Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology

Facilities

• A clinical facility for eye care which delivers services to patients.
• An education & training department which runs MD Residency Program in Ophthalmology, Certificate of Health Science and short applied training for local & international medical personnel and eye health workers.
• An outreach unit which runs 14 rural district community eye centres and high-volume microsurgical eye clinics for the rural community throughout Nepal and committed similar efforts regularly in China, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Cambodia and North Korea.
• An eye bank which undertakes cornea harvesting activity to provide corneas for corneal transplant operations and awareness programs for overcoming resistance to eye donation.
• A manufacturing facility which specialises in the production of intraocular lenses for use in cataract surgery.
• A research unit which focuses on improving clinical as well as operational activities. TIO has continuously involved itself in research activities for the development of eye care.