PUBLICATIONS

Recent Publications:

1. Shrestha M, Bhandari G, Kamalakannan S, Murthy GVS, Rathi SK, Gudlavalleti AG, Agiwal V, Pant H, Pandey B, Ghimire R, Ale D, Kayastha S, Karki R, Chaudhary DS, Byanju R; Operational Research Capacity Building Study Group. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Interventions to Improve the Follow-up Rate for Children With Visual Disabilities in an Eye Hospital in Nepal: Nonrandomized Study. JMIR Pediatr Parent. 2023 Feb 23;6:e43814. doi: 10.2196/43814. PMID: 36821366.

2. Bhandari G, Byanju R, Pradhan S, Sah RK, Kandel RP, Keenan JD. Relationship between intraocular pressure and age: a population-based study in Nepal. J Glaucoma, 2023 Nov 1; 32(11):983-988.

3. Pradhan S, Sah RK, Bhandari G, Bhandari S, Byanju R, Kandel RP, Keenan JD. Anterior segment optical coherence tomography for detection of narrow angles: a community-based diagnostic accuracy study. Ophthalmol Glaucoma. 2023 Aug 21.

4. Shrestha M, Kayastha S, Karki R, Subedi K. Ocular Manifestations in Children with Special Needs Presenting in A Tertiary Eye Hospital of Central Nepal. JCMS Nepal. 2024; 20(3): 219-24

5. Shrestha M. Knowledge and Awareness Regarding Strabismus and Amblyopia among School Nurses and Primary School Teachers of Government Schools at Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal. JCMS Nepal. 2023; 19(4): 419-25. DOI:10.3126/jcmsn. v19i4.59827

6. Shrestha M, Bhandari G, Kamalakannan S, Murthy GVS, Rathi SK, Gudlavalleti AG, Agiwal V, Pant H, Pandey B, Ghimire R, Ale D, Kayastha S, Karki R, Chaudhary DS, Byanju R; Operational Research Capacity Building Study Group. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Interventions to Improve the Follow-up Rate for Children With Visual Disabilities in an Eye Hospital in Nepal: Nonrandomized Study. JMIR Pediatr Parent. 2023 Feb 23;6:e43814. doi: 10.2196/43814. PMID: 36821366.

7. Shrestha M, Giri Shrestha P, Sah R, Subedi K. Awareness and Practice Patterns Among Pediatricians Regarding Retinopathy of Prematurity at Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal. JCMS Nepal. 2023; 19(1); 1-8. DOI: 10.3126/jcmsn.v19i1.48990

8. Bhandari S. S., Bhandari G, Bhardwaj G. K, Shrestha M, Adhikari A, Keenan J. Comparison of Spot Vision Screener and Retinoscopy for Detecting Refractive Errors in Children and Adults in a Tertiary Care Eye Hospital. J Coll Med SciNepal 2023, 18, 422-431.

9. Subedi K, Dulal P, Pradhan S, Byanju R. Marfan’s Syndrome with Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment: A Case Report, JNHLS. 2023; 2(1):44-
48. (Principal Author)

10. Subedi K, Shrestha S, Poudel M, Manandhar A. Visual outcome of standard treatment of sarcoid uveitis at a tertiary eye center in Nepal. JGMC Nepal. 2023;16(1): 49-57.

11. Subedi K, Dulal P, Parajuli S, Pradhan S. Retinoblastoma in an older child: a case report. Journal of Chitwan Medical College.2024;14(47):95-7. DOI:https://doi.org/10.54530/jcmc.1466. (Principal Author)

12. Subedi K, Laudari S, Subedi A, Pradhan S, Upadhyay HP, Dulal S. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Ocular Tuberculosis and Sarcoidosis Amongst Chest Physicians in Chitwan, Nepal. JCMSN.Vol-20, No.1, Jan-Mar 2024. ISSN: 2091-0657 (Print); 2091-0673 (Online).Open Access.DOI:10.3126/jcmsn.v20i1.63492. (Principal Author)

Undergoing study:

1. A comparative study on RNFL thickness among open-angle glaucoma with normal people using optical coherence tomography

2. Ocular biometry state of LPI cases at Bharatpur Eye Hospital

3. Safety and effectiveness of laser suture-lysis after initial trabeculectomy or phaco trabeculectomy in patients with glaucoma

4. Incidence and risk factors for Retinopathy of Prematurity in Bharatpur, Chitwan,Nepal.

5. Knowledge and Attitudes of Nurses Regarding Retinopathy of Prematurity in Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal.

