Picking up the phone that day was akin to picking up the loose end of a ball of wool the cat had played with. The 73-year-old woman on the other end of the line was very agitated and emotional as she described the perils of looking through an “oil bubble” and how her poor vision was restricting her life. Her anxiety was also related to her relationship with her partner, who she feared would leave her because of her blindness and total dependency.
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