Glaucoma
Almost all the eye hospitals handle primary glaucomas, which are largely inherited. Shree Rana Ambika Eye Hospital-Bhairahawa offers services in secondary glaucomas caused by trauma, diabetes, inflammation, retinal vascular disease and hyper mature cataract. Equipped with Humphrey's Field Analyzer and perimeter, the glaucoma clinic diagnoses at early stages even before there is any loss of vision. This hospital also serves as a large referral center for the treatment of congenital glaucoma.
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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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