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Department of Ophthalmology

Caring for every pair of eyes — in the clinic, and in the community.

The Department of Ophthalmology provides comprehensive outpatient clinical services for all eye-related problems, supported by the following core OPD offerings and volume metrics:

The department utilizes specialized ophthalmic equipment and procedures to support diagnostic evaluations, therapeutic laser interventions, and optical dispensing

24/7

Emergency Services

8

Global partner Institutions

4

Specialty Clinics

Outpatient Services

Comprehensive outpatient clinical services for all eye-related problems, through dedicated specialty and diagnostics.

Outpatient Specialty Clinics

  • Medical Retina
  • Oculoplasty
  • Uvea
  • Laser treatment for diabetic retinopathy & other conditions

Diagnostic & Outpatient Procedures

  • Laser Pan Retinal Photocoagulation
  • Nd:YAG Capsulotomy
  • Humphrey Visual Field (HVF) Testing
  • Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)

Other Services & Diagnostics

department offers targeted surgical, emergency, and advanced diagnostic care

Surgical Interventions

  • Cataract Surgery
  • Oculoplasty
  • Lid Laceration Repair
  • Open Globe Injury Repair (Anterior Segment)

Other Diagnostics & Optical

  • Laser Interventions Laser Pan Retinal Photocoagulation and Nd:YAG Capsulotomy.Laser Pan Retinal Photocoagulation and Nd:YAG Capsulotomy.
  • Advanced Ophthalmic Diagnostics Humphrey Visual Field (HVF) testing and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT).
  • Optical Dispensing Unit Dedicated dispensing unit providing optical frames and glasses

Community Services

Community outreach is a core focus — bringing essential eye care to rural, low-income, and vulnerable populations.
  • Cataract Screening & Surgical Camps Fully funded cataract screening and surgical eye camps.Fully funded cataract screening and surgical eye camps.
  • School Screenings Targeted vision screening programs conducted in schools.Targeted vision screening programs conducted in schools.
  • Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Specialized diabetic retinopathy screening camps.Specialized diabetic retinopathy screening camps.
  • General Screenings & Inter-departmental CampsIntegrated eye screening camps conducted in collaboration with other clinical departments.
  • Outreach Clinic Visits

Institutional collaborations & Research Activities

Institutional Collaborations

S.N Partner Country
1 Ridley Eye Foundation UK
2 Kellogg Eye Institute USA
3 Dr. Frank Faude Germany
4 Rotary Germany
5 Himalayan Cataract Project Switzerland
6 World Doctors Organization Italy
7 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation USA
8 Geta Eye Hospital – Tilganga Nepal

 

Research Activities

Current Research Projects

  • Corneal Thickness in Diabetes (Dr. Richa Shrestha)
  • Oculoplastic & Eyelid Abnormalities (Dr. Tina Shrestha)
  • Clinical Profile of Uveitis in a Tertiary Hospital (Dr. Angira Shrestha)
  • Clinico-Epidemiological Profile of Optic Neuritis: A Hospital-Based Study (Dr. Pooja Shrestha)
  • Normal Periocular Anthropometric Measurements in the Nepalese Population (Dr. Pooja Shrestha)
  • Clinical Characteristics of Amblyopia: A Hospital-Based Study (Dr. Pooja Shrestha)
  • Central Macular Thickness in Diabetic Patients With or Without Diabetic Retinopathy Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography: An Analytical Study (Dr. Pooja Shrestha)

Published Research Articles

  • Characteristics of Ptosis presentation at Dhulikhel Hospital: A cross- sectional study ( Dr Tina)
  • Clinical and Demographic Profile of patients with Thyroid Eye Disease in a Tertiary Eye Care center( Dr Tina)
  • Assessment of the clinical profile and impact of epiphora on quality of life in adult patients in atertiary hospital( Dr Tina)
  • Eyelid Abnormalities (Dr. Pooja Shrestha)

Future Research Interests & Growth Areas

  • Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy in general screening camps (Dr. Angira Shrestha) 
  • Quality assessment to patients after presbyopic glasses. ( Dr Angira Shrestha)
Department of Opthalmology

Doctors

Dr. Pooja Shrestha

Ophthalmologist

Dr. Tina Shrestha

Ophthalmologist

Dr. Angira Shrestha

Ophthalmologist

Dr. Richa Makaju Shrestha

Ophthalmologist