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"Recently, I learned that the surface of my eye is wounded, and the left eye is severely damaged. The pain affects my ability to work and perform daily tasks," the father-of-two told AFP.

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.

"Recently, I learned that the surface of my eye is wounded, and the left eye is severely damaged. The pain affects my ability to work and perform daily tasks," the father-of-two told AFP.