Be careful ~ !!

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To my fellow Elderlies:

Following upon publishing my post, Lux Veritas, November 10, 2006, I discussed the question of sun glare with Dr. Michael L. Cohen of MKMG in Mt Kisco, New York.

He took issue with what I had opined, namely that perhaps as we age, we lose some of our ability to constrict our pupils in bright light. He is inclined to believe that cataracts of the lens would be a more plausible clinical reason for our increased sensitivity to sunlight. We did agree that during winter solstice time (at our latitude) sunlight is substantially brighter than during other seasons of the year. Having to travel through more atmosphere during most of the day, sunlight is magnified and more intense.

We who are now relatively more advanced in years owe it to ourselves and everyone else on the road, to take every possible precaution. Elderlies are a very hazardous group of drivers. It would therefore not be remiss for us to plan an early visit to our ophthalmologists for a checkup and advice.

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