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Cataract Diagnosis and Surgery Planning
Ophthalmologist (speaking English) and Patient (speaking Khmer) talk through “Cataract Diagnosis and Surgery Planning”. You interpret both ways — English into Khmer, and Khmer into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Mr. Chhay, your eye test shows a cataract clouding the lens in your left eye, which is why your vision has become blurry.
អូ! ខ្ញុំបានសង្ស័យរួចហើយ ព្រោះខ្ញុំមើលអក្សរមិនច្បាស់អស់រយៈពេលជាច្រើនខែ។ តើវាធ្ងន់ធ្ងរដែរឬទេ?
It's not dangerous, but without surgery your vision will keep worsening. We can remove the cloudy lens and replace it with a clear artificial one.
តើការវះកាត់នេះត្រូវសម្រាកនៅមន្ទីរពេទ្យទេ ឬអាចត្រឡប់ផ្ទះវិញបានក្នុងថ្ងៃដដែល?
It's day surgery at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital — you'll go home the same afternoon. We use local anaesthetic, so you'll stay awake but feel no pain.
អញ្ចឹងតើត្រូវការពេលប៉ុន្មានថ្ងៃដើម្បីជាសះស្បើយ ហើយខ្ញុំអាចត្រឡប់ទៅធ្វើការវិញបានពេលណា?
Most people recover within two weeks, using eye drops four times daily for four weeks. You must not drive for twenty-four hours after the surgery.
ចុះថ្លៃវះកាត់វិញ តើត្រូវបង់ប៉ុន្មាន ហើយមេឌីខែរបានរួមបញ្ចូលដែរឬទេ?
As a public patient, Medicare covers the surgery fully, so you won't pay anything out of pocket. Choosing a private specialist may involve a gap fee.
ល្អហើយ ខ្ញុំចង់ធ្វើជាអ្នកជំងឺសាធារណៈ។ តើត្រូវរង់ចាំបញ្ជីរង់ចាំយូរប៉ុន្មាន?
The waiting list is roughly three months. You'll receive a letter confirming your surgery date, so please check your mailbox regularly.
អរគុណច្រើន! ខ្ញុំនឹងតាមដានប្រៃសណីយ៍ជាប្រចាំ ហើយរង់ចាំដំណឹងពីមន្ទីរពេទ្យ។
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- Medicareគួររក្សាទុកជាឈ្មោះអង្គភាព និយាយថា "Medicare" ដដែល មិនបកប្រែជាភាសាខ្មែរទេ។
- Out-of-pocketគួរពន្យល់ថា "ចំណាយផ្ទាល់ខ្លួន ដែលអ្នកជំងឺត្រូវបង់ខ្លួនឯង"។
- Gap feeពន្យល់ថា "ចំនួនប្រាក់ដែលអ្នកជំងឺត្រូវបង់បន្ថែម ក្រៅពី Medicare សងវិញ"។
- Waiting listនិយាយថា "បញ្ជីរង់ចាំ"។
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