Standards for Registering Eye Clinics, Surgical Eye Centers, and Secondary Eye Hospitals in Bagmati Province, Nepal (2081 B.S.)

If you are looking for Eye Clinic Registration Bagmati Province Nepal, The Bagmati Province, Ministry of Health,  has officially released updated standards for establishing and operating health institutions, including Eye Clinics and Eye Hospitals, through its latest Province Gazette (Issue No. 27). These standards are effective for institutions seeking Letter of Intent (LOI), operation approval, renewal, or upgradation in the year 2081 B.S. (2024–2025 A.D.).

Published by: Bagmati Provincial Government
Gazette Section: 8
Location: Hetauda, Nepal
Date: 7th Magh, 2081 B.S.
Issued By: Ministry of Health, Bagmati Province
Document Title & Original Link: स्वास्थ्य संस्थाको आशयपत्र, सेवा सञ्चालन अनुमति, नवीकरण तथा स्तरोन्नति सम्बन्धी मापदण्ड, २०८१ Standards Related to Letter of Intent, Service Operation Approval, Renewal, and Upgradation of Health Institutions, 2081

If you are planning to establish or upgrade an Eye Care Center in Bagmati Province, your facility must now comply with the detailed criteria set out in this government notice. The regulation focuses on improving quality, safety, accessibility, and accountability across eye care services.

Standards Related to Approval for Specialized Service Providing Hospitals/Treatment Centers/Clinics, Service Expansion, Branch Expansion, Relocation, Renewal, and Upgradation

A. General Eye Care Center

An eye treatment center should be able to manage common ocular disorders. It should provide services such as vision test, refraction and optical dispensing, spectacle prescription and distribution, intraocular pressure (IOP) measurement, eye irrigation (syringing), removal of foreign bodies, and basic medication and spectacle services.

A: Physical Facilities Requirements

1. Reception/Registration
2. Waiting Room
3. Patient Examination Room
4. Refraction Room
5. Spectacle Dispensing Area
6. Arrangement for Emergency Medicines
7. Clean Drinking Water Facility
8. Waste Disposal System
9. Toilet (For Women, Men, and Differently Abled)

B. Minimum Required Equipment

1. Slit Lamp
2. Direct Ophthalmoscope
3. Retinoscope

4. Schiotz Tonometer

5. Optivisor

6. Color Vision Chart

7. 90 D Lens

8. Trial Lens Set

9. Trial Frame (Adult and Child)

10. Edging Machine

11. CR Cutter Machine

12. Vision Drum/Chart

13. Lensometer

14. Autoclave

15. Foreign Body (FB) Removal Set

16. Minor Table Light

17. Syringing Set

18. BP Set

19. Stethoscope

C. Minimum Required Human Resources

D. Other Standards

1. System for referring cases requiring extended treatment to appropriate treatment centers
2. Provision for telemedicine technology-based ophthalmology consultation.
3. Proper management of infection prevention and control

B. Surgical Eye Care Center

A surgical eye care center (Surgical Center) should operate at a specified time under the supervision of a specialist team based in a BASE hospital. Along with ophthalmologist, it must have the required workforce for eye treatment. In addition to surgery, general eye care services should also be available. Moreover, the center must provide care to referred patients from other eye treatment centers and peripheral health facilities.

Requirements:

C. Secondary Level Eye Hospital

A secondary level eye hospital should have at least one ophthalmologist and should regularly provide eye examination, cataract surgery, and Emergency services. The hospital should also have arrangements for pharmacy, Optical, Basic pathology and microbiology lab services.