2018

World Environment DayWorld Environment Day is the UN’s most important day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment. Since it began in 1974, it has grown to become a global platform for public…

Limbal DermoidLimbal dermoids are choristomas known as congenital benign tumors found in abnormal locations. Despite the benign nature, enlarging limbal dermoids may cause visual abnormalities by cornea infiltration with fat component,…

Grading in ophthalmology is an important tool to grade the eye diseases severity. The grading system develops over time, These grading systems in ophthalmology are useful for resident doctors, postgraduate students, optometrist, ophthalmic…

Finance Minister Yubaraj Khatiwada presented a federal budget of Rs 1,315 billion for fiscal 2018-19 in the joint session of the House of Representatives and National AssemblyThe federal budget has announced health insurance of Rs 100,000…

Nipah virus is an RNA virus. First Outbreak happened in 1998 and 1999 in Malaysia and Singapore. It showed respiratory illness in pigs and encephalitic disease in Human. Nipah virus targets pigs and disease can be mild to severe. Nipah…

Vacancy at Biratnagar Eye HospitalNepal Netra Jyoti Sangh, a leading NGO having 18 eye hospital, 76 Eye care centers and several outreach program is seeking application from qualified and interested Nepali candidates aged between 21-40…

National Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus ConferenceNational Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Conference is going to be held on 26th May 2018 at Hotel Red Sun, Bhairahawa, Nepal. This program is organized by Nepal Netra…

Introduction Nepal is a landlocked country while major parts of goods are imported from foreign through the road transport and Air Transport medium. In the context of medicines and machinery parts for health care services, they too are…

Protecting your eyesight is one of the most important things you can do to maintain your quality of life. These useful eight tips will help you to protect your eyesight. 1. Know your risk factor for Ocular diseases. Do you or any of your…

The Community Eye Health Journal is a quarterly publication sent free to over 22,000 healthcare providers worldwide, mainly in low and middle-income countries. Their total readership is approximately 35,000 when our French, Indian, Chinese…