Summary

We aim to highlight the prevalence of using local medications for curing eye ailments in a rural population and the harmful consequence of resultant disease, ranging from something as mild as conjunctivitis to sight-threatening conditions. This case report will address one such incidence where in a local village, the doctor known as a registered medical practitioner) in the rural community, uses local remedies for his conjunctivitis and ends up in a condition where he cannot see anything beyond perceiving light. The membrane removal and treatment with topical antibiotic cured his infection, restoring complete recovery of vision. This incidence inspired the local village doctor to become an eye health educator. He was motivated to spread awareness about the ill effects of self-medication on eye health. He is also determined to bring all blind people and others who need eye care from his remote village to our centre.