Blinded By The Light
Following reports about a miraculous appearance of the Virgin Mary in the sky at a hotel owner's home near Kottayam (located in southeast India), approximately fifty people have permanently damaged their eyesight by eagerly staring at the sun. Since the visions were first reported, a local hospital has examined at least forty-eight cases of patients with damage to their retinas as a result of overexposure to the sun. Dr Annamma James Isaac, ophthalmologist at St. Joseph's ENT and Eye Hospital has reported that the patients have developed " photochemical, not thermal, burns after continuously gazing at the sun,"
While churches have warned their congregations about the purported miracle and the dangers in staring at the sun, hopeful pilgrims are reportedly still flocking to the area and further cases of eye damage are expected. The hotel owner who had started the craze had reportedly made previous claims of statues of the Virgin Mary in his home that cried tears of honey, perfume and oils. He has since moved away from the area.
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