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41 years of excellence in eye care
13,793,792 Outpatients; 2,227,448 surgeries

Ophthalmic Residents


Residency Program in Cooperation with Nepali Universities - two months at Sagarmatha Choudhary Eye Hospital Lahan and/or at Biratnagar Eye Hospital, Biratnagar.

Tasks to be performed by residents

  1. OPD Examination: 1,000
    • torchlight, direct ophthalmoscopy, indirect ophthalmoscopy (monocular & binocular), SL, 90D lens, gonioscopy, streak retinoscopy
  2. Refractions: 40
  3. Corneal Ulcer Lab: 20 patients
    • scraping, staining and examination of slides, treatment with daily review until discharge
  4. Low Vision: 20 patients
    • low vision assessment, spectacles, magnifiers
  5. Counselling incurably blind: 20 patients
    • mobility, community based rehabilitation, referra
  6. Pediatric Ophthalmology: 100 children
    • visual acuity testing, examination and decision-making
    • observation of paediatric cataract surgery
    • post-op follow-up (documentation of 5 children)
    • counselling of parents
  7. Vitreo-Retinal Department: 50 patients
    • examination and decision making
    • fundus drawing (10)
  8. Glaucoma Clinic: 50 patients
    • applanation
    • gonioscopy
    • disc evaluation
    • FDT
  9. A-Scan: 20 patients
    • manual and automated keratometry, axial length measurement
  10. Retro/Parabulbar anaesthesia: 40 patients
    • technique, management of emergencies
  11. Cataract Surgery: 40-60
    • sutured ECCE/PC IOL, stepwise
    • first post-op day self-assessment
  12. Other Surgery
    • according to surgical skills and availability
  13. Ward-Rounds (daily)
    • quick assessment of post-surgical patients before discharge
  14. Cataract Screening Camps: 2
    • participation in camps
    • pre-operative examination at hospital
  15. Satellite Clinics Malangwa & Rajbiray: 1 each
  16. Community Ophthalmology (introduction)
    • lecture (4 hours)
  17. Basics in Hospital Management
    • lecture (1 hour)
  18. Small Research Work / Survey: 1
    • design, data collection, statistical work-up, presentation
  19. Basics in Instrument Maintenance
    • demonstration (1 hour)
  20. Assigned Case Presentation, Journal Club
  21. Biratnagar Eye Hospital visit (two weeks)
  22. Presentation of training results
    • presentation/discussion of surgical results
    • presentation/discussion of non-surgical trainings

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