Childhood Blindness
More than 40% of population of Nepal constitutes children up to 14 years of age and childhood blindness is considered to be a major health problem. xerophthalmia, ocular infections, congenital cataract, refractive error, amblyopia, strabismus and ocular injuries are burning issues of ocular morbidity in children. Some work has been attempted through school screening camps and National Vitamin A program. Subspecialty clinics are developed in Mechi Eye Care Center, Sagarmatha Chaudhary Eye Hospital, Himalaya Eye Hospital and Shree Rana Ambika Shah Eye Hospital.
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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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