At the tender age of nine I developed a blinding eye disease. This bombshell was dropped on my world at my first eye examination in 1996. My optometrist at the time was quick to point out that my symptoms could be treated, but they would most likely worsen as I got older. “Surely something can be done?!” pleaded my concerned parents. A solemn shake of the head was the only answer we received.
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