6. Exploring the service users’ experiences of a community-based intervention to improve follow-up at Bharatpur Eye Hospital in Nepal: A Qualitative Study.

7. Clinico-epidemiological profile of uveitis and scleritis in a tertiary eye hospital in central Nepal.

8. Knowledge attitude and practice (KAP) study of ARMD amongst diagnosed patients at a tertiary eye hospital in central Nepal.

9. Optical coherence tomography angiography based study of morphometric characteristics of foveal avascular zone in mild moderate and severe diabetic retinopathy at a tertiary eye hospital in central Nepal.

10. Comparative study of topical dorzolamide as compared to oral spironolactone in the treatment of central serous chorioretinopathy.

11. Pradhan E, Subedi K et al. Incidence of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) tears after intravitreal injection of Bevacizumab for the treatment of exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD). JNHRC.

12. Recurrent hyphema after periocular dogbite in a 3-year old: an enigmatic case.

13. Optical coherence tomography angiography based study of morphometric characteristics of foveal avascular zone in mild moderate and severe diabetic retinopathy at a tertiary eye hospital in central Nepal.

14. Comparative study of topical dorzolamide as compared to oral spironolactone in the treatment of central serous chorioretinopathy

15. Recurrent hyphema after periocular dogbite in a 3-year old: an enigmatic case.

16. Diabetic retinopathy registry in Nepal (5-year study)

Previous Publications:

Indications and Visual Outcome in Patients Undergoing Penetrating Keratoplasty

Puspa Giri, Sudha Ranabhat, Gopal Bhandari, Ranjeet Sah

Bharatpur Eye Hospital, Chitwan, Nepal
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Journal of Nobel Medical College, 11(2), 16–21.   Published :-  31 Dec 2022

KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS EYE DONATION AMONG BACHELOR OF NURSING STUDENTS

Sumita Pandey¹, Hari Prasad Upadhyay2,*, Radha Bhurtel³, Puspa Giri⁴, Prativa Sedain⁵ 

1 Registered Nurse, Bharatpur, Nepal
2 Department of Statistics, Birendra Multiple Campus, Bharatpur, Nepal
3 Department of Nursing College of Medical Science, Bharatpur, Nepal
4 Corneal specialist, Bharatpur Eye Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal
5 Department of ENT, B.P Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal
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 Journal of Chitwan Medical College 2022;12(41):39-43   Published :-  29 Sept, 2022

Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Glaucoma Presenting to Bharatpur Eye Hospital: An Observational Study

Ranjeet Kumar Sah, Raghunandan Byanju, Sangita Sharma Bhandari, Anju Shrestha (Ligal), Gopal Bhandari

Bharatpur Eye Hospital, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal
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 Nepal J Ophthalmol 2022; Vol 14(27): 65-71  Published :-  23 May, 2022

Improving the Follow-up Rate for Pediatric Patients (0-16 years) of an Eye Hospital in Nepal: Protocol for a Public Health Intervention Study

Manisha Shrestha # 1, Gopal Bhandari 1, Suresh Kumar Rathi 2, Anirudh Gaurang Gudlavalleti 2, Binod Pandey 1, Ramesh Ghimire 1, Daman Ale 1, Sajani Kayastha 1, Daya Shankar Chaudhary 1, Raghunandan Byanju 1, Operational Research Capacity Building Study Group 

1 Bharatpur Eye Hospital, Chitwan, Nepal.
2 Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad, India.
3 See Authors' Contributions, .
# Contributed equally.
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 JMIR Res Protoc 2021;10(10):e31578   Published :-  08 Oct, 2021

DIABETIC RETINOPAHTY: KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE

Puspa Giri1,*, Ranjeet Sah¹, Manisha Shrestha¹, Raja Husain Mansuri¹, Bishnu Mani Dhital², Sudha Ranabhat¹
¹Bharatpur Eye hospital, Bharatpur -10, Chitwan, Nepal2Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Chitwan Medical College, Chitwan, Nepal
Journal of Chitwan Medical College11(37), 45-52.

