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Kenyans stare at blindness amid high cost of eye treatment

Diana Langat, an optometrist examines Cybil Ambogo using an eye trial frame at Lapaire Glasses in Nairobi on May 15, 2021. PHOTO | BONFACE BOGITA | NMG

By  PAULINE ONGAJI

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When Cybill Ambogo, 25, was diagnosed with myopia (short-sightedness), she was unaware of the struggle that lay ahead of her in seeking treatment.

She started experiencing sight problems in 2012, while she was a student.

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