| Patients
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| Comments from patients regarding
mobility and confidence |
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I have noticed that my visual
field has increased. I can see more again. |
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I have passed my driver's test
and am driving again. |
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I feel safe riding my bicycle
again. |
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I can trust what I see and can
rely on my sight again. |
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I can move around my surroundings
with more certainty. |
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I am better able to orient myself,
for example at train stations. |
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I just feel safe going out into
the street again. |
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I am shopping again in supermarkets.
I couldn't manage before and would have regular
panic attacks. |
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I can read price tags again,
(no rude awakings at the checkout because I couldn't
recognise the first figure). |
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I can shave again. |
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| Comments from patients regarding
their reading ability |
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I can read faster again |
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I no longer have the problem
of not seeing words on the left (or right) and not
understanding the content because I have overlooked
words. |
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Not only can I read the narrow
columns in newspapers, I can also read books. |
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I can do crossword puzzles again |
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I can fill out forms again and
signed my name on specific lines. |
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| Comments from patients regarding
avoiding accidents. |
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II don't constantly knock my
glass over at the table or push food off my plate
by accident. (I can go out for a meal!) |
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I bump into objects or against
people in the street less. |
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| Comments from patients regarding
work and leisure |
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I can read so well on a computer
that I can work as a journalist again. |
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I can do column calculations
on a computer again, I no longer overlook columns.
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I can enjoy intricate crafts
again, for example knitting. |
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I can undertake minute handywork
again, for example soldering. |
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I can follow a film or a football
game on television again. |
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I can follow a "live"
football game |
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I can play tennis again |
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I have the confidence to ski
again and it went well |
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I can play golf again |
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I can do garden work again |
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