B. P. Koirala Lions Center For Ophthalmic Studies
B. P. Koirala Lions Center for Ophthalmic Studies (BPKLCOS)- a collaborative project of Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine, B.P. Eye Foundation and Lions Club International District 325, is an important landmark in the history of blindness prevention in Nepal. Established with funds partially provided by Lions Club International Sight First Program and co-financed by Lions Club International Multiple District 102 Switzerland and Liechtenstein, this center has provided its services to about 82,000 eye patients in the last two years of its establishment. The Center provides services not only at its premises but also at satellite clinics and eye camps in the far-flung areas of the country.
BPKLCOS is the place where MD Ophthalmology resident doctors and B. Optometry students have their clinical rotations and other academic activities.
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