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more-inTIRUNELVELIBright lights used in the annual day celebration of a primary school in the district briefly affected the eyes of around 60 children, who were treated in a hospital here on Saturday. All the children and the affected parents were treated as outpatients,” said Collector Sandeep Nanduri after visiting the children and their parents at the hospital. Hindu Primary School at Pottaiyadi near Ervadi in the district were organised in a small hall on the school premises on Friday evening, bright high-power lights were reportedly used to illuminate the stage and the hall as well. As the ophthalmologists, after screening the students and the affected parents, say that the children’s problem would subside within 48 hours with basic medication prescribed by them, there is no need for panic. Sub-Collector, Cheranmahadevi, P.
Akash, Revenue Divisional Officer, Tirunelveli, Mythili and Chief Medical Officer of Aravind Eye Hospital Ramakrishnan were present..