Published :-  30 Sep, 2021

BILATERAL POST TYPHOID RETINITIS: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW

Subedi Kumudini,1* Shrestha Smita,2 Manandhar Anu 3
¹¹ Fellow of Uvea and Medical Retina, Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, Kathmandu
2 Uveitis Specialist, Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, Kathmandu
3 Associate Professor, Uveitis specialist, Tilganga Institute of ophthalmology, Kathmamndu
NJournal of National Medical College
(JNMC); 2021,6(1),

Published :-  19 July, 2021.

Posterior Scleritis Simulating Choroidal Melanoma: A Case Report

Simanta Khadka, Raghunandan Byanju, Sangita Pradhan
Beyoglu Eye J 2021; 6(2): 133-139

Published :-  08 June, 2021.

Patterns of Ocular Sarcoidosis at a tertiary eye center in Nepal

kumudini Subedi1 , Smita Shrestha2 , Anu Manandhar3 
1Fellow of uvea and medical Retina, Tilganga Institute of ophthalmology (TIO) 
2Uveitis specialist, Tilganga Institute of ophthalmology (TIO) 
3Associate professor, Uveitis specialist, Head of the department of Uveitis services, TIO

Published :- 18 April 2021

PARTIAL THICKNESS SCLERECTOMY FOR UVEAL EFFUSION SYNDROME IN NANOPHTHALMIC EYES

Simanta Khadka, Raghunandan Byanju, Sangita Pradhan, Saurav Piya, Sweta Singh, Ritesh Shah, Santosh Chaudhary
1 Bharatpur Eye Hospital, Department of Vitreo-Retina, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal 
2 Lumbini Eye Institute, Department of Vitreo-Retina, Bhairahawa, Rupandehi, Nepal 
3 MechiEye Hospital, Department of Vitreo-Retina, Birtamod, Jhapa, Nepal 
4 B.P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Ophthalmology, Dharan, Sunsari, Nepal
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Bharatpur Eye Hospital, Department of Vitreo
Retina, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal
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Lumbini Eye Institute, Department of Vitreo
Retina, Bhairahawa, Rupandehi, Nepal
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Mechi
Eye Hospital, Department of Vitreo
Retina, Birtamod, Jhapa, Nepal
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B.P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Ophthalmology, Dharan, Sunsari, Nepal
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Bharatpur Eye Hospital, Department of Vitreo
Retina, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal
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Lumbini Eye Institute, Department of Vitreo
Retina, Bhairahawa, Rupandehi, Nepal
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Mechi
Eye Hospital, Department of Vitreo
Retina, Birtamod, Jhapa, Nepal
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B.P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Ophthalmology, Dharan, Sunsari, Nepal
IJRETINA International Journal of Retina 2021, Volume-4, Number 1.

Published :-  22 Feb, 2021

Outcomes of the Perplexed Surgical Management of Retinal Detachment in Eyes with Coloboma

Simanta Khadka, Raghunandan Byanju, Sangita Pradhan .
Korean J Ophthalmol 2021;35(1):80-88

Published :-  2 February 2021.

Evolution of Lightning Maculopathy: Presentation of Two Clinical Cases and Brief Review of the Literature

Simanta Khadka , Raghunandan Byanju, Sangita Pradhan, Suchan Poon and Rinkal Suwal.
1 Bharatpur Eye Hospital, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal 
2 BP Eye Foundation, Hospital for Children, Eye, ENT, and Rehabilitation Services (CHEERS), Madhyapur Thimi, Bhaktapur, Nepal
Hindawi Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, Volume 2021, Article ID 8831987, 9 pages

Published :-  23 Jan 2021.

