47 Eyes Lost in Hospital Snafus

At least 47 people lost their eyes in massive failures of medical protocol during cataract surgery in India last month. Two government run hospitals one in Guwhati, Assam and the other in Deogarh, Orissa had failures in their sterilization processes and spread infection among the patients. While errors of this magnitude would mean hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements in the United States, the Indian government is allocating only $1000 to affected persons. (Bodyhackolicious)