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This young Guatemalan boy was a victim of the disease onchocerciasis, more commonly referred to as, river blindness, which is caused by the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus. His squinting was caused by a photophobia, or his aversion to light, which is one of the early symptoms of this disease.
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