Name of Head of Department : Prof. Dr. Meenu Chaudhary, MD
- Department introduction/description :
The Department of Ophthalmology was started in 1983. It was the first Department to start an MD residency program in 1987. With the expansion of physical facilities and pressing needs of expanding its services to more needy people, the out-patient department was shifted to its present premises with the new identity of B. P. Koirala Lions Centre for Ophthalmic Studies (BPKLCOS) on 30th October 1996. BPKLCOS has always been the prime institution with the aim of achieving academic excellence, extensive hospital and community service and intensive research programme, and has been able to establish itself as one of the integral part of the Institute of Medicine (IOM).
- Department vision, mission and goals :
The main objectives of the eye department is to provide quality eye care services at affordable cost to Nepalese people, to produce highly skilled ophthalmic human resources for the nation and to conduct research that would help betterment of ophthalmic care in the country and outside. The major goals of BPKLCOS can be summarized as below:
- Service
- Academics (Human Resource Development)
- Research
- Department ophthalmology faculty members
| S.N. | Full Name | Designation | Full Academic Qualifications | Joined year(contract) | Permanent |
| 1 | Prof. Dr. Sagun Narayan Joshi | Executive Director, BPKLCOS Professor | MBBS, MD | 2058-1-24 | 2060-4-2 |
| 2 | Prof. Dr.Meenu Chaudhary | Head, Department of Ophthalmology and Professor | MBBS, MD | 2059-06-02 | 2062-12-21 |
| 3 | Prof. Dr. Ananda K. Sharma | Professor | MBBS, MD | 2057-04-16 | 2059-07-07 |
| 4 | Dr. Jyoti B. Shrestha | Associate Professor | MBBS, MD | 2060-11-29 | 2062-12-21 |
| 5 | Dr. Gulshan Bdr. Shrestha | MD Coordinator, Associate Professor | MBBS, MD | 2062-03-26 | 2072-08-27 |
| 6 | Dr. Madhu Thapa | MBBS Coordinator, Associate Professor | MBBS, MD | 2064-07-16 | 2072-08-14 |
| 7 | Dr. Ranju Kharel | Associate Professor | MBBS, MD | 2067-08-23 | 2072-08-14 |
| 8 | Dr. Pragati Gautam | Lecturer | MBBS, MD | 2068-04-08 | 2072-09-26 |
| 9 | Dr. Sanjeeta Sitaula | Lecturer | MBBS, MD | 2069-02-25 | 2072-09-26 |
| 10 | Dr. Pratap Karki | Lecturer | MBBS, MD | 2072-10-10 | 2077-10-16 |
| 11 | Dr. Ashish Raj Panta | Lecturer (contract) | MBBS, MD | 2080-11-15 | ——- |
| 12 | Dr. Ashwin Thakali | Lecturer (contract) | MBBS, MD | 2080-11-15 | ——— |
- Department Optometry Faculty:
| S.N. | Name | Designation | Academic Qualifications Full (Bachelor onwards) | Joined year-contract | permanent |
| 1 | Dr. Gauri S. Shrestha | Lecturer | M. Optom, PhD | 2064-04-18 | 2072-07-29 |
| 2 | Mr. Sanjeeb Bhattarai | Lecturer | OD | 2065-08-05 | 2072-07-29 |
| 3 | Mr. Sanjeeb K. Mishra | Lecturer(Study leave for Ph D) | M. Optom | 2068-02-20 | 2072-07-29 |
| 4 | Mr. Neeraj D. Joshi | B. Optometry Co-ordinator, Instructor | B. Optom | 2065-08-05 | ——- |
| 5 | Mr. Suraj Chhetry | Instructor | M. Optom | 2079-01-15 | ——— |
- Academic programs and students educated/trained each year / total
(Please remove subjects irrelevant to your department) / (Add if any program is missing from the list)
| Level | S.N. | Program name | Tick / Yes / No |
| Bachelor | 1 | MBBS | 100/year |
| 2 | BOptom | 10/year = 40 total | |
| Masters | 3 | MD ophthalmology | 7/year = 21 total |
| Super-specialty | 4 | DM ………… | 0 |
- List of hospital clinical services provided and Number of patients served/treated (concise list only)
Total OPD = 81154
- General OPD=67440
- Special clinics= 5767
- Extended Hospital Services= 7947
Total OT: 5748 surgeries
Camp: OPD – 14,269 patients, OT – 171 surgeries
| S.No. | Subspeciality Clinic | Day | Time | No of patients |
| 1 | Glaucoma Clinic | Sunday & Wednesday | 2 pm onwards | 1043 |
| 2 | Cornea and External Ocular Diseases Clinic | Monday & Thursday | 2 pm onwards | 749 |
