my name is Laurie sorry I'm sixty two years old
nine canton mass and I've worked
for the same Democrats forty three is
my name is Bonnie Anderson and I'm a position
here and I can help with the Boston
I'm an entity I'm also clinical professor
of ophthalmology at Tufts University School of medicine
when I was younger I was told I had
to we had to use a magnifying glass along
with the glasses to read number four
she was very nearsighted or farsighted which
had a great deal of sickness and of course after the age of
forty she needed both the prescription purposes and here
about maybe a year and a half ago I noticed
things are getting worse okay something
has to be done I made an appointment and I
was told that I was legally blind in my lifetime
patients are almost taken aback
they're surprised when they find
out that their vision loss is really due to a camera
she was able to understand the concept surgery
and understand the lens option
honestly it was a piece of cake it was just amazing
how quick it was ten fifteen minutes done the
first thing her vision was so beautifully
clear that she wanted to do or other I the next thing
how I look around I see
you know I mean I really didn't realize how handicapped it was
she was able to go back to doing
all the activities that she likes to but now
without classes for dissertation
we travel a lot my friends and I and
it's just like a whole New World it's wonderful