KATHMANDU: The Tilaganga Institute of Ophthalmology (TIO) will be launching the service of aesthetic oculoplasty (ophthalmic plastic surgery) soon.
At a special seminar on aesthetic oculoplasty organized here today, Institute Executive Director Dr Sanduk Ruit spoke about the potentiality of this service in Nepal. He said the service would be launched in near future. The service will be available at TIO and the Tilganga City Eye Center, Chuchchepati shortly.
According to the noted ophthalmologist, aesthetic oculoplasty is a specialized service which focuses on enriching aesthetic features of eyes and surrounding structures. It is preferred for enhancing the facial beauty through a surgery or other methods of treatment and therefore luring the public, he said.
The TIO provides treatment for strabismus, eye twitching, watery eyes, and thyroid eye diseases and so on. International experts on aesthetic oculoplasty from the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore gave their presentations in the seminar. As they said, the service should be sought from only experienced and specialized ophthalmologists.
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