australian_eye_disorder MELBOURNE (AFP) – An Australian woman is blind three days out of every six because her eyes involuntarily shut and she can’t open them — a mysterious medical condition that has puzzled doctors, a report said Sunday.

Natalie Adler, who experts believe may be the only person in the world with this condition, said she has had this medical predicament since she was 17.

“I woke one Sunday and my eyes were swollen. It was the day before an English exam,” the 21-year-old told Melbourne’s Herald Sun.

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