Folschviller. Visually impaired: living when their sight is gone

It all started with ripples on straight lines. It all led to a near-total loss of vision. Ten years ago, Marilou Chiarizia, a resident of Folschviller, developed a chronic eye disease, AMD (age-related macular degeneration). She describes a disrupted daily life.

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That morning, light floods generously into Marilou Chiarizia's living room, bringing a welcome warmth. The mechanical voice of her smartphone's virtual voice assistant suddenly breaks the tranquility. A now indispensable ally for this 77-year-old resident of Folschviller.

Ten years earlier, in front of this same window, the former business manager in the construction sector observed discreet but no less worrying changes in her visual acuity: "First, undulations on straight lines. Then, later, a black spot in the center of my field of...

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