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

While Adrian Edmondson has thrown away his glasses, studies show other ways older generations mature like a fine wineOne 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 theMailOnline on Wednesday.Continue reading...
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