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Editorial Team
Editor-in-Chief
Dr Eli Pradhan, MD, MRCSEd (Ophth)
Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: elipranjitkar@gmail.com
Editor Emeritus
Badri P Badhu, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology,
B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
Dharan, Nepal
Email: bbadhu@nepjoph.org.np
Editorial Board Members
Dr Anadi Khatri, MD
Birat Eye Hospital
Biratnagar, Nepal
Email: anadikc@gmail.com
Dr Meenu Chaudhary, MD
B P Koirala Lions Centre for Ophthalmic Studies,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: drmeenu67@gmail.com
Dr Purushottam Joshi, MD
Mechi Eye Hospital,
Birtamod,
Jhapa, Nepal
Email: purushottam_jsh@yahoo.com
Dr Sangeeta Shah, MD
B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences,
Dharan, Nepal
Email: drsangeetashah@hotmail.com
Dr Poonam Lavaju, MD
B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences,
Dharan, Nepal
Email: drpoonamlavaju@yahoo.com
Managing editor:
Dr Sujaya Gupta, MDS
Kathmandu Medical College
Sinamangal, Kathmandu
Email: sujayarauniyar@gmail.com
Assistant Managing editor:
Dr Saurav Shrestha, MD
B P Koirala Lions Centre for Ophthalmic Studies,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: saurav.stha1025@gmail.com
Section Editors
Dr Anil Parajuli, MD
Himalaya Eye Hospital
Gharipatan, Pokhara-17
Email: anil.parajuli861@gmail.com
Dr Anu Manandhar, MD
Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: dr.anumanandhar@gmail.com
Dr Apurva Ratna Tamrakar, MD
B P Koirala Lions Centre for Ophthalmic Studies,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: apurva.tamrakar@gmail.com
Dr Aashish Raj Pant, MD
Mechi Eye Hospital, Birtamod
Mechi, Nepal
Email: aashish.raj.pant@gmail.com
Dr Ben Limbu, MD
Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: ben_limbu007@yahoo.com
Dr Deepak Khadka, MD
BP Eye Foundation, CHEERS
Bhaktapur, Nepal
Email: drdeepak123@hotmail.com
Dr Indira Paudyal, MD
Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology
Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: indurup@gmail.com
Dr Jyoti Baba Shrestha, MD
B P Koirala Lions Centre for Ophthalmic Studies,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: jyotibaba@gmail.com
Dr Kumudini Subedi, MD
Bharatpur Eye Hospital, Bharatpur
Email: subedikumu@gmail.com
Dr Keepa Vaidya, MD
Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology
Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: keepa.vaidya@tilganga.org
Dr Manoj Sharma, MD
East Timor Eye Program,
East Timor
Email: mansuyu@gmail.com
Dr Madhu Thapa, MD
B P Koirala Lions Centre for Ophthalmic Studies,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: dr_madhut@yahoo.com
Dr Pawan Mahat, MD
Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur
Email: pawanmahat11@gmail.com
Dr Pragati Gautam, MD
B P Koirala Lions Centre for Ophthalmic Studies,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: pragatiadhikari.pg@gmail.com
Dr Purnima Rajkarnikar Sthapit, MD
Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: purnimark@gmail.com
Dr Raba Thapa, MD, PHD
Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: rabathapa@live.com
Dr Ranju Sitaula, MD
B P Koirala Lions Centre for Ophthalmic Studies
Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: helloranju50@yahoo.com
Dr Renu Paudel, MD
Western Regional Hospital
Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences
Email: renupoudel21@gmail.com
Dr Sabina Shrestha, MD
Kathmandu Medical College, Sinamangal
Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: sabina_drs@hotmail.com
Dr Sabin Sahu, MD
Jyoti Eye Hospital Pbt Ltd, Janakpurdham
Email: sabinsahu@gmail.com
Dr Samata Sharma, MD
- P. Eye Foundation, Manahara
Email: drsamatasharma@gmail.com
Dr Sanjeeta Sitaula, MD
B P Koirala Lions Centre for Ophthalmic Studies,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: sanjeeta8272@gmail.com
Dr Sanjeeb Bhandari, MD, ChM, PhD
National Eye Institute/National Institutes of Health,
USA
Email: san_bhan@hotmail.com
Dr Sanket Parajuli, MD
Reiyukai Eiko Masunaga Eye Hospital
Email: sanketparajuli@gmail.com
Dr Santosh Chaudhary, MD
B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
Email: infosantosh@gmail.com
Dr Sanyam Bajimaya, MD
Netradham Eye centre,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: sanyambajimaya@yahoo.com
Dr Simanta Khadka, MD
Matrika Eye centre, Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: simantakhadka@gmail.com
Dr Srijana Adhikari, MD
Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: srij_a@yahoo.com
Dr Sushant Adiga, MD
Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology
Email: sushant.1547@gmail.com
Dr Tejshu Singh Malla, MD
Chhetrapati Hospital, Kathmandu
Email: drtejsu248c@gmail.com
Dr Vikash Khetan, MD
Sankara Netralaya
Chennai, India
Email: drkhetan@gmail.com
Statistician:
Mr Manish Poudel
Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology
Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: manish.poudel@tilganga.org
Editorial assistants:
Dr Gunjan Prasai, MD
Front Line Hospital
Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: prasaigunjan@gmail.com
Dr Zahir Ansari, MD
Department of Ophthalmology
Koshi Hospital
Email: zahirzannat@gmail.com
International Editors
Dr Abhaya Vasavada, MS, FRCS (Ophth)
Raghudeep Eye Clinic and Iladevi Cataract & IOL Research Centre,
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Dr A K Grover, MD
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and Vision Eye Centre,
New Delhi, India
Dr David F Chang, MD
El Camino Hospital, USA
Dr Jeevan S Titiyal, MD
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, India
Dr Konstantinos Tsaousis. MD, PHD
“Achillopouleio” General Hospital of Volos, Greece
Email: konstantinos.tsaousis@gmail.com
Dr L Vijaya, MD
Aravind Eye Hospital, India
Dr Takeshi Naito, MD
Institute of Health Biosciences,
The University of Tokushima Graduate School,
Japan
Dr Jyotirmay Biswas, MD
Sankara Nethralaya, India
Dr Rajbardhan Azad, MD, FRCS
Dr R.P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences,
AIIMS, India
Dr Rajendra Prakash Maurya, MD
Banarus Hindu University
Email: mauryarp_bhu@yahoo.com
Dr Rajiv Khandekar, MS, PG Dip(Epi)
King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital,
BCEIO, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Dr Rajiv Raman, MD, FRCS
Sankara Netralaya, Chennai, India
Advisory Board
Nepal
Prof D B Karki MD
Prof DN Shah, MD
Dr G P Pokharel, MD, MPH
Prof J K Shrestha, FRCS, FRCOph
Prof M P Upadhyay, FRCS
Prof O K Malla, FRCS
Prof S P Dhital, MD
Prof S P Shrestha, MS, DOMS
Prof S Ruit, MD
Prof Sanjay Kumar Singh, MD
Prof Suman Shamsher Thapa, MD
Prof Rohit Saiju, MD
USA
Chundak Tenzing, MD
Computer Advisor
Dr Damodar Sharma
Department of Pharmacology
Manipal Medical College
Pokhara, Nepal