Open Access<p>A Unique Experience of Retinal Diseases Screening in Nepal</p>
Author(s) -
Ananta Shrestha,
Bijay Khatri,
Toshio Naito
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1177-5483
pISSN - 1177-5467
DOI - 10.2147/opth.s259274
Subject(s) - medicine , retinal , referral , optometry , retina , psychological intervention , ophthalmology , fundus (uterus) , family medicine , nursing , physics , optics
Recently, the number of retinal patients is increasing in Nepal. The retinal problems are the second common cause of blindness in Nepal. Retinal diseases are challenging to manage due to the lack of simple and cost-effective screening methods, limited human resources, poverty, and lack of awareness in Nepal. Hospital for Children, Eye, ENT & Rehabilitation Services (CHEERS), Nepal conducted retina screening camps and education in communities through Retina Eye Care of Nepal project (RECON) in the years 2017 and 2018.