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elleng

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3. I don't know for how long he had it,

Reply to alfie (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 2, 2014, 07:09 PM

Nov 2014

but I suspect during the last years of his life. I don't recall complaints from him about vision before they sold their house (in FL,) which may have been around 2006. He was born in 1913.

I drove him to the eye doc '06 or after. Of course as I didn't live down there, was not familiar with day to day progression.

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Anyone have macular degeneration? [View all] alfie Nov 2014 OP

No, but my Dad did. elleng Nov 2014 #1

Thanks elleng alfie Nov 2014 #2

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