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Stargardt Disease: Racing To Understand A Rare Diagnosis

Janell and Warren Langford got married in the summer of 2013. Just one year later, Janell was told that she was losing her eyesight and would be blind in just a few years.

At first, her doctor thought she had macular degeneration. But she tested negative. Only later would they realize she had Stargardt's disease.  

Having just began and intensive graphic design program, Janell Langford was terrified that she was going to have to drop out of school and prepare for her impending blindness.

As Janell visits doctors, her husband Warren starts recording her quest to understand the unforeseen diagnosis.