30 people suffer eye injuries during Diwali celebrations in Hyderabad

The patients are being treated in state-run Sarojini Eye Hospital in Hyderabad, Medical and Health Minister C Laxma Reddy said in a statement

As many as 30 people suffered injuries in their eyes during Diwali celebrations in Hyderabad and half a dozen of them will require surgery, said a Telangana
minister on Friday.

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These patients are being treated in state-run Sarojini Eye Hospital here, Medical and Health Minister C Laxma Reddy said in a statement.

"Sarojini Eye Hospital received 30 patients with eye-related injuries since last night. Of them, 12 are being treated as in-patients. Six of them are required to undergo surgery," Reddy said.

The minister said good medical care is being provided to these patients and there is no apprehension about their condition.

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