Visual Impairment Prevalence and Understanding
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What is the ultimate manifestation of self-disgust that Oedipus does?

  • Puts out his own eyes (correct)
  • Cuts off his own ears
  • Cuts off his own hands
  • Cuts off his own nose
  • According to Lucy Ching, what was suggested as suitable employment for a blind girl?

  • Writer
  • Prostitute (correct)
  • Teacher
  • Singer
  • What do patients often talk about in relation to their vision loss?

  • 'Ignoring their vision' to get better faster
  • 'Wasting their vision' with excessive use
  • 'Saving their vision' like a limited resource (correct)
  • 'Exaggerating their vision' as a sign of strength
  • What is a common belief regarding the disease process and visual loss?

    <p>Use can exacerbate the disease process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What stage typically follows denial in the process of moving from negative to positive responses?

    <p>Grief</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do patients with low vision often respond to being advised that their disorder is irreversible and untreatable?

    <p>Seek a second opinion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is low vision often perceived by the fully sighted?

    <p>As an either/or condition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the public image of a visually impaired person according to the text?

    <p>Young, totally blind, and often accompanied by a guide dog</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the perception of visual impairment among the fully sighted people?

    <p>It is mostly seen as total blindness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group of visually impaired individuals is more likely to be employed and have an active social life?

    <p>Totally blind young people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is low vision described by those with greater insight and understanding?

    <p>As seeing through veils or broken window panes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some common expectations associated with visually impaired totally blind young individuals according to the passage?

    <p>Having saintly qualities of patience and tolerance</p> Signup and view all the answers

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