Eye Health

Do you think children’s using mobile (smart) phone is the trend of time and you are allowing your children hooked to smart phone?If yes, be aware as overuse of mobile phones by children may cause various health complications, besides the…

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…

Out of World Population of 7.3 Billion, 36 million People are Blind. Those with moderate or severe Visual impairment(MSVI) counts to 217 Million. Thus, Total of 253 million people are visually impaired. 55% of visually impaired people are…

What Is Avastin? Avastin is the trade name for the drug bevacizumab. It belongs to a group of drugs called monoclonal antibodies Many diseases of the eye, such as age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) and diabetic retinopathy, damage…

Nepal Eye BankIntroduction of Nepal Eye Bank:Nepal Eye Bank is a non-profitable community-based organization working for restoring the sight to the corneal blind. Once the cornea develops its opacification there is no other treatment except…

Photo Source: Dr Shyam Vyas, Tilganga Institute of OphthalmologyEYE CARE IN NEPALEye Care in Nepal: Comparing with the past, considerable progress has been made in the field of eye health. This can be taken as a good model for…

Redness in his eyes with salt traces A patient from a remote district of Nepal, Rukum came to the eye centre of that place with a complaint of burning sensation in his right eye. The patient claimed to have a metal…

What is Cataract?When it becomes Cataract is when the clear lens inside the eye becomes cloudy. cloudy you cannot see well, like looking through a very dirty window. It is simply known as Opacification of the crystalline lens.What causes…

Refractive Surgery in NepalRefractive surgery is the surgical procedures that correct refractive errors (nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism and presbyopia) to reduce your dependence on prescription eyeglasses and/or contact…

Anterior segment surgeryIt focuses on the anterior segment of the eye which includes the cornea, iris, ciliary body, and lens.Cataracts and refractive surgeryAs most of the general eye doctor called ophthalmologists to perform cataract…