| Categories | Instruments | Items |
| Visual functional status | Activities of Daily Vision Scale (ADVS) | 22 |
| Visual Activities Questionnaire (VAQ) | 33 | |
| Visual Function Index (VF-14) | 14 | |
| Visual Disability Assessment | 18 | |
| Vision-specific HRQOL | National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ) | 51 or 25 |
| Impact of Vision Impairment (IVI) | 32 | |
| Vision-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire (VQOL) | 10 | |
| Low Vision Quality of Life Questionnaire (LVQOL) | 25 | |
| Generic HRQOL | Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) | 36 or 12 |
| EuroQoL Questionnaire (EQ-5D) | 5 | |
| Sickness Impact Profile (SIP) | 136 |