Mrs D, an independent 83-year-old who’s very active in church activities and several committees, complained of frustration with her optometrist for not getting her reading prescription right. She loves reading and crosswords but was struggling to do either, see food on her plate, prices and directions on food packets, or menus in restaurants and her papers at committee meetings.
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