New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- Doctors from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, on Wednesday spoke about a new kind of eye injury caused by firecrackers after Diwali this year.
"A disturbing trend this year has been the emergence of severe chemical burn-like injuries linked to carbide-based firecrackers," said experts while speaking about the rise of this new hazard during a press conference in New Delhi.
Out of the total 190 cases reported this year, 18-20 were due to carbide guns, stated eye experts from the Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, New Delhi.
Expanding on how these newly popular devices, often assembled at home, can result in disastrous explosions, doctors noted that the carbide guns produc...