Table 5. Frequency of responses to each question of QOL survey.
| Visual functioning (%) | Severely limited | Little limited | Not limited | Missing response | Affected |
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| Limitation in carrying out the following activity | |||||
| Q1. Riding a bike | 12,7 | 14,1 | 45,1 | 28,2 | 26,8 |
| Q2. Driving | 8,5 | 14,1 | 42,3 | 35,2 | 22,6 |
| Q3. Moving around the house | 16,9 | 15,5 | 64,8 | 2,8 | 32,4 |
| Q4. Walking outdoors | 14,1 | 19,7 | 62 | 4,2 | 33,8 |
| Q5. Reading | 19,7 | 26,8 | 47,9 | 5,6 | 46,5 |
| Q6. Watching TV | 21,2 | 29,6 | 46,5 | 2,8 | 50,8 |
| Q7. Hobbies or pastimes | 16,9 | 15,5 | 52,1 | 15,5 | 32,4 |
| Q8. Hindered from doing something they wanted to do | 15,5 | 25,4 | 56,3 | 2,8 | 40,9 |
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| Appearance (%) | Very much | A little | No | Missing response | Affected |
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| Q9. Changed appearance | 43,7 | 31 | 22,5 | 2,8 | 74,7 |
| Q10. Stared in the streets | 22,5 | 15,5 | 62 | - | 38 |
| Q11. People react unpleasantly | 8,5 | 16,9 | 73,2 | 1,4 | 25,4 |
| Q12. Influence on self confidence | 22,5 | 32,4 | 42,3 | 2,8 | 54,9 |
| Q13. Socially isolated | 15,5 | 11,3 | 70,4 | 2,8 | 26,8 |
| Q14. Influence on making friends | 14,1 | 14,1 | 71,8 | - | 28,2 |
| Q15. Appear less often on photos than before | 28,2 | 11,3 | 60,6 | - | 39,5 |
| Q16. Mask changes in your appearance | 25,4 | 25,4 | 49,3 | - | 50,8 |
Frequency of responses to each question about visual function and psychosocial consequences as a result of changed appearance expressed as percentage in 73 patients.