PURPOSE: To compare the efficacy and visual results of phacoemulsification vs manual
sutureless small-incision extracapsular cataract surgery (SICS) for the treatment of cataracts …

Background Cataract and glaucoma are the major causes of blindness in Nepal. Bhaktapur
is one of the three districts of Kathmandu valley which represents a metropolitan city with a …

OBJECTIVE: To improve current clinical practices and ways of thinking about the problem of
curable Third-World blindness resulting from cataract. DESIGN: A two-site prospective …

Background Poor health literacy is often a key cause of lack of or delayed uptake of health
care services. The aim of this study was to assess the health literacy of common ocular …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and types of glaucoma in a Nepalese population.
DESIGN: Cross-sectional, population-based survey. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 4800 …

Background/aims: The aim of the study was to compare surgical outcomes of external
dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) with and without silastic intubation for treatment of primary …

Purpose: To describe the first pediatric cataract surgery case series report from Nepal.
Setting: Tilganga Eye Center, Kathmandu, Nepal. Methods: This study comprised a …

MSICS is established as safe and cost-effective procedure in developing country with results
as good as phaoemulsification. Although it may not be the best option for developed nations …

Purpose: The benefits of sutureless cataract surgery have not been available to the majority
of developing world patients. This report describes a surgical technique developed to gain …

Background/Aim To study the association between exposure to biomass smoke from
cooking fuels andi cataract, visual acuity and ocular symptoms in women. Methods We …