Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh (NNJS) was established in 1978 as a National Society for Comprehensive Eye Care under the Health Co-ordination Committee of the Social Services National Co-ordination Council (CCSSNCC). Later it was strengthened in 1980 as a full-fledged non-governmental social welfare organization dedicated to facilitating an easy approach to provide all the possible facilities with regard to the treatment of eye patients in Nepal. Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh is located in Tripureshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal.