (in case he is deaf)? | Yes lip reads | Difficult, squeezes | Cannot see the lips move | ||
Can the child see hands indicating to come nearby? | Yes | Difficult, squeezes | No | ||
Does the child recognize father, mother, friends, even without hearing their voice? | Yes | Difficult, squeezes | No | ||
Does the child talk to father, mother, brothers or sisters? | Yes, possible, like any other child | Less than other children | Rarely or never because he cannot see where they are | ||
Does the child talk to friends? | Yes, possible, like any other child | Less than other children | Rarely or never because he cannot see where they are | ||
Does the child talk to several friends together in a group? | Yes, possible, like any other child | Less than other children | Rarely or never because he cannot see where they are | ||
Orientation & mobility | |||||
Can the child move around alone in the house? | Yes, he easily finds his way | He walks slowly but finds his bed and the table | No, he cannot find his bed, nor the table on his own. | ||
Can the child move alone on the compound (eg. towards the toilet in case it is outside the house? | Yes, he easily finds his way | He walks slowly but finds the way to the toilet | No, he cannot find his way to the toilet on his own. | ||
Can the child move alone in the village where he lives? | Yes, he easily finds his way to other houses | He walks slowly but finds the way to other houses | No, he cannot find his way to other houses on his own. | ||
Does the child go out to draw water? | Yes, he often leaves home out for water or other reasons | He walks slowly but finds the way to the water | No, he would fall or lose his way | ||
Did your child visit friends in other villages or towns? | Yes, no problem to visit friends in another village | he needs some help to travel but it is possible | No, he never leaves our village, because he cannot see | ||
Does the child play football, sports, music? | Yes, no problem | Yes, but it is difficult | No because he cannot see enough | ||
Daily activities | |||||
Can the child wash himself on his own? | Yes, no problem | Yes, but only if water and soap are given to him right away. | No, he needs help | ||
Can the child look after his younger brothers or sisters? | Yes, no problem | Yes, but it is more difficult than for other children of his age | No, because he cannot see | ||
Can the child eat without help from another person? | Yes, he eats like other children of his age | Yes, he eats without help, but more difficult than other children of his age | No, he needs more help than other children of his age. | ||
Does the child help cleaning the house? | Yes, like other children of his age | Yes, but more difficult than other children of his age | No, he cannot do the same as other children of his age. | ||
Can the child get dressed on his own? | Yes, like other children of his age | Yes, but only if his clothes are given to him right away. | No, he cannot do the same as other children of his age. | ||
Sustained near vision tasks | |||||
Can the child read and write at school? | Yes, like other children of his age | Yes, but more difficult than other children of his age | No, he cannot do the same as other children of his age. | ||
Can the child sort beans or rice, or peel potatoes? | Yes, like other children of his age | Yes, but more difficult than other children of his age | No, he cannot do the same as other children of his age | ||
Can the child play with marbles with his friends? | Yes, like other children of his age | Yes, but more difficult than other children of his age | No, he cannot do the same as other children of his age |