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Why eyesight changes after 45

Four things

If you photograph labels at work, four workarounds explain what colleagues see.

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Mark EllisonContributing writer1 August 2026

People at work see the workaround before they see a cause. I don't want them to notice. Four of those workarounds.

I photograph the label instead of asking
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I photograph the label instead of asking

Faster than asking someone to read it. Also obvious if anyone's looking at the screen. I don't want them to notice.

I'm on another pair of readers
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I'm on another pair of readers

Third pair. I can't read the small print on the label. Replacements are a clue. They are not an explanation.

See the official page

Hop not wired. This is a dry run of the click, not a tracked send.

I've got a face for when someone walks in
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I've got a face for when someone walks in

One face for the small print. A different one for the doorway. I hold it out at arm's length. My arms aren't long enough anymore.

I've started doing the math on the years
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I've started doing the math on the years

I've got a few years left in me yet. Started doing the math on whether the job lasts that long. The last item is whether this is only a lens problem.

I wrote them down because the replacements were stacking up. If you have started doing the math on the years, try it for sixty days and see.

See the official page

Hop not wired. This is a dry run of the click, not a tracked send.