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But her vision steadily got worse – when Amelia attended her appointment, she was diagnosed with bilaterial optic nerve atrophy, and specialists requested an MRI scan. Further test and scans ...

Tyleniphe “Ty,” who lost his vision at a very young age due to optic nerve atrophy caused by hydrocephalus, grew up navigating a gaming world that was rarely built with players like him in mind.

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