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The All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS) told Delhi's High Court that the film Naina (Eyes) reinforced myths about cornea transplants.
Eye doctors in India have asked a court to ban a movie in which the heroine sees ghosts after a cornea transplant.
They say the film will scare off eye donors and patients.
It says that the movie undermines extensive campaigning by the Bollywood actresses Aishwarya Rai and Sharmila Tagore which encourages people to make eye donations.
The All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS) told Delhi's High Court that the film Naina (Eyes) reinforced myths about cornea transplants.
Eye doctors in India have asked a court to ban a movie in which the heroine sees ghosts after a cornea transplant.
They say the film will scare off eye donors and patients.
It says that the movie undermines extensive campaigning by the Bollywood actresses Aishwarya Rai and Sharmila Tagore which encourages people to make eye donations.