Treatable eye disease is causing blindness among children in Gandaki districts

500 cases of Seasonal Hyperacute Panuveitis caused by Gazaline moths have been reported in Gandaki Province in past year.

Cases of Seasonal Hyperacute Panuveitis, primarily caused by the Gazaline moths, among children are rising in several districts of Gandaki Province. The disease, if untreated, can leave patients blind, say ophthalmologists.