21 articles in this issue
SK Singh
DOI: 10.3126/nepjoph.v3i1.4269Nepal J Ophthalmol 2011;3(5): 1-2
M Amon
Introduction: Small incisions in cataract surgery have shown to reduce tissue damage, postoperative inflammation and pain. Objective: To describe in detail the surgical management challenges and clinical results of bimanual micro-incision phacoemulsificat... see more
MN Welch, CD Reilly, K Kalwerisky, A Johnson, SG Waller
Introduction: Slit-lamp beam measurements of a pterygium can be difficult to reproduce accurately. Purpose: To compare standard slit-lamp beam measurements of pterygia to computer caliper measurements of Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)... see more
AK Khurana, U Chawla, N Passi, A Jyoti, A Archana, A Yogesh
Introduction: Manual small-incision cataract surgery with trabeculectomy is now an acceptable option in the surgical management of combined cataract and glaucoma uncontrolled with maximum tolerated medical therapy. Objective: To compare the results and co... see more
S Archana, AK Khurana, U Chawla
Background: Cataract surgery techniques have improved a lot over the years from couching to the latest micro-incision cataract surgery. Objectives: To compare the temporal sclero-corneal and clear corneal tunnel incisions in patients undergoing manual sma... see more
S Thatte
Introduction: Corneal vascularization develops as a result of various corneal diseases. Fine- needle diathermy (FND) is one of the methods to occlude corneal vessels. Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of this method in a series of patients wi... see more
S Ganguly, R Pradhan
Background: Surgical success rate of strabismus is variable. Objective: To evaluate the outcome of monocular strabismus surgery for adults with largeangle deviation. Subjects and methods: This study was that of a retrospective interventional case series. ... see more
Jyotee Trivedy
Background: High volume cataract surgery is practised in many eye centres. Objective: To investigate whether routine high volume cataract surgery can be performed without compromising the quality of surgery. Materials and methods: A retrospective interven... see more
E Shresta, JK Shrestha, G Shayami, M Chaudhary
Background: The dry eye or tear film dysfunction is a common ophthalmic syndrome. Objective: To compare the results of conjunctival impression cytology between dry eye patients and normal individuals.Subjects and methods: A case control study including co... see more
Meenakshi Gupta, Y Gupta, PN Singh
Introduction: Evaluation of optical media is important in ophthalmic practice. Objective: to design and tryout an electro-physiological device in order to assess the transparency of the vitreous. Materials and methods: A media-meter was designed where a l... see more
P Gautam, RK Adhikari, BR Sharma
Introduction: Some eyelid defects require reconstruction. Objective: To study the eyelid conditions requiring reconstruction among the patients attending an oculoplasty clinic of a tertiary level eye institute. Materials and methods: All the cases of eyel... see more
A Sharma, B Thapa, P Lavaju
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease responsible for significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. It is a resurgent disease in the developed world. The World Health Organization estimates that one third of the world’s population is currently infec... see more
Jit B Ale
Purpose: To review published studies reporting the posterior chamber intraocular lens tilt and decentration after surgically uneventful implantation. Potential influences of normally occurring misalignment of modern designs of IOL on the optical performan... see more
Y Gupta, RR Sukul, M Gupta, A Phougat, R Jain, A Varshney
Objective: To find out the prevalence of refractive errors and pattern of ocular morbidity amongst the school children of a rural village. Materials and methods: A cross sectional study was carried out in children of age group 3 – 12 years in a rural vill... see more
M Chaudhry, S Baisakhiya, MS Bhatia
Posterior capsular opacification, also known as after cataract develops in 33 % of patients after uneventful cataract surgery. Nd-YAG Laser capsulotomy is the treatment of choice for PCO and is routinely performed by the general ophthalmologist on an OPD ... see more
Tseten Yangkyi, Stephen G Waller
DOI: 10.3126/nepjoph.v3i1.4284Nepal J Ophthalmol 2011;3(5):83-85
A Kaur, P Agarawal, V Jaiswal
A 10-year-old male, Muslim child diagnosed with xeroderma pigmentosa with a right upper lid malignancy presented as a therapeutic challenge because of the non-availability of normal facial skin for grafting and lid reconstruction. The lid lesion had been ... see more
N Passi, U Chawla, A Joyti, AK Khurana
Background: Pilomatrixoma , also known as Malherbes’s calcifying epithelioma, known to occur in children, is not common especially in middle aged and those below 10 years of age . Pilomatrixoma presents as a firm skin nodule on eye lid or eye brow, so sho... see more
S Gupta, R Goyal, M Shahi
This case is related to a 52-year-old lady with proptosis, diplopia and diminution of vision due to a mass lesion in upper medial quadrant of the orbit. CT scan revealed a well defined mass in basi-frontal area with intra-orbital and intracranial extensio... see more
SKD Thakur
DOI: 10.3126/nepjoph.v3i1.4295Nepal J Ophthalmol 2011;3(5):93
RR Wagle
DOI: 10.3126/nepjoph.v3i1.4296Nepal J Ophthalmol 2011;3(5):94