Hi "Geeky Girl" !

I have a few ideas:

1. Over the counter, moisturizing eye drops. I use Systane brand now, after trying a few different brands. They are kind of expensive, so check to see if your grandpa's health insurance covers them.
He should use them a lot, but try them before he tries to read.
Warm compresses can also help, if the problem is dry eyes, which can be caused or aggravated by a lot of different medicines.

2. New glasses that are made by a good optometrist. I got my first pair of progressive lenses at one of the big chains, and they were awful. A good optometrist in my neighborhood made me a pair that did work. He showed me how the big chain lenses weren't placed properly in the frames so my eyes were unable to coordinate.

3. A pair of glasses just for reading, not a progressive lens. You may be able to get an inexpensive pair at the drugstore, depending on his prescription. If he has astigmatism, then drug store glasses may not work. Again, check his insurance. You can take grandpa to the store to try different ones on, or buy a few different ones with different magnifications, and then take back to the store the ones that don't work.

I don't know if any of these ideas will work, but they are relatively inexpensive and relatively easy since they don't require a doctor's appointment.

I think it is wonderful that you are trying to help your grandpa this way! Macular degeneration is a hard burden to carry... Bless you! And good luck to both you and grandpa!

Haha- You tell grandpa that he needs to add you to his "things to be grateful for" list.