Hospital: SCEH

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Lahan is located in South-East Nepal, at the East-West Highway close to the Indian border, neighboring the Indian state Bihar. Travel to Lahan: From Kathmandu by bus (10 hours) or by domestic flight to either Janakpur (85 km west of Lahan) or Biratnagar (125 km east of Lahan) and continuation by local bus. From India by train and road via Jayanagar or Laukaha as entry points to Nepal.

The 461 member Staff at the SCEH and all its Satellite Clinics include 16 Ophthalmologist, 1 ENT, 2 Anesthesiologist, 1 Microbiologist, 14 administrative staff, 39 ophthalmic assistants (OA), 16 optometrist, 1 health assistants, 6 staff nurse, 1 eye health educator, 1 anesthesia assistant, 8 pharmacy assistant, 45 eye health workers and different type of trainees. All staff members, aside from the doctors, are locals and have been trained at SCEH, Lahan.

Services to reach Nepali patients in the community. These activities are advertised through public local media. They are performed by special teams in co-operation with local organizations. School Screening Camps Outreach teams visit schools in Sagarmatha Zone on a regular basis and refer children found with refractive errors or problems equiring treatment to SCEH. Paediatric Screening Camps Outreach teams visit villages in Sagarmatha Zone regularly to examine pre-school children and children not enrolled in schools. Children found with refractive errors or problems requiring treatment...

Being a community based hospital our aim is to provide good quality and high volume service at an affordable cost. Patients requiring surgery can choose between different in-patient facilities with charges varying accordingly. Eye operations are performed in the following facilities: 5 Operation theatres with 28 surgical tables 12 Microscopes, 6 with video facilities 10 Phacoemulsification units Vitrectomy unit with wide-angle viewing system (BIOM) ECG and pulse oxymetry for pediatric patients Oxygen concentrator Cryo unit 2 Suction machines 2 Ultrasound cleaner 1...

1. Retina Special focus on Diabetes: High blood sugar damages blood vessels of the body. Retina vessels are particularly sensitive. Diabetic retinopathy can lead to severe visual impairment and retinal detachment. Therefore early treatment is the only way to preserve the sight. Uveitis Retinal Vascular Disorder (CRVO, BRVO, HRVO, Vasculitis) Optical Neuritis Macular Degeneration Retinitis Pigmentosa Diabetic Retinopathy Hypertensive Retinopathy CSR CRAO Papilloedema Retinal Diagnostic and Treatment available: Diagnostic A-SCAN & B- SCAN If...