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Duration- 18 months Selection- by exam followed by interview They take 1 fellow per session Stipend- 55k 1st month is orientation period where you shadow an assigned fellow (of any specialty) in OP and OT Thereafter you are posted to different specialty depts for a month x next 17 months. No cataract surgeries given in main SN hospital. It's in your posting at JCOC (their camp hospital) that you are given cataracts. You get 3 rotations of JCOC posting. SICS given initially

It is a paid fellowship. I (reviewer) had selected "screening and management" category in their main campus under Dr. Anand Vinekar. There are other categories like screening alone, machine diagnostics alone (mainly for health workers), screening+ machine diagnostics+ treatment. The ROP fellow will travel with the KIDROP team to different districts in Karnataka for four days a week. The remaining two days, the fellow will stay back in the department for lasers. Sundays a

Duration- 2 years Selection- MCQ exam+ interview 2 fellows every 6 months Stipend 75k Admission fee= 2 lacs, non-refundable No phaco/cataract surgeries included 1st yr is exclusively medical retina work- you do lots of retinal lasers, B scans, FFAs, intravitreals injections etc.. starts after 1st month Start getting steps from 2nd yr onwards.. you get steps in simple vitrectomies, tractions, scleral bands, buckles etc As your proficiency gets better they give you steps in m

2 years duration Selection- by MCQ exam and interview One fellow taken per year, one fellow per session Stipend- ₹50,000 in first year, ₹55,000 in the second year No phaco training Retina surgery training- -Initially start with steps -Independent minor surgeries (SOR / vitreous hemorrhage) by end of first year -Independent retinal detachment / macular hole surgeries by the end of fellowship Clinical exposure- Very good, you see almost every textbook case Work environment

3 year duration Stipend 50k x first 2 years, 70k in last 15 months Selection- online exam+ interview Fellow intake- number variable, depends on need per campus, usually 1-2 fellows per campus, can be 4-5 fellows for the main KAR campus in Hyderabad First 9 months is Comprehensive Ophthal posting, fellow is rotated thru all specialities for 1 month And for 2 months in his own speciality dept During this time they are trained in SICS, phaco, pterygiums, intravit injections etc

Duration- 2 years Selection- exam+ interview on same day 2 fellows taken per session (1 surgical &1 med retina fellow) No phaco training (but if you know phaco, you can do few phaco cases per month). Stipend 60k in 1st yr, 65k in 2nd yr They start you on intravitreals in 1st month and retinal lasers by end of 1st month. Retinal surgery hands-on is started after 1st month, based on your dexterity and how well you pick up.. give steps like ports making, SO removal, vitrectomy

1.5 yr fellowship Only those knowing SICS are selected since fellow will be supervising PGs when they are operating. You can call in between if you can’t deal may be a PCR/ difficult prolapse .. but sir expects you to manage simple complications. Later, bigger ones also. If you know SICS, you are given paying patients to operate. Phaco case volume for training is comparatively less . You get only steps. But you will be able to learn. Ample volume of refractive procedures is t

Recently started (2023) Duration 2 years Selection- exam+ interview Stipend 70k in 1st yr, 80k in 2nd yr No admission fees/ caution deposits. No bond. Phaco training not included. But if you know SICS/ phaco, they may give you few cataract cases per month. There are many retina consultants but you primarily tag with Ganesh sir (Dr Ganesh Pillai). The first 6 months-1 year you sit with sir in OP and see cases with him teaching you findings et al.. afterwards you are put on ind

2 years Selection by Interview Fellow intake happen at fixed time.. January session usually and July session Stipend- 40k per month with free optional accommodation 1 VR fellow taken per session No phaco/ cataract training You are given steps in retina cases and gradually progress but you get complete surgeries at end of fellowship (independent macular hole surgeries are given fully to the fellow). Clinical exposure is good, you see every textbook case. Hectic work enviro

Duration 2 yrs 1st year in Kolkata, 2nd yr in Chennai Stipend 55k 2 fellows per session The number of PGs and consultants in Kolkata are less so it's more hectic since more workload and duties fall on the fellows. 7-8 call duties in a month, alternate Sunday rounds. 1st month is shadowing period where you tag with a consultant, you are given procedures like B scans and lasers to be done. Hands-on for surgeries start within 2-3 months, depending on the consultant you are post

Duration 18 months Stipend 40k in 1st yr, 50k in 2nd yr No phaco training included Fellows taken every 4-5 months, on need basis 1st four months are Gen Ophthal posting. Then 5th month onwards, you are posted in Paed Ophthal dept. From 6th month onwards, they start giving you single muscle surgeries step wise and based on how well you pick up, you will be given more surgeries and even independent chances. Can expect to operate on approx 50-60 muscles. Paed cataracts hands-o

I (reviewer) completed a two-week short-term phaco training program at Srikiran Institute of Ophthalmology, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. (The history of this hospital if you know it's one of the most heart breaking story I've encountered in my life.) My real life hero is the founder of this place. Key Highlights: - Completed 25 phaco cases in 2 weeks (9 OT days), possibly the fastest in India - Course fee: ₹75,000 - Personalized trainer Bindu ma'am is very good, she will guide e

2 yrs fellowship Phaco training is included Phaco hands-on is given based on how good you are in SICS- they start you on phaco in 1st yr itself. If you know phaco before joining fellowship, you will be allowed to operate freely, no restriction on cataract numbers. When glaucoma fellowship initially started here around 2020, phaco numbers were good- they are less now. Hosp does many MIGS and GATT- so exposure is good but hands-on is minimal. Trabs are not done commonly, so n

I (reviewer) did short term refractive training in Lotus Eye Hospital, Coimbatore under Dr. Ananth. I am not one to explain a lot but the fellowship is excellent... was better than I expected... sir is genuinely a very nice and empathetic trainer. Selection is by interview, they have fixed intake of trainees per month. Charges were 50k for one month training. Since I stayed in hospital, accommodation charges were 5k. Training was in a very guided manner, I started doing cases

[This is the only fellowship program in this hospital.] Duration= 18 months 1 fellow per session Selection by interview, intake based on when present fellow is finishing Stipend 25k No phaco training Starts with medical retina work- you do retinal lasers, B scans in first 3 months. From 4th month onwards, you start getting steps in retina cases. You are posted 2 monthly with each retina consultant, you tag with them whole day. Academics- some classes+ You get mostly steps i

1 year duration 1 fellow per session Stipend= 15,000 Selection- MCQ exam+ interview No phaco/ cataract hands-on You get many penetrating keratoplasties, hands-on start after 1st month. Lamellar surgeries also given