National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire - 25
Overview
The VFQ-25 is a reliable and valid 25-item version of the 51-item National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ).
The following is a survey with statements about problems which involve your vision or feelings that you have about your vision condition. After each question please choose the response that best describes your situation.
The survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete, however there is no time limit and please take as much time as you need. In order for this survey to improve our knowledge about floater-related eye-problems and how they affect your quality of life, your answers must be as accurate as possible.
Please answer all the questions as if you were wearing your prescription glasses or contact lenses (if required).
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us and we will try to help.
Statement of confidentiality
All information that would permit identification of any person who completed this questionnaire will be regarded as strictly confidential. Such information will be used only for the purposes of this study and will not be disclosed or released for any other purposes without prior consent, except as required by law. Please refer to our privacy policy for further details.
Instructions
- Please only complete this questionnaire if you believe you suffer from significant vitreous opacities (eye floaters).
- In general we would like to have people try to complete these forms on their own.
- Please answer every question (unless you are asked to skip questions because they don’t apply to you).
- Answer the questions by selecting the appropriate number.
- If you are unsure of how to answer a question, please give the best answer you can and make a comment at the end.




