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Mumbai: BMC's Bal Drishti Drive Detects Severe Myopia, Cataract Among Schoolchildren; Over 40,000 Screened

Mumbai: BMC's Bal Drishti Drive Detects Severe Myopia, Cataract Among Schoolchildren; Over 40,000 Screened
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Mumbai, October 13, 2026: Severe vision problems, including myopia as high as -16 SPH and a case of cataracts, have been detected among students in BMC schools under the ‘Bal Drishti’ initiative. Between February and September 2026, 40,270 students across 227 municipal schools were screened, with...

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