A New Ray of Hope in the Treatment of Seasonal Hyperacute Panuveitis: Could Intravitreal Triple Combination Therapy of an Antibiotic with Dual Steroids Play a Pivotal Role?

Introduction: Seasonal Hyperacute Panuveitis (SHAPU) is a blinding disease in Nepal with unknown aetiology. Henceforth, we proposed to study the treatment outcome of a triple intravitreal combination therapy of dual steroids triamcinolone (long-acting steroid) and dexamethasone (short-acting steroid) along with antibiotic moxifloxacin for patients with severe stage of SHAPU.

Methods: A prospective study was conducted among the SHAPU patients presenting in severe stages during the September to December 2023 outbreak.

Seasonal Hyperacute Panuveitis (SHAPU) Outbreak Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic.

Purpose: To document the demographic profile of the SHAPU outbreak amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: A multicentric cross-sectional study of the 2021 SHAPU outbreak during the second phase of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Results: A total of 135 patients were diagnosed with SHAPU from August to December 2021, 77 (57%) were children <16 years, males 54.

Pattern visual evoked potential and foveal sensitivity in amblyopia.

Purpose: Amblyopic eyes show impaired visual functions such as poor visual acuity and reduced foveal sensitivity. The purpose of this study was to determine the association between foveal threshold and visual evoked potentials (VEP) in strabismic and anisometropic amblyopia.

Methods: Forty-five subjects (age range: 7-28 years, 43.

Does outer retinal layer thickness correlate with the central visual field indices in early dry age-related macular degeneration?

Purpose: Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide and Nepal is one among them. We aimed to determine the relationship between outer retinal layer thickness parameters with central visual field indices in early dry ARMD cases among Nepalese population.

Materials And Methods: The subjects for this descriptive, cross-sectional study comprised 40 patients with early dry ARMD from the ophthalmology department of a tertiary level hospital of Nepal.

Visual Impact of Digital Classroom among Students Attending Online Education.

Background: COVID-19 outbreak has changed the traditional teaching method of using blackboards to digital devices assisted online classes. Spending long hours in front of digital devices might lead to different ocular problems in children.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among school-going children attending digital online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ocular toxicity among patients taking anti-tubercular treatment.

Introduction: Tuberculosis remains a major public health problem in Nepal and anti-tubercular drugs used for the treatment of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis can be associated with ocular toxicity. This prospective study aimed to evaluate the incidence of ocular toxicity among patients receiving anti-tubercular therapy and to assess the change in visual functions and ocular imaging before and after use of anti-tubercular therapy.

Materials And Methods: A total of 89 eyes of 45 TB patients taking anti-tubercular therapy were enrolled.

Clinical Evaluation and Treatment Outcome of Traumatic Optic Neuropathy in Nepal: A Retrospective Case Series.

This study aims to report the clinical features and role of different treatment modalities in final visual outcome in traumatic optic neuropathy (TON). The authors retrospectively reviewed the records of patients with TON over 4 years. There were 37 patients of unilateral TON.