Hyderabad: Forty-two persons, including seven severe patients, sought treatment at the state-run Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital, Mehdipatnam, for eye-related injuries caused by bursting of firecrackers.
Meanwhile, emergency surgeries were carried out on 35 other patients. Private super-speciality eye care hospitals also received patients with minor eye injuries.
Dr Srinivas Prasad, senior ophthalmologist and head cornea department at the SD Eye Hospital, said, "Three patients have corneal tears and they underwent major operation. Rest four of them are under observation. Other patients were treated on an out-patient basis."
Out of the 42 patients who were brought to the emergency wing of the tertiary eye-care facility between Wednesday and Friday, seven patients were admitted. Ophthalmologists had to conduct emergency eye surgeries on three patients, while the remaining four patients were under observation.
“We have operated on three patients while the remaining four are under observation. They received corneal perforating injuries, which is nothing but corneal tears due to the impact of the fire crackers. The corneas of these patients were repaired and the patients are under observation,” said Dr Prasad, adding that it would be difficult to predict whether they would be able to recover their eyesight.
