The above clip is a short comment from my Grandmother.
After coming home last week, my Grandmother began complaining about the hawker selling hor fun. She stated that one packet of hor fun was $4 and since she wanted to pack back, she needed to pay an extra $0.20. She gave the hawker $5 and in return, he gave her one 20 cent coin, one 10 cent coin and a bigger coin which she assumed was 50 cents. However, on the way home, she checked her money again and realised the hawker had given her a ren min bi (China money) $1 (which is equivalent to Singapore 20 cent) instead of giving her a 50 cent SGD. As such, she was "cheated".
I asked her why did she not check the money properly. She replied saying that she could not see clearly, only when she held it close to her eyes did she realise it was not a 50 cent. Below are the pictures of the ren min bi and 50 cent coin.
See how similar they are? Seniors would not be able to tell the difference at first sight.
Presbyopia (老花眼) is a common sign for elderly (although my Grandmother does not suffer from that cause she has short-sightedness instead) where they need to hold books or magazines at a distance to be able to read clearly. As such, I researched on the possible ways to help treat Presbyopia.
Possible ways to treat Presbyopia
- wear reading glasses
- wear bifocal eyeglasses
- surgery
- vision therapy
The treatments would involve the use of money and might be a burden for certain groups of elderly, even for vision therapy (you'll need a therapist to guide you through). As such, I feel that we could help raise money for the financially burdened seniors to help them see better and lead a better life.
Good observation! Many people do indeed suffer from Presbyopia, and most of them have the same problem as your grandmother such as not being able to see clearly. I like it when you take the initiative to research on your observation and come out with solutions to your problem. Good work!
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