Overnight the pupil of the left eye of a 6 month baby turns white. Imagine the plight of its parents. Parents , who because of their poverty could not even dream of taking their child to see a good ophthalmologist.
This is the story of Anuj, born to al family in the remote interiors tribal belt of Mandla, in Madhya Pradesh. Anuj's case was picked up by one of the field screening teams of the hospital. He was transferred along with his parents to the tertiary eye care facility at Delhi. Anuj was diagnosed with congenital glaucoma, a condition that leads to irreversible blindness and needed immediate corrective surgery.
Post surgery, the smile on little anuj's face say's it all. Hopefully, he will grow up to become a support for his poor parents.