{"id":1593,"date":"2025-02-17T07:00:29","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T07:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nos.com.np\/s\/?p=1593"},"modified":"2025-02-17T07:05:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T07:05:59","slug":"nepal-ophthalmic-society-calls-for-prevention-of-shapu-eye-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nos.com.np\/s\/2025\/02\/17\/nepal-ophthalmic-society-calls-for-prevention-of-shapu-eye-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Nepal Ophthalmic Society calls for prevention of SHAPU eye disease"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1593\" class=\"elementor elementor-1593\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-694993c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"694993c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f1f7d4\" data-id=\"6f1f7d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c06441 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c06441\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.1 - 17-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/nos.com.np\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/nos-shapu-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1595\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nos.com.np\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/nos-shapu-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nos.com.np\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/nos-shapu-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nos.com.np\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/nos-shapu-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nos.com.np\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/nos-shapu-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nos.com.np\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/nos-shapu-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/nos.com.np\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/nos-shapu-348x261.jpg 348w, https:\/\/nos.com.np\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/nos-shapu-354x266.jpg 354w, https:\/\/nos.com.np\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/nos-shapu.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84a5d1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84a5d1b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a339f66\" data-id=\"a339f66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1efef2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1efef2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.1 - 17-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p align=\"justify\"><strong>KATHMANDU:<\/strong> The Nepal Ophthalmic Society has urged the Ministry of Health and Population to take immediate action to prevent SHAPU, an eye disease that has been affecting various regions of Nepal for decades.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\nDuring a meeting with Health Secretary Dr. Roshan Pokhrel, society officials, including President Assoc. Prof Dr. Purushottam Joshi , General Secretary Dr. Tejsu Singh Malla and Uveitis specialist Prof Dr. Ranju Sitaula submitted a memorandum requesting the government&#8217;s intervention. The society has also requested that Seasonal Hyperacute Panuveitis (SHAPU) be recognized as a Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) in Nepal.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\nThis serious eye infection has been prevalent in Nepal for over five decades, primarily affecting marginalized and vulnerable communities.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\nAccording to the president Dr. Purushottam, Nepal Ophthalmic Society and other stakeholders along with The Epidemiology and Disease Control Division under the Ministry of Health has been raising awareness about SHAPU. Following an outbreak in 2023, the disease was incorporated into Nepal\u2019s Early Warning and Response System (EWARS) and Surveillance Outbreak Response Management and Analysis System (SORMAS).<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\nHe further stressed that research, prevention strategies, and treatment efforts must be prioritized along with the need for in-depth studies on the causes, transmission patterns, and preventive measures for SHAPU.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\nAccording to Dr. Sitaula, Seasonal hyperacute panuveitis is an aggressive eye disease believed to be caused by white moth. It usually begins with end of monsoon (August-September) and usually ending with peaking of winter in December-January. Redness is one eye with sudden decrease in vision are some of its symptom and if treatment is not received immediately, then permanent vision loss may occur.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\nAccording to Dr. Tejsu, General secretary, Nepal Ophthalmic Society founded in 1985 is the organization of Nepalese Ophthalmologist, and the society plays and important role in advocating eye disease and eye health policy . The society plans to organize a workshop in <strong>SHAPU<\/strong> in future.\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-647cfbf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"647cfbf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee7247c\" data-id=\"ee7247c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ece9922 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ece9922\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Published on<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc9cd68\" data-id=\"cc9cd68\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-370edb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"370edb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/english.nepalpress.com\/2025\/02\/16\/nepal-ophthalmic-society-calls-for-prevention-of-shapu-eye-disease\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"51\" src=\"https:\/\/nos.com.np\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/nepalpress-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1597\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KATHMANDU: The Nepal Ophthalmic Society has urged the Ministry of Health and Population to take immediate action to prevent SHAPU, an eye disease that has been affecting various regions of Nepal for decades. 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