30 black fungus infected victims lose vision in one eye in Tamil Nadu

Of the 264 patients with Mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, in the government hospital here, 30 have lost the vision in one eye, a top official of the hospital said on Sunday. All those admitted had undergone endoscopy with 110 undergoing visualisation surgery, the hospital Dean Dr N Nirmala said in a release. But 30 patients with severe infection had lost their sight in one eye, she said.