'I rip out my lashes to ease pain': Eye disease afflicts Ethiopia (www.rfi.fr)
from concrete_baby@sh.itjust.works to world@lemmy.world on 24 Jan 2025 06:42
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aramis87@fedia.io on 24 Jan 2025 10:03 next collapse

A disease called trachoma has turned his eyelids inwards, causing his eyelashes to scar his corneas so badly that one has already turned opaque.

Okay, that makes more sense now.

sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 24 Jan 2025 13:43 next collapse

Damn

coleandfries@discuss.tchncs.de on 24 Jan 2025 13:56 next collapse

What new circle of hell is this??

b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 24 Jan 2025 22:00 collapse

Jesus fucking Christ. That sounds horrific. No one on this planet should have to suffer like this. The disparity in this world is unconscionable.