Tilganga Community Eye Center Opens in Chandrapur Municipality
Summary
Tilganga Community Eye Center has opened in Chandrapur Municipality, Rautahat, to provide affordable eye treatment services, including examinations, tele-ophthalmology, cataract referrals, and emergency care. The municipality expects the center to reduce the need for residents to travel to Birgunj, Bharatpur, or Kathmandu for basic eye services.
Key Points
- Tilganga Community Eye Center, Chandrapur, has formally started operations after an agreement between Chandrapur Municipality and the Nepal Eye Program-Tilganga Eye Institute.
- The center will provide vision tests, eye examinations, tele-ophthalmology, cataract surgery referrals, medicines, spectacles, and emergency eye services.
- Chandrapur Municipality will operate the center from the municipal hospital premises and has pledged a minimum annual budget of Rs 5 lakh.
- Tilganga Eye Institute is also moving ahead with similar eye center expansions in Katahariya, Maulapur, and Rajpur in Rautahat.
