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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maggie O'Neill

Girl, 7, diagnosed with rare and fatal illness after a routine eye exam

Jacquelyn Stockade

A Texas elementary school student received a devastating health diagnosis after her school teachers thought she simply needed eyeglasses.

In March 2021, Isla Edwards, then seven years old, saw an optician after the school alerted her mother, Jacquelyn Stockade, that she should have her vision checked.

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