Watershed prioritization of Kailali district through morphometric parameters and landuse/landcover datasets using GIS.

Watershed prioritization is considered an important tool for soil and watershed management. This study focuses on the watershed prioritization of the Kailali district in terms of soil erosion, considering morphometric parameters and land use/landcover (LULC) datasets using GIS. ALOS DEM of 30  resolution was used to delineate sub-watersheds and calculate linear, areal, and relief morphometric parameters.

Epidemiology and clinical outcomes of microbial keratitis in South East Nepal: a mixed-methods study.

Objective: To describe the epidemiology of microbial keratitis in patients presenting to a tertiary eye hospital in South East Nepal alongside qualitative interviews exploring patient perspectives on barriers to accessing eye care services.

Methods And Analysis: All patients with microbial keratitis (>16 years) presenting to Sagarmatha Choudhary Eye Hospital, Nepal between 1 May 2017 and 31 July 2017 were recruited. Data were collected on patient demographics, precipitating factors and pathway to care.

Ophthalmic Telesurgery with a Low-Cost Smartphone Video System for Surgeon Self-Reflection and Remote Synchronous Consultation: A Qualitative and Quantitative Study.

Summary: More than a third of the global burden of blindness is due to cataracts, yet cataract surgery is one of the most cost-effective surgical treatments in medicine. Poor surgical outcomes in many settings remain a major challenge, raising concerns about the quality and efficacy of surgical training. Reflective learning from video recordings of a trainees' surgical performance has a high educational impact and is available routinely for surgical training within high-resource institutions.

Primary Eye Care in Eastern Nepal.

: Vision 2020 and the Global Action Plan 2013-2019 prioritise primary eye care (PEC) as an important component of reducing avoidable blindness. Studies in sub-Saharan Africa have demonstrated that current PEC provision is poor. There has been no evaluation of the current practice of PEC among primary health care workers (PHCWs) in Nepal.

Large choroidal melanoma presenting as neovascular glaucoma.

Choroidal melanoma is a relatively rare tumour with a poor prognosis, though it is the most common primary malignancy of the eye among adults. Choroidal melanoma has been reported to present as acute angle closure glaucoma, secondary glaucoma, chronic uveitis, cataract, and staphyloma. We report a case of a28-year-old male presenting with features of neovascular glaucoma in the right eye and having initially been treated with anti-glaucoma medications.

Intraocular eyelashes and iris cyst in anterior chamber following penetrating eye injury: a case report.

Background: The presence of intraocular eyelashes following penetrating eye injury or ocular surgery is relatively uncommon. The response of the eye to intraocular eyelashes is variable. The eyelash may be symptomatic or may remain asymptomatic for long periods.

Childhood corneal blindness: a retrospective study in a tertiary eye hospital of eastern region of Nepal.

Introduction: Studies from Nepal show that most of the cases of unilateral childhood blindness are due to corneal causes. It was also observed that these corneal causes were mostly preventable or treatable.

Objective: to study the patterns of corneal diseases in a pediatric out-patient department of a hospital in the eastern region of Nepal.

Profile of paediatric low vision population: a retrospective study from Nepal.

Background: Childhood blindness and low vision have become major public health problems in developing countries. The purpose of this study was to categorise the causes of visual impairment according to aetiology and provide detailed local information on visually impaired children seeking low-vision services in a tertiary eye centre in Nepal.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted of all visually impaired children (visual acuity of less than 6/18 in the better eye), aged less than 17 years seen in the low-vision clinic at the Sagarmatha Chaudhary Eye Hospital in Lahan between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2013.