An NRI doctor, who almost went blind following injuries sustained in a road mishap involving two cars in 1995, has been awarded Rs 14.55 lakh in compensation by an accident tribunal.

Scientists have shown for the first time that insects like mammals, use vision rather than touch to find footholds.

A young woman lost vision in one eye and suffered burn injuries after her estranged husband, a policeman, allegedly threw acid on her while she was travelling in a bus near here on Thursday, police said.

Days after undergoing free cataract surgery at a private hospital in Nellore district, 15 people were rushed on Sunday to Sankara Nethralaya hospital in Chennai with complaints of vision loss.