Overview
- The child was taken to Banda Civil Hospital for cold and red eyes and the family says an error on May 29 led to a medicine meant for another route being put in his eyes and rapid deterioration.
- The boy was referred from Banda to Sagar District Hospital and then to AIIMS Bhopal, where the family says specialists told them the vision loss may be permanent and the father has sought an FIR at Banda police station.
- Sagar CMHO Dr. Ganga Prasad Arya has formed a three‑member health‑department committee to compare prescriptions, dispensed medicines and witness statements and deliver findings within seven days.
- The treating hospital’s paediatrician disputes the family’s reconstruction and says the prescription shown does not match the bottle in circulation and that other clinical factors, including severe malnutrition, must be examined.
- Experts note that non‑ophthalmic liquids can chemically injure the cornea and that the case raises wider patient‑safety questions about drug labelling, storage and double‑check procedures in local public hospitals.