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by nsenifty 1043 days ago
Yes, this was my dad. He went from very healthy, active and social to suddenly aloof and reserved. People from his generation in India have a thing against regular medical checkups and only visit doctors when something is wrong. The visual degradation from his cataract was so gradual and severe but he failed to notice that. After I dragging him to a GP, he got his diagnosis in 5 minutes. He had a cataract surgery the same week and he was like 10 years younger instantaneously.