Over 70's driving lecence renewal

a generation ago I would be dead by now. Heart or cancer, whichever . Modern medicine keeps us alive well past our sell-by date and bits do start to go off....

Tricky for people with glaucoma who should avoid steroids.

Anyone with glaucoma secondary to pseudo-exfoliative syndrome* who also develops cataracts (inevitable), has a significant risk of ending up with worse eyesight than before the op.

This is because the underlying condition affects the production of lysyl oxidase-like 1 which in turn controls the formation of elastin and collagen which in turn are associated with the structures that hold the lens in place.

• sometime known as the "Viking eye disease" because it is common in Scandi countries.

My Grandfather has his cataracts done in the mid 1970's (he died in

I got my licence renewal back in Feb, 3 months in advance, but I am on their medical list anyway. After renewing it online in Feb they then sent me another V1 medical form to fill in. I should have done that online too because my returned paper V1 disappeared down a rabbit hole in Swansea. I had to get the Glaucoma UK forum to chase it up for me.

I've heard that a form of cataract operation was performed 2000 years ago...

Is it not a new photo every 10 years?

You watched QI too?

You usually have to quote your passport number so they can use the photo from that. I assume you will have to provide one, paper or online [1], if you don't have a licence.

That's not my source of knowledge.

I managed to do it online 3 or 4 times before, but this time it simply beat me. I would rather have done it online, because you get instant verification of delivery. Using the post, you just have to wait to see if you get a new licence eventually.