80% of Srinagar pellet victims have partial vision, says study

A huge majority of those who received eye injuries due to gun pellets in Srinagar between July and November in 2016 have suffered some degree of vision loss.

- Malathy Iyer

Mumbai: About 80% of them have vision limited to “counting fingers”, according to a review research paper on 777 eye operations carried out during this period.

The review strongly advised against the use of pellet guns on civilians. It said the injuries imposed a “significant physical, emotional, and socio-economic burden” on society and the patients (mostly males in the 20-29 age group) because of the poor vision, high cost of medical care and long-term rehabilitation.