Comparative study of dry eye indices following cataract surgery

Bipin Bista1, Padam Raj Bista2, Sharad Gupta1, Raghunandan Byanju3, Simanta Khadka3,Surendra Mishra2
1 Sagarmatha Choudhary Eye Hospital, Lahan, Siraha, Nepal
2 National Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal
3 Bharatpur Eye Hospital, Chitwan, Nepal
Nepal J Ophthalmol 2021; Vol 13 (25): 104-111

Published :-  1 January 2021

Chemotherapy-Induced Central Retinal Artery Occlusion in Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia: Case Report

Simanta Khadka, Raghunandan Byanju, Suchan Poon.
Dove Press journal: International Medical Case Reports Journal, Volume 2020:13 Pages 431—435

Published :-  15 September 2020

Knowledge and Preference for Refractive Surgery and Preferred Methods of Refractive Correction among Patients with Significant Refractive Errors Attending Bharatpur Eye Hospital, Nepal

Puspa Giri, Gopal Bhandari and Ranjeet Sah.
Journal of Nobel Medical College Volume09, Number 01, Issue 16, January-June 2020, 32-35.

Published :-  30 June 2020.

Cataract following electric shock – Case report 

Simanta Khadka, Raghunandan Byanju, Sudha Ranabhat.
Journal of Kathmandu Medical College, Vol. 8, No. 3, Issue 29, Jul.-Sep., 2019

Published :-  June 2020 

Confrontation with a live subretinal parasite

Simanta Khadka, Raghunandan Byanju, Sangita Pradhan.
Nepal J Ophthalmol 2019; Vol 11 (22): 227-231

Published :-  31 December 2019 

Childhood blindness and visual impariment in the Narayani Zone of Nepal: a population – based survey 

R. N. Byanju, Ram Prasad Kandel, Prasanna Sharma, Hari Bahadur Thapa,Manisha Shrestha & Ken Bassett

Published :-  27 Apr 2019

Factors Affecting the Outcome of Scleral Buckling Surgery for Primary Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment

Ritesh Shah, Raghunandan Byanju, Sangita Pradhan, and Sudha Ranabhat.

Journal of Ophthalmology Volume 2018, 4 pages. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/9016302

Published :- 13 November 2018

Macular Hole in Posterior Microphthalmos

Shah R, Byanju R (2018)

J Clin Case Rep 8: 1147. doi: 10.4172/2165-7920.10001147

Published :- 30 July 2018

Management of Posterior Segment Intraocular Foreign Body with Vitrectomy, Visual and Anatomical Outcome

Ritesh Shah, Raghunandan Byanju, Sangita Pradhan.

Journal of universal college of medical sciences (2017) vol.05, N0. 02 issue 16.

Published :- February 2018

A Case of Rare Choroidal Tumor, Choroidal Osteoma

Ritesh Shah , Raghunandan Byanju

Kathmandu University Medical Journal Vol. 15 | No. 4 | Issue 60 |

Published :- Oct.-Dec. 2017

Retrospective study on outcome of macular hole surgery 

Singh S, Byanju R, Pradhan S, Lamichhane G.

Bharatpur Eye Hospital,Bharatpur

Published :- March 2017

Eye glasses compliance among children undergoing school visual acuity screening in Nepal

Gopal Bhandari,  Sangita Pradhan, Manisha Shrestha, Ken Bassett

Bharatpur Eye Hospital, Nepal, Seva Canada, Nepal 

Published :-  13 December  2016

An overview of idiopathic optic neuritis in eastern Nepal

Das H, Gautam Maria , Lavaju P

Department of Ophthalmology, B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal

Published :- September 2010

Evaluation of alternate outreach models for cataract services in rural Nepal

Ram P Kandel, Sowmya R Rajashekaran, Maria Gautam and Ken L Bassett

Kandel et al. BMC Ophthalmology 2010, http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2415/10/9

Published :- March 2010