Unfortunately, this year too many have become blind due to fireworks. And this data is only from few hospitals in one city, I can't guess the numbers on macro level must be above thousands. blindness is on the rise. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/42-cases-of-eye-injuries-reported-number-may-rise/article5310799.ece 42 eye injuries and 3 minor burn injuries reported this year : Like every other year, this year too the festival of lights proved to be gloomy for many as Bangalore city saw at least 42 cases of eye injuries and three cases of minor burn injuries. Of the 42 cases, two of the patients were suffering from severe eye injuries and 19 of them are children.
Although city-based ophthalmologists feel the number of cases this year is lower than the previous year’s figures, they say it is too early to comment as the celebrations have not yet ended. The Minto Eye Hospital saw seven cases of eye injuries over the weekend, five of which were treated on out-patient basis. Shivaprasad Reddy, Director of Minto Eye Hospital said 30-year-old Sathish, who is unlikely to regain vision, was rushed to the hospital after a cracker bit entered his eye and ruptured his eyeball. “Doctors at our hospital are performing surgery. But he is likely to lose his vision,” Dr. Reddy added. -- Avinash Shahi M.Phil Research Scholar Centre for The Study of Law and Governance Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi India Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
