Hyderabad: The All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS) has raised serious concern over the increasing number of eye injuries caused by dangerous carbide-based firecrackers and has appealed for an immediate nationwide ban on such explosives.

The organisation, which represents thousands of eye specialists, said that crude devices like “carbide guns” and “carbide bombs” are extremely unsafe and can lead to lifelong blindness, facial disfigurement, and disability.

AIOS has urged Union and state governments to take strong action by blocking the production and sale of the explosives. It also demanded registration of criminal cases (FIRs) against those making or selling such materials and to cut off the supply of calcium carbide used in their preparation.

The organisation advised that a pub

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