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Tue 06 Jun 2009Vision of eye care charity
Trachoma causes blindness but can be treated, and one charity brings such cures to poor areas, writes MICHAEL McHALE.
THE EYELIDS turn inwards. They make contact with the eyeball, scratching the cornea and leading to excruciating pain and scarring. Usually there is only one outcome: blindness.
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