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Chennai sees dozens of cracker-related eye injuries; doctors call for caution
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hindu · South Asia
The Regional Institute of Ophthalmology and Government Ophthalmic Hospital received around 50 cases, with about 10 cases having to be admitted, a senior official said.
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