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AG+ PROCESS L1DS 6PHYSICAL *ANGES T REDUCE YR 5DUR.E1 MAKE YR JO9TS LESS FLEXI#1 & CAUSE Y 6LOSE A SMALL AM.T ( HE>+4 ,AG+ AL 3TRIBUTES 6PHYSICAL ALT],NS 9 YR EYES T CAUSE PREDICTA# *ANGES 9 YR VI.N4 ,H["E1 "! >E A NUMB] ( /RATEGIES T Y C USE 6MA9TA9 & MAKE ! BE/ USE ( YR VI.N Z Y AGE4 ,2L >E "S VI.N *ANGES ASSOCIAT$ ) AG+ & "S HELP;L /RATEGIES = D1L+ ) !M4 99#A ..,! NE$ = M .LI L5S1 : FOCUSES ! LI L5S GRADU,Y #G ACQUIRES A YELL[I% T9T4 A#G ,! YELL[ L5S BLOCKS "S (! LI4 ,"!=E1 Y M/ USE M* M LIEA4 ,DIRECT ! LITIFICIAL LIE PROFES.NAL AB LIK;S M SL[LY4 ,KEEP ? 9 M9D1 & GIVE YR EYES M "T 6ADJU/ :5 Y *ANGE LIE4 ,Z EYES AGE1 !Y (T5 2COME M S5SITIVE 6GL>E1 7LIRANG+ FURNITURE C ELIM9ATE GL>E4 .,PRESBYOPIA4 ,Z ! EYE AGES1 ! L5S1 RESPONSI# =! CORRECT FOCUS+ (! EYE1 H>D5S4 ,Z ! L5S LOSES FLEXIBIL;Y1 X _C B5D 96! %APES REQUIR$ =! 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