Retina Vitreous
This service is provided in Shree Rana Ambika Shah Eye Hospital-Bhairahawa. Retina disorders that arise from diabetes are the second or third most common cause after cataract for blindness in developing countries. The retina and vitreous service was established in 2001 and it is a referral center that manages and treats a large number of patients with the following disorders: infection and vascular disorders of the retina, trauma, retinal detachments, congenital diseases of the retina and macula. The hospital is equipped with all the modern equipments to perform retinal detachment surgeries and all complicated vitrectomies.
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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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