I have been blessed with good eyesight and good health. But some of my family and friends have not been as lucky. My grandfather became visually impaired from age-related macular degeneration. My uncle had to undergo surgical retinal detachment repair. My father has glaucoma. My mum’s work colleague developed inflammatory optic neuropathy requiring steroid treatment.
Despite the skills and experience I have gained and despite the research I have been involved in, I was not able to bring about any change to their visual prognosis. But I soon realized that even if I could not make their vision any better, I was helping them feel so much better just by explaining things simply and clearly, providing encouragement and clarifying any uncertainty.
If my father was diagnosed with cataracts, what would my mother want to know about this particular condition? 
