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Our expert offers advice on deteriorating eyesight, the best way to stop recurrent nosebleeds, and coping with sciatica pain
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Q Why isn’t my vision as clear as it used to be? Despite having a small degree of long-sightedness, I have never needed glasses for anything but close work and reading. However, recently, I have noticed that number plates on cars I am following are not as clear as they used to be. I can still see pretty well, but I miss the detail. I am in my late sixties, otherwise well, and I had a clear eye test 18 months ago.
a Your symptoms are all too familiar to me. Although a few years younger than you, I have been experiencing similar problems. The first point to make is that you should book an appointment to get your eyes tested – this is something that is best done at least every two years, or whenever you notice that there is a change.
‘Despite what you may have heard about long or short sight improving with age, the opposite applies to most of us’