Table 5.

Equipment, ophthalmic medication and eye patient presentations at health posts.

	Siraha n/16 (%)	Udayapur n/13 (%)	Khotang n/6 (%)
Distant vision chart	2 (12.5)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Near vision chart	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Working torch	11 (68.6)	8 (61.5)	1 (16.7)
Loupe	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Ophthalmic antibiotics	15 (93.8)	13 (100.0)	6 (100.0)
Ciprofloxacin eye drops	14 (87.5)	13 (100.0)	6 (100.0)
Tetracycline eye drops/ointment	4 (25.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Chloramphenicol eye drops/ointment	5 (31.2)	1 (7.7)	0 (0.0)
Fluorescein	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Other ophthalmic medications	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Mean no. of eye patients/month/health centre	12.98	15.10	6.39