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My husband’s family has a long history of glaucoma. Although he doesn’t have any symptoms of the disease, he was recently prescribed bifocals. His doctor also suggested that he get an eye exam every year to monitor any changes in eye pressure that might signal the start of glaucoma. Will Medicare help pay for his bifocals? Will it cover his annual eye exams?

—Abby (New London, CT)

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