I just want you to make sure you don't roll up into a ball and cocoon yourself the way my FIL did after he lost his central vision...it's been 24 years of "I can't see..." but he can notice a pretty girl across the room

You are a very intelligent person with a wide range of interests in the world.
When you have caught your breath after a while of being off work, you will look around and say, "Wow, I can do what I want to now!!"