A thick blanket of smog and toxic air hanging over Delhi has triggered a sharp rise in eye-related ailments like allergies, dryness, burning sensations, and excessive watering, affecting both adults and children, according to the city's doctors.
With the air quality plunging to the severe category after Deepavali, ophthalmologists say they have seen a 60% surge in such cases, blaming the toxic cocktail of smoke, particulate matter, and chemical residues from firecracker burning. The dangerously high-level of pollution, they warned, was not only harmful for the lungs, but for the eyes as well.
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