Eye Hospitals
Present Lumbini Eye Institute (LEI),
is a developed form of Shree
Rana Ambika Shah Eye Hospital
(SRASEH) established in 1983
within the premises of Government
District Hospital (Bhim Hospital)
in Bhairahawa with four staff along
with highly dedicated Founder
Director Dr. S. P. Dhital. With the
generous land donated by Mr. Rana
Bahadur Shah, and Siddharthanagar
Municipality and financial support
of Seva Foundation USA and Seva
Canada Society, Canada, SRASEH
constructed its building in 1993
named "Shree Rana Ambika Shah
Eye Hospital". It has evolved into
"Lumbini Eye Institute" since 2004
with affiliation to National Academy
of Medical Sciences (NAMS) for MD Ophthalmology Programme,
and affiliating with Council for
Technical Education and Vocational
Training (CTEVT) for Ophthalmic
Assistant training.
Outpatients
- Total Patients: 132,110
- New Patients: 92,178
- Follow up Patients: 39,932
- Indian Patients: 77,381
- Nepalese Patients: 54,729
Surgeries
- Cataract (adult): 23,531
- Paediatric Cataract Surgeries: 264
- Vitreoretinal surgeries: 216
- Trabeculectomy: 181
- Dacryocystectomy: 299
- Dacryocystorhinostomy: 519
- Keratoplasty: 3
- Laser procedures: 70
- Others: 2,652
Super-speciality Services
- Vitreo-retina
- Cornea
- Glaucoma
- Oculoplasty
- Pediatric Ophthalmology
- Low Vision
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- December 6 2011
Two separate Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) were signed on December 5, 2011 by the Embassy of India, Kathmandu with Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh (NNJS) for providing grant assistance of NRs. 4.42 crores to NNJS for eye care programme in various districts of Nepal during the year 2011-2012. The MOU will cover the cost of conducting over 15,000 cataract surgeries and also provide over 9,300 optical devices to vision impaired children through mobile screening camps to be held in various schools of Nepal as a ‘National Eye Sight Programme’. India will provide additional assistance of NRs. 0.18 crores for conducting 1000 Trachoma surgeries to the NNJS during the year 2011-2012.
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