Eyelids Turn Inwards, Lashes Rip Out: Eye Disease Afflicts Ethiopia
Butajra, Ethiopia: Scheicho Scheifa is haunted by the fear of going blind. A disease called trachoma has turned his eyelids inwards, causing his eyelashes to scar his corneas so badly that one has already turned opaque. The 35-year-old farmer and baker, who blinks frequently and suffers in sunshine, said the pain is so fierce he … Read more
