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Winifred Simpson is smiling. After a thorough eye examination in her living room, the housebound 86-year-old has just been told that with a new spectacle prescription and a special reading lamp, she will once again be able to enjoy her books and newspapers. After months of blurred vision, this is welcome news.
Simpson is a typical patient of The Outside Clinic domiciliary service. With arthritis in her knees and breathing difficulties, she is incapable of getting to a high street optician for an eye test, but her age and limited mobility means that she qualifies for a free eye test in her own home - along with thousands of others across the UK.
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