Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology
| Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Nepal |
| History | |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.tilganga.org |
Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology (TIO) or Tilganga Eye Centre for prevention & control of blindness program in Nepal founded in 1992. [1][2][3]
Facilities[4]
- A clinical facility for eye care which delivers services to patients.
- An education & training department which runs MD Residency Program in Ophthalmology, Certificate of Health Science (Ophthalmology) and short applied training for local & international medical personnel and eye health workers.
- An outreach unit which runs rural district community eye centres and high-volume microsurgical eye clinics for the rural community throughout Nepal and committed similar efforts regularly in China, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Cambodia and North Korea.
- An eye bank which undertakes cornea harvesting activity to provide corneas for corneal transplant operations and awareness programs for overcoming resistance to eye donation.
- A manufacturing facility which specialises in the production of intraocular lenses (IOLs) for use in cataract surgery.
- A research unit which focuses on improving clinical as well as operational activities. TIO has continuously involved itself in research activities for the development of eye care.
References
- ↑ "::Gorkhapata::The Rising Nepal::Madhupark::Yubamanch::Muna::". Gorkhapatra.org.np. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ↑
- ↑ "Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology in Nepal". cureblindness.org. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ↑ "About TIO". Tilganga.org. 2010-06-23. Retrieved 2013-11-18.