Jutta's Story - 20 years after being diagnosed

Published on May 30, 2020

in Personal

by Jutta Miroiu-Dunker

| 3 Min

"Da steh ich nun, ich armer Tor, und bin so klug als wie zuvor." (And here, poor fool, I stand once more,No wiser than I was before... ) [Goethe]     How can you explain to another person what you see (or better: what you do NOT see) . Funny and not so funny situations due to visual impairment by Jutta Miroiu-Dunker...

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How you can trick yourself

Published on May 29, 2020

in Personal

by Jutta Miroiu-Dunker

| 3 Min

    How easily you can trick yourself and others. The "look around the corner"   that I always mention, can trick oneself and others. For example:   … at the optician You may also trick an optician or ophthalmologist to a certain extent.  I found myself (with the still better functioning eye) "automatically"...

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Despair and Other Emotions

Published on May 29, 2020

in Personal

by Jutta Miroiu-Dunker

| 3 Min

Emotional Roller Coasters.  Oh yes, it's not easy to admit, but at times I was desperate. Here are just some examples, how visual impairment affected my mood... Impatience Every here and then I had my "lows". Be it because I was not able to put on eye make-up for when I was invited to a function. Not being able to put a nail to...

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Is it funny?

Published on May 29, 2020

in Personal

by Jutta Miroiu-Dunker

| 3 Min

  Seeing what is in front of you is quite a challenge sometimes... Having said that recognizing a person in the street is difficult for me, the following image might be funny for a person with normal vision – but not really funny for the person concerned: Imagine you go for a walk, somewhere in front of you some other people, and...

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Maybe you can understand...

Published on May 29, 2020

in Personal

by Jutta Miroiu-Dunker

| 3 Min

  Maybe you can understand. How embarrassing... Please, let me first apologize to everybody for appearing rude, impolite, arrogant or the like!   Being visually impaired becomes really embarrassing when meeting dear friends in the street.   How wide is a normal village street? Maybe 5 meters? So imagine this... Walking...

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