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Eye Hospital: Dolakha

The Dolakha Lions Eye Center, located in Bhimeshwor Municipality ward no. 02, Mantopar, was established in December 2010 through a partnership between Nepal Eye Program, TIO, and Lions Club of Dolakha, with operational support from the Himalayan Cataract Project, USA. The center offers a range of services including eye examinations, vision and refraction tests, ophthalmic investigations such as ocular pressure measurement and Schirmer’s test, medicine and spectacles dispensing, extracorporeal foreign body removal, minor surgical procedures, and screening for diabetic retinopathy and hypertensive retinopathy. Additionally, the center conducts periodic cataract surgeries every three months. Outreach activities include school and community screening eye camps, as well as a primary eye care training program.