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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Caroline Davies

Myopia, allergies, sex: some things improve the older you get, say experts

Adrian Edmondson
Look, no specs! Adrian Edmondson sans glasses. Photograph: Antonio Olmos/The Observer

One benefit of ageing, according to the actor Adrian Edmondson, 66, is that he has been able to ditch the spectacles he has worn since the age of eight. Age, it seems, has compensated for a myopic youth.

“The short-sightedness I had can be seen, if you like, on an increasing graph over time. But as I got this ancient, the long-sightedness of old age has been creeping up from the opposite direction,” he told the MailOnline on Wednesday.

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