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That he found a font that helps is grandmother is amazing.

But I'm surprised that they're tackling the problem this way rather than getting her cataract surgery. That's what it sounds like and even if she has only a few years to live (statistically) the quality of life improvements are obviously huge. Obviously I have no idea of her actual state of health or if it is in fact cataracts so this might be less than helpful.




It could as well be macular degeneration from the way it's described.

One assumes that, if surgery would be both feasible and helpful, she would have availed herself of it rather than continue with the status quo.


Doctors are incredibly hesitant to operate on someone that old, as there is a much higher risk of bad reaction to anesthesia.


Ah that's a very interesting piece of information! So I guess if you think you're going to get cataracts get the surgery done in your 70s or 80s so you can do it. Not that a person could really plan this.




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