Fellowship Insights

In an earlier post, I broke cataract fellowships into a framework of 5 training levels. If you haven’t read that, start there first- The Best Phaco Fellowship in India Quick recap: Level 1 → SICS training Level 2 → Phaco in basic cataracts Level 3 → Phaco in advanced cataracts Level 4 → Complication management Level 5 → Topical phaco surgery At a glance, this framework simplifies fellowship reviews. You can quickly understand whether a program is producing an SICS surgeon a

Actually, read this first. The Best Phaco Fellowship in India Because you need to understand what short term phaco training can (and cannot) do for your long term surgical growth. Now, if you’ve decided to go ahead with a short phaco course, there’s one detail many trainees commonly miss. What type of incision are they training you in? Short-term phaco programs train through either Clear corneal incision Sclero-corneal / scleral tunnel incision They are not the same

UPDATED (May 2026) The salary range for fellows is wide across fellowships in the country (data pulled from reviews on IOFAR, cited figures are as of May 2026). The highest stipend (₹1.21 lakhs per month) is given to VR FNB fellows in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi. While the lowest stipend tracked from our reviews is by KBHB Charitable Hospital in Mumbai, at ₹22,000 per month. Most other fellowships fall somewhere in between. The lower-paying fellowships tend to fall

What Makes a Good Cataract Fellowship? Simply put, it should have 4 levels of training. Level 1- SICS training Level 2- Phaco training in basic cataracts (NS 2-3, well dilated pupils) Level 3- Phaco training in advanced cataracts (hard cataracts, mature cataract, PXF, small pupil etc) Level 4- Training to manage your complications (sulcus IOLs, iris claws, anterior vitrectomy etc) You can add a 5th (based on what many corporate hospitals are asking for these days)