HEEYE*  
Is [^your / [^name’s]] eyesight (using glasses or corrective lens if [^you use / he uses / she uses] them)...  
INTERVIEWER: Read out...  
1 ...excellent,  
2 very good,  
3 good,  
4 fair,  
5 or, poor?  
6 SPONTANEOUS: Registered or legally blind  
IF eyesight is fair, poor, or blind [HEEYE = 4, 5, or 6]  
HEEYEA*  
^Are/Is ^you/name registered with your local council as partially sighted (also known  
as sight impaired), or blind (also known as severely sight impaired)?  
1 Partially sighted (also known as sight impaired)  
2 Blind (also known as severely sight impaired)  
3 Not registered as being sight impaired  
END OF FILTER  
IF (eyesight condition <> blind) [Heeye <> 6]  
HEFRND  
How good is your eyesight for seeing things at a distance, like recognising a friend across the  
street (using glasses or corrective lenses if use them)? Would you say it is...  
INTERVIEWER: Read out...  
1 ...excellent,  
2 very good,  
3 good,  
4 fair,  
5 or, poor?  
HEPAP  
How good is your eyesight for seeing things up close, like reading ordinary newspaper print  
(using glasses or corrective lenses if use them)? Would you say it is...  
INTERVIEWER: Read out...  
1 ...excellent,  
2 very good,  
3 good,  
4 fair,  
5 or, poor?  
END OF FILTER  
IF (types of eye conditions at last interview = RESPONSE) AND NOT (types of eye conditions  
at last interview = none)  
[(HeOpt (Last int) = RESPONSE) AND NOT (HeOpt (Last int) = 96)]  
HEOPC @  
Our records show that when we last interviewed you [^on <date of last interview>], you said that  
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