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Back in focus; Your view.


LIKE G. Boyd, of Grangemouth, I had two cataract cataract, in medicine, opacity of the lens of the eye, which impairs vision. In the young, cataracts are generally congenital or hereditary; later they are usually the result of degenerative changes brought on by aging or systemic disease (diabetes).  operations recently. In my case, the operations were completely successful. Now I have almost perfect vision, having no further need for spectacles which I had worn for the last 40 years.

I am extremely grateful for the skill of the surgeons at Falkirk Royal Infirmary Royal Infirmary may refer to:
  • England
  • Bristol Royal Infirmary
  • Derbyshire Royal Infirmary
.

Anne Banks, Clackmannan

IN reply to G. Boyd, I can tell him that the procedure he has had does work. Having been diagnosed as myopic my·o·pi·a  
n.
1. A visual defect in which distant objects appear blurred because their images are focused in front of the retina rather than on it; nearsightedness. Also called short sight.

2.
 and having worn glasses since the age of four, I now find myself not having to wear glases for distance sight. I only need glasses for reading.

Since I have worn glasses for 64 years, this has indeed made a great change in my life

J. Addie, Hamilton, Lanarkshire
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Publication:Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Date:Oct 19, 2009
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