The slow deterioration in my eyesight, which I have been aware of for some time, has become more noticeable in recent months. I now find it difficult to read small print when it is positioned close to my face.
This becomes a particular challenge at a time of the year when my duties include inserting multiple batteries, building toys and reading detailed instructions which are often printed in densely packed miniscule type on small scraps of paper, as if the primary intention of the manufacturers was to assist an attempt to smuggle the manuscripts into prison.
I put together a little outer space kit for my son which was left by Santa. It was a basic task, merely requiring a few small parts to be fitted together to create a celestial landscape. But the job involved string which had to be inserted through tiny holes so some of the pieces could be suspended.
My clumsy and…
