Tilganga Eye Centre
For sustained, long-term eye care in the developing world
Homebase to the Himalayan Cataract Project, the Tilganga Eye Centre, based in Kathmandu, has played a significant role in the dramatic improvement in eye care in Nepal since 1994. Since then it has set a new standard for delivering outstanding eye care in the developing world based on its high quality, affordable services and medical education programs.
Tilganga is known for excellent and affordable eye care services, training programs for ophthalmologists and ophthalmic assistants, high-volume, high-quality outreach work, The Fred Hollows Intraocular Lens Factory, and the region’s first Eye Bank. Tilganga and the HCP support ophthalmic practices in numerous hospitals throughout Nepal, as well as facilities in northern India, China, Tibet and Bhutan. By restoring sight to tens of thousands of people each year, Tilganga makes enormous contributions to the quality of individual and community life throughout the Himalaya.
Read up on the 2003-2008 Tilganga Centre Expansion
- Tilganga Eye Centre has had an increasing impact on the eye care of residents of Nepal. More than 120,000 eye surgeries have been performed and more than 1.7 million Nepalese have been screened.
