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A New Hope for Those With Down Syndrome…And a Rare Eye Disease - Olga Khazan - Femmicillin - Forbes

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John Allen, a 31-year-old Texas man, has Down Syndrome and a rare disease called keratoconus - a degenerative illness in which the cornea thins and becomes conical. People with advanced keratoconus see life through beveled glass. "It's like driving with a windshield that's warped and has a big bulge in it," [...]

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