Pradhan, Kishore Raj
Arba Mosquera, Samuel
Article History
Received: 13 March 2023
Accepted: 12 July 2023
First Online: 18 July 2023
Declarations
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: Ethics approval was not required due to the retrospective nature of the review chart. The purpose of this clinical research does not represent a clinical investigation. The medical device was used within its intended purpose without any additional invasive or patient burdensome procedures used. Thus, this work does not report any experiments on humans. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. Informed consent was obtained from all subjects and/or their legal guardian(s).According to the National Ethical Guidelines for Health Research in Nepal by the Nepal Health Research Council revised in 2022, research on anonymous or non-identified data (as in this work) is categorized as “less than minimal risk” since the “probability of harm or discomfort anticipated in the research is nil or not expected”. Based on the risk categorization, research on anonymous or non-identified data (as in this work) meets the conditions of the guideline from exemption from review by the Ethical Review Board.
: Not applicable. No identifiable information (image, face, name etc.) from the participants is revealed in the submission.
: SAM is employee of SCHWIND eye-tech-solutions KRP does not have any conflicts to disclose.