19 articles in this issue
Ram Prasad Pokhrel
The Eye Care in Nepal was in rudimentary state till 1971 with the number of cataract surgery being less than 500 cases per year including the mobile Eye camps. The Bir hospital was the only eye hospital at that period, however, it was without slit lamp no... see more
Renu Singhania, Nidhi Sharma, Shashi Vashisht, Taru Dewan
Introduction: Chalazion is a common inflammatory mass lesion of eyelid. Incision and curettage is a conventional treatment but intralesional steroid is also a safe option for multiple chalazia and chalazion near lacrimal drainage system. So, we conducted ... see more
Suma Ganesh, Reena Gupta, Sumita Sethi, Chandra Gurung, Raman Mehta
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the myopic shift over a period of 2 years following implantation of intraocular lens (IOL) in children less than 2 years of age with axial length less than 22 mm.Method: A retrospective analysis of record... see more
Nisha Agrawal, Lalit T Agarwal, Poonam Lavaju, Sanjib Kumar Chaudhary
Introduction: A large number of hormonal, metabolic, immunologic and haematological changes occur in all organ system of female body during pregnancy. Human eye and its function are no exception to these changes.Purpose: To evaluate physiological ocular c... see more
Anu Manandhar, Todd P Margolis, Bhaiya Khanal
Introduction: The cause of Seasonal hyperacute panuveitis (SHAPU) also known as seasonal endophthalmitis is not yet confirmed. So far, bacteria have been isolated from the vitreous of three cases, VZV from the aqueous of one case and anellovirus from the ... see more
Vijay Gautam, Abinash Chaudhary, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Pooja Gautam Rai
Introduction: Agricultural workers are prone to corneal injuries due to vegetative trauma especially during the harvesting season. This study reports the number of new cases of corneal injuries and corneal ulcer presenting in a month of harvesting season.... see more
Sharad Gupta, Dev Narayan Shah, Sagun Narayan Joshi, Manoj Aryal, Lila Raj Puri
Aim: The aim of the study is to classify the patterns of uveitic macular edema using Optical Coherence Tomography as a diagnostic tool.Methodology: It is the Descriptive, cross-sectional study. All patients fulfilling the diagnostic criteria with Optical ... see more
Ben Limbu, Grant Moore, Amir H. Marvasti, Mariel E. Poole, Rohit Saiju
Introduction: Occupational eye injuries comprise a major source of ocular trauma. Knowledge of the epidemiology of occupational eye injuries is essential to formulate viable safety strategies.Objectives: To evaluate the demographics, patterns of protectiv... see more
Aditi Maitra, Shashwat Bhattacharyya, Arunava Biswas, Swapan Kumar Samanta, Shatavisha Mukherjee, Nikhil Era
Introduction: Vernal keratoconunctivitis is a recurrent, seasonal, allergic condition affecting children and adolescents in warmer regions worldwide.Objective: To assess the drug usage pattern for the management of vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC).Materi... see more
Sanjita Sharma, Raba Thapa, Sanyam Bajimaya, Eli Pradhan, Govinda Poudyal
Purpose: To evaluate clinical characteristics, visual outcomes and globe survival after intraocular foreign body removal from posterior segment via pars plana approach. Methods: A hospital based retrospective study. All the patients of penetrating eye inj... see more
Mridhula Sekar, Nita Umesh Shanbhag, N Sahana
Cysticercosis is caused by the larval stage of Taenia solium (Pork tape worm). Humans are the definitive hosts where the life cycle is completed and pig is the intermediate host. Incidence in India varies from 2-38% based on the consumption of pork, gener... see more
B N Kalpana, Y D Shilpa, Sneha Priya Prabhakar, S M Ram Prakash, B C Hemalatha, B Ravi, Sheetal Devaru
Background: Management of Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment (RRD) in keratoconus could be challenging in various aspects. Visualisation of fundus due to altered reflex along with axial myopia could pose difficulty while performing pars plana vitrectomy. O... see more
Leena Bajracharya, Ang Jangmu Lama
Introduction: Keratoconus has been known to be associated with various ocular conditions.Objective: To describe a case of high hyperopia, keratoconus and pigmentary retinopathy.Case: An eight year old boy, whose initial refractive error was high hyperopia... see more
Anindya Kishore Majumder, Rupak Roy, Ranju Kharel Sitaula, Kowsigan Magesan, Parthopratim Dutta Majumder
Purpose: To report a case of retinal vasculitis in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis.Background: Posterior segment involvement in HLA B-27-associated uveitis is uncommon but we report a case wherein retinal vasculitis was associated with HLA-B 27 uvei... see more
Harsha Pagad, Pooja Ramnani, Sumita Karandikar, Archana Tadwalkar, Nita Shanbhag, Akshay G Nair
Background: Duane's retraction Syndrome is a congenital form of strabismus characterized by horizontal eye movement limitation and globe retraction with palpebral fissure narrowing in attempted adduction. It may be associated with co-existing ocular and s... see more
Sahil Thakur, Parul Ichhpujani, Suresh Kumar
Background: Pseudophacocele is a rare complication of blunt trauma in pseudophakic eyes.Case: We present a case of 60-year-old male who presented with pseudophacocele after injury from a bicycle handle. On presentation, visual acuity in the right eye was ... see more
Deepti Pradhan, Chandni Pradhan, Purushottam Joshi
Background: Several parasites are known to affect the eyes, some of them even causing blindness. Data on helminths infecting the eye are scant and mostly limited to case reports from different countries.Case: A 53 years old female presented with complaint... see more
Anita Ganger, Narahari Kishore Kumar, Praveen Kumar, R K Sabharwal, Amit Khosla, Rohit Saxena
Background: In children, benign or idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is uncommon. The presenting symptoms are usually variable, which attribute to delay in diagnosis. Frequently encountered symptoms include; headache, vomiting, visual impairment,... see more
Eli Pradhan, Sushma Duwal, Sanyam Bajimaya, Raba Thapa, Sanjita Sharma, Anu Manandhar, Manish Poudel, Govinda Paudyal
Introduction: There are many reports of endophthalmitis following Anti- VEG F use in developed countries and from India, but there are none from Nepal yet. Therefore, the aim of this study was to report the prevalence and management of acute endophthalmit... see more