Nepal Eye Program,Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology
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28/10/2025
Empowering Lives Through Vision: Suku Maya Lama (45 F) from Temal Rural Municipality, Kavrepalanchok, had not been able to visit the eye hospital because it was far from her home. As a result, she faced difficulties in performing her daily tasks. She works as a farmer and owns 19 goats and one buffalo. Her main challenge was grazing the goats in the forest, as she couldn’t easily locate them. To manage this, she tied bells around their necks so she could find them by their sound. After receiving her glasses from Good Vision Nepal, she was overjoyed to clearly see her goats again and was amazed to notice how big they looked. Her reaction upon seeing them is captured in the picture.
मिर्गौला फेल भएर चिनीमाया तुलाधर वीर अस्पतालको बेडमा पल्टेकी थिइन्। उनलाई आँखाको महत्त्व थाहा थियो। त्यसैले आँ.....
27/10/2025
छठ पर्वको हार्दिक मंगलमय शुभकामना ।
-तिलगंगा आँखा प्रतिष्ठान परिवार ।
22/10/2025
दाजु-भाई तथा दिदि-बहिनीको सम्बन्ध सधै प्रगाढ रहोस् ।
-Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology
22/10/2025
म्ह पूजा को हार्दिक मंगलमय शुभकामना ।
-तिलगंगा अँँखा प्रतिष्ठान परिवार
20/10/2025
तिलगंगा आँखा प्रतिष्ठान परिवार समस्तमा शुभ दीपावलीको कामना गर्दछौं । तिहार पर्व मनाउने क्रममा कृपया आँखाको सुरक्षालाई ध्यान दिऔं । यस प्रतिष्ठानको आकस्मिक उपचार सेवा २४सै घण्टा उपलब्ध रहनेछ । अन्य सुविधाहरु कार्तिक ३ गतेदेखि ६ गतेसम्म बन्द रहनेछ ।
धन्यवाद ।
19/10/2025
कृपया ध्यान दिनुहोस् ।
19/10/2025
CME on "Approaches to Malignant Ocular Surface Tumors" was organized on 17th Oct 2025 at the Auditorium Hall of Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology. Participants were rewarded with NMC CPD Accreditation. Event was supported by Cure Blindness Project and was initiated by Dr. Purnima Rajkarnikar Sthapit and her team from the Ocular Oncology & Oculoplasty Department of TIO. Participants were welcomed with the remarks by Dr. Reeta Gurung, CEO, NEP/TIO.
17/10/2025
सापुको बारेमा सुन्नुभएको छ? बुझौं सापु के यो र यो कसरी हुन्छ । दृष्टिका लागि घातक मानिने सेतो पूतलीबाट आफुसँगै अरुलाई पनि जोगाऔं । भिडियोमा डा. अनु मानन्धर ।
15/10/2025
Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology has launched its Comprehensive Eye Screening Camps in collaboration with the Good Vision Nepal Project at Ghyanglekh Rural Municipality. The initiative provides free eye examinations, medicines, and Good Vision glasses to correct refractive errors—promoting better vision and eye health in the community.
14/10/2025
तिलगंगा आँखा प्रतिष्ठानका प्रमुख कार्यकारी अधिकृत डा. रीता गुरुङ र दुधौली नगरपालिकाका कार्यवाहक नगरप्रमुख श्री चन्द्रकिशोर थारूबीच आँखा सेवा सन्चालन गर्न सम्झौता भएको छ !
14/10/2025
We are delighted to share that 19 employees of the Nepal Eye Program, Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology working across Nepal have been awarded for their excellence in performance. Huge Congratulations to each who has earned this well-deserved recognition of this year!
1. Namrata Gupta - Sr. Ophthalmologist
2. Bibek Bista - Sr. Ophthalmologist
3. Bandana Khanal - Sr. Ophthalmologist
4. Chandra Kala Gurung - Sr. Ophthalmic Officer
5. Meena Dhamala - Sr. Ophthalmic Officer
6. Tara Kumari Lama - Sr. Human Resource Officer
7. Pramod Kumar Shrestha - Sr. Finance Officer
8. Dinesh Prasad Pokharel - Public Relation Associate
9. Rama Mahat - Ophthalmic Officer
10. Deepika Upreti - Sales and Marketing Officer
11. Sardha Maharjan - Ophthalmic Officer
12. Bidhan Tamrakar - Sr. Ophthalmic Assistant
13. Renuka Kumari Chaudhary - ANM
14. Rajan Bhujel - Production Technician
15. Indra Laxmi Shrestha - CMA
16. Swasti Khatiwada - ANM
17. Sudarshan Prasad Neupane - Store Assistant
18. Sundar Mahat - Eye Bank Counselor
19. Padam Bahadur Hamal - Medical Lab Technician
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Nepal Eye Program was officially launched in July 1992 to support the prevention & control of blindness in Nepal and the region. Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology (TIO) is the implementing body of the Nepal Eye Program, a not-for-profit, community-based organization. With an aim to act as a model for treatment, research and training, one of the active members of Apex Body for eye health, Ministry of Health (MoH), Nepal and working in co-operation with all other eye care centers in Nepal. The TIO facility was opened in 1994.
In the early years, working with The Fred Hollows Foundation (FHF), Australia, TIO played a key role to help refine and adapt a practical, safe, and affordable technique of intraocular lens implant for cataract surgery in developing countries. Another key achievement in the early days was the establishment of the country’s first eye bank, in conjunction with Tissue Banks International in Baltimore, USA, and Lions International.
Another vital international association of TIO early on was with the Himalayan Cataract Project (HCP), USA. They helped to run unique projects empowering local physicians to alleviate the suffering caused by blindness, including skills-transfer education, cost-recovery, research, and the creation of a network of eye care facilities.
With the establishment of the state of the art manufacturing facility for intraocular lenses funded, designed & constructed by FHF, TIO had started off considerably well equipped in its journey towards blindness prevention and eye care. After fourteen years, TIO is still determined in its mission to be the hub for ophthalmic services, academia and research. The current focus of TIO is on strengthening its academic unit, opening more rural community eye centres in the hilly and mountainous districts of Nepal and above all sharing the ‘Tilganga’ model of eye care concept to others.
Through the assistance of HCP and FHF, TIO is regularly conducting high volume remote cataract surgery camps and establishing sustainable rural eye care infrastructure in Nepal. HCP is also partially funding the current expansion project of TIO into a new building to manage our increasing demand. The FHF has been providing continued technical assistance to the IOL laboratory over the years and now has completed the total transition of control of the laboratory to TIO.
Overall, TIO has crossed many milestones and has now grown into a centre for high quality ophthalmic services, products, training and academia. However, the burden of blindness in Nepal is still large, TIO and its staff feel there is still much more to do and many more challenges to overcome.
