Phone +977 1-4499079 Founder Sanduk Ruit | Date founded 1992 | |
Location Gaushala, Bagmati Bridge
Kathmandu, Nepal Address Ring Road, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal Hours Open today ยท Open 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSuggest an edit | ||
Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology (TIO) or Tilganga Eye Centre for prevention and control of blindness program in Nepal is the implementing body of the Nepal Eye Program, a non-profit, community based, non-government organization. The current facility was opened in 1994.
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- Nepal earthquake tilganga institute of ophthalmology disaster relief network
- General Services
- Specialist Services
- Community Eye Centres
- References
With an aim to act as a model for treatment research and training, independent of, but in co-operation with all other eye care centres and organizations in Nepal, the current TIO facility was opened in 1994.
Nepal earthquake tilganga institute of ophthalmology disaster relief network
General Services
Surgeries
General Ophthalmology
Biometry
Pathology Lab
Specialist Services
Each specialist service handles a particular sub-speciality of ophthalmology
Community Eye Centres
For the provision of basic ophthalmic services in rural areas of Nepal the TIO has established a number of Community Eye Centres (CEC). The eye centres are currently located in:
- Hetauda CEC, Makwanpur
- Ramechhap CEC, Manthali
- Dhading CEC , Dhading Besi
- Solukhumbu CEC, Phaplu
- Nuwakot CEC, Bidur
- Sindhu CEC, Sindhupalchowk
- Jiri CEC, Jiri
- Rolpa CEC, Rolpa
- Bhaktapur CEC, Bhaktapur
- Dolkha CEC, Dolkha
The centres, in additional to providing clinical services, also provide eye education and cataract screening services.