India, Sept. 26 -- Waking up and being able to see clearly is something that 17-year-old Annanya Desai has never known. The first thing she sees every morning is a blur of shapes and shadows, with rough edges blending into each other. Annanya struggles with severe myopia in both eyes; she has a prescription of -10.50 in the right eye and -11.00 in her left eye. She has also seen her grandmother battle glaucoma. These personal experiences, coupled with her passion for technology and coding, led her to create an online platform to encourage eye health through timed pauses, breathing cues, and evidence-based eye care tips like the 20-20-20 rule.

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