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Utility and Feasibility of Teleophthalmology Using a Smartphone-Based Ophthalmic Camera in Screening Camps in Nepal

Feb 3, 2020

Teleophthalmology is widely recognized as a way to extend care to individuals over a larger region by leveraging limited physician availability and resources. This potential is especially important in low-...

Nepal, Cornea, Technology, Teleophthalmology, Imaging, Telemedicine,

Teleophthalmology through handheld mobile devices: a pilot study in rural Nepal

Jun 8, 2019

The utility of eye screening examinations using portable mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets in developing countries is still largely unexplored. However, several publications and systematic reviews suggest that...

Nepal, Cornea, Technology, Teleophthalmology, Imaging, Telemedicine,

Clinical Application of a Smartphone-Based Ophthalmic Camera adapter in Under-Resourced Settings in Nepal

Dec 28, 2017

Worldwide there are an estimated 285 million people suffering from vision impairment and 39 million who are blind. ‘Low vision’ is defined as visual acuity of less than 6/18 but...

Nepal, Cornea, Technology, Teleophthalmology, Imaging, Telemedicine,

Salvaging deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty with microbubble incision technique in failed "big bubble" cases: an update study

Nov 4, 2016

To report the achievement rate of bare Descemet membrane (DM) dissection with the help of microbubble incision technique in eyes with failed big bubble formation and to investigate the mechanism...

Cornea, Keratoplasty,

Scleral fixation of a posterior chamber intraocular lens combined with penetrating keratoplasty in an aphakic patient with microcornea and microphthalmia

Apr 6, 2016

Aphakia after a cataract surgery could be attributed to many reasons, including lack of capsular support or insufficient surgical experience for scleral fixation. Iris-fixated intraocular lenses (IOLs), anterior chamber (angle...

Cataract, Cornea, Intraocular Lens, Corneal Transplant,

Turning the tide of corneal blindness

Sep 1, 2012

Eliminating treatable corneal blindness presents a daunting but surmountable challenge for the upcoming decades. Over the past 30 years, large strides have been made toward addressing the root causes of...

Cataract, Cornea, Keratoplasty, Corneal Blindness, Health Systems,

Etiologic diagnosis of corneal ulceration at a tertiary eye center in Kathmandu, Nepal

Dec 1, 2010

To determine the etiologic diagnosis of infectious corneal ulcers at Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, a tertiary teaching hospital in Kathmandu Nepal, from 2006-2009.

Nepal, Cornea, Cornea Ulcer,

The use of Glycerol-Preserved Corneas in the Developing world

Jan 1, 2010

The World Health Organization defines blindness as visual acuity worse than 3/60.1 Using this definition, there were an estimated 45 million people bilaterally blind in 2001 and another 180 million...

Cornea, Corneal Transplantation, Eye Banking,

Corneal surgery for severe phacoemulsification burns

Feb 1, 2004

To evaluate the outcome of corneal surgery for the treatment of severe corneal phacoemulsification burns.

Cornea, Keratoplasty, Phacoemulsification,