SINGAPORE - When Ms Amanda Chong suddenly went blind at the age of 17, it felt like a cruel April Fool's joke.
On April 1, 2011, the Pioneer Junior College student was in class when she suffered a terrible migraine that left her dizzy and wanting to throw up. Then the world went pitch black.
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