ar sh an ▁K . ▁K umar , ▁reached ▁K ash mir ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁local ▁do ctors ▁in ▁tre ating ▁the ▁pel let ▁gun ▁inj uries . ▁After ▁watching ▁the ▁condition ▁of ▁patients ▁in ▁the ▁hospital , ▁they ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁" war - like ▁situation ". ▁By ▁ 2 2 ▁July , ▁the ▁SM HS ▁Hospital ▁has ▁received ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 8 2 ▁patients ▁with ▁eye ▁inj uries , ▁mostly ▁due ▁to ▁pel lets ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 3 7 ▁eye ▁sur ger ies ▁having ▁taken ▁place . ▁ ▁Another ▁team ▁of ▁three ▁eye - special ists , ▁led ▁by ▁ren owned ▁o ph th alm ologist ▁Sund aram ▁N atar aj an ▁of ▁Ad ity a ▁J y ot ▁E ye ▁Hospital , ▁M umb ai , ▁organized ▁by ▁Ad h ik ▁K ad am ▁of ▁Border less ▁World ▁Foundation ▁arrived ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁July ▁to ▁treat ▁eye ▁inj uries ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁pel lets ▁and ▁performed ▁over ▁ 4 0 ▁ret inal ▁sur ger ies ▁in ▁ 3 ▁days . ▁ ▁By ▁ 2 8 ▁August ▁ 5 7 0 ▁people ▁injured ▁by ▁the ▁guns ▁had ▁been ▁treated ▁in ▁the ▁SM HS ▁hospital ▁and ▁ 4 2 5 ▁eye ▁sur ger ies ▁were ▁performed . ▁About ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁civ ili ans ▁have ▁been ▁injured ▁due ▁to ▁pel let ▁guns ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 4 ▁August . ▁ ▁Events ▁ ▁Media ▁black out ▁On ▁ 9 ▁July , ▁mobile