The number of incidents of eye injuries saw a dip on the third day of Deepavali on Monday, with a sharp fall in the number of people bursting crackers.
A 12-year-old girl would have lost her vision even if there was a slight delay in taking her to the hospital. She was lighting crackers near her house when a spark hit the eye. Her parents rushed her to Vijaya Netralaya, where ophthalmologists treated her for corneal injury. The doctors said that even if there was a slight delay in treating the child, she was at risk of losing her eye.
Dr Bhujang Shetty, chairman, Narayana Netralaya, said that so far a total of 45 cases were attended to at the hospital, out of which three were operated upon. "There are minimal chances of saving the eye of the 11-year-old boy from Hosur Road, who had a severely ruptured eyeball. He has been operated upon, but we are unsure if the vision can be restored," he said.
At the government-run Minto Ophthalmic Hospital, a total of 14 cases were reported during Deepavali this year, down from 23 last year. On Monday, six-year-old Prajwal, a resident of Girinagar, was rushed to the hospital with a moderate-degree injury.
At Shankara Eye Hospital, a total of 18 people were admitted for treatment since the festival began and one person had suffered a severe injury.
A 12-year-old girl would have lost her vision even if there was a slight delay in taking her to the hospital. She was lighting crackers near her house when a spark hit the eye. Her parents rushed her to Vijaya Netralaya, where ophthalmologists treated her for corneal injury. The doctors said that even if there was a slight delay in treating the child, she was at risk of losing her eye.
Dr Bhujang Shetty, chairman, Narayana Netralaya, said that so far a total of 45 cases were attended to at the hospital, out of which three were operated upon. "There are minimal chances of saving the eye of the 11-year-old boy from Hosur Road, who had a severely ruptured eyeball. He has been operated upon, but we are unsure if the vision can be restored," he said.
At the government-run Minto Ophthalmic Hospital, a total of 14 cases were reported during Deepavali this year, down from 23 last year. On Monday, six-year-old Prajwal, a resident of Girinagar, was rushed to the hospital with a moderate-degree injury.
At Shankara Eye Hospital, a total of 18 people were admitted for treatment since the festival began and one person had suffered a severe injury.
The number of incidents of eye injuries saw a dip on the third day of Deepavali on Monday, with a sharp fall in the number of people bursting crackers.
A 12-year-old girl would have lost her vision even if there was a slight delay in taking her to the hospital. She was lighting crackers near her house when a spark hit the eye. Her parents rushed her to Vijaya Netralaya, where ophthalmologists treated her for corneal injury. The doctors said that even if there was a slight delay in treating the child, she was at risk of losing her eye.
Dr Bhujang Shetty, chairman, Narayana Netralaya, said that so far a total of 45 cases were attended to at the hospital, out of which three were operated upon. "There are minimal chances of saving the eye of the 11-year-old boy from Hosur Road, who had a severely ruptured eyeball. He has been operated upon, but we are unsure if the vision can be restored,” he said.
At the government-run Minto Ophthalmic Hospital, a total of 14 cases were reported during Deepavali this year, down from 23 last year. On Monday, six-year-old Prajwal, a resident of Girinagar, was rushed to the hospital with a moderate-degree injury.
At Shankara Eye Hospital, a total of 18 people were admitted for treatment since the festival began and one person had suffered a severe injury.
A 12-year-old girl would have lost her vision even if there was a slight delay in taking her to the hospital. She was lighting crackers near her house when a spark hit the eye. Her parents rushed her to Vijaya Netralaya, where ophthalmologists treated her for corneal injury. The doctors said that even if there was a slight delay in treating the child, she was at risk of losing her eye.
Dr Bhujang Shetty, chairman, Narayana Netralaya, said that so far a total of 45 cases were attended to at the hospital, out of which three were operated upon. "There are minimal chances of saving the eye of the 11-year-old boy from Hosur Road, who had a severely ruptured eyeball. He has been operated upon, but we are unsure if the vision can be restored,” he said.
At the government-run Minto Ophthalmic Hospital, a total of 14 cases were reported during Deepavali this year, down from 23 last year. On Monday, six-year-old Prajwal, a resident of Girinagar, was rushed to the hospital with a moderate-degree injury.
At Shankara Eye Hospital, a total of 18 people were admitted for treatment since the festival began and one person had suffered a severe injury.