| 3 | Uveitis Clinic | Tuesday & Thursday | 2 pm onwards | 809 |
| 4 | Retina Clinic | Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday | 2 pm onwards | 1536 |
| 5 | Neuro-Ophthalmology Clinic | Tuesday | 2 pm onwards | 532 |
| 6 | Orbit and Oculoplasty Clinic | Monday & Wednesday | 2 pm onwards | 498 |
| 7 | Laser Clinic | Monday & Wednesday | 2 pm onwards | 710 |
| 8 | Pediatric Clinic | Monday & Wednesday | 9 am onwards | 620 |
| 9 | Low Vision Clinic | Everyday | 9 am onwards | |
| 10 | Contact lens Clinic | Everyday | 9 am onwards |
- Research activities of the faculties/department (last 1 year only)-Number of publications by faculties/department (last 1 year only) – Add relevant fields if needed
| Original articles | Review articles | Case reports | Newspaper | Online news | Total |
| 14 | 5 | 3 | 22 | ||
- Training/Workshops/Conferences conducted by department
WORKSHOP ON INTERACTION PROGRAM ON SHAPU & GAZALINA MOTH
DATE: 5th March 2024
TIME: 10:15 am
Venue: Hall B, BPKLCOS, Dept of Ophthalmology, IOM
- Achievements/Grants/Awards received by faculties/department
- Grants:
- SCORPIO study: Seasonal Conjunctivitis Outbreak Reporting for Prevention and Improved Outcomes (SCORPIO): Metagenomic deep sequencing of microorganisms. UCSF Francis I. Proctor Foundation Center for Ophthalmologic Research SanFrancisco, CA, USA._2022 -2025}- Prof Meenu Chaudhary, Dr. Sanjeeta Sitaula
- Dr Jyoti Baba Shrestha received a research grant from Rector’s office TU to conduct study on “clinical presentation and staging of Retinoblastoma patients attending BPKLCOS”
- Seasonal Hyperacute Panuveitis (SHAPU) – a blinding eye disease: Exploring connections between humans (eyes) and insects (moths).Research Coordination and Development Council (RCDC), Tribhuvan University – Dr. Ranju Kharel, Dr. Pratap kaki, Prof. SN Joshi
- Immuno-genomic surveillance of Seasonal Hyperacute Panuveitis (SHAPU): UGC Grant- Dr. Ranju Kharel, Dr. Pratap kaki, Prof. SN Joshi
- Dr Pratap Karki received research grant from TU for study on “Outcome of a single dose combined intravit Dexamethasone and bevacizumab injection for macular edema and optic disc edema due to grade 3 & 4 HTN retinopathy.”
- Dr Aashish Raj Pant – APAO Diamond Jubilee Travel grant award at APAO 2023, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Awards:
1. Professor Dr Sagun Narayan Joshi – “The Rotary Foundation” award in 2024.
2. Professor Dr Meenu Chaudhary, the current President of the Nepal Ophthalmic Society received “APAO Distinguished Service Award” at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2023 and “APAO Achievement award” in 2024 at Bali, Indonesia.
3.4. Dr Madhu Thapa received ACOIN Masiha of excellence in community eye health care service at 13th Annual conference of ACOIN 2023.
4. Dr Gulshan Bahadur Shrestha – “Lifetime achievement award” at Nepal Ophthalmic Society Annual Conference at Biratnagar, Nepal in 2023
5. Dr Ranju Kharel Sitaula was the winner of Best Poster Award for “Hope for Sight at the Time of Plight- 1st SHAPU Case of 2023 Outbreak at BPKLCOS” at the 7th Nepal Vitreo-Retina Conference and the 10th Indo-China Ocular Inflammation Study Group Meeting on 16-18th November 2023, Nepal.
6. Dr Sanjeeta Sitaula completed 3-months Fellowship in Neuro-ophthalmology supported by the IOFF- AAO Subspecialty Fellowship (October 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023) at Sue Anschutz-Rodgers University of Colorado Eye Center.
7. Dr Sanjeeta Sitaula received the ARVO Foundation Developing Country Eye Researcher Travel Award to attend the 2024 Annual Meeting of the ARVO in Seattle, USA (May 5-9, 2024)
8. Dr Aashish Raj Pant and Dr Ashwin Thakali completed the Faculty Development Training (FDT) conducted by Maharajgunj Medical Campus from 16th – 21st Ashadh 2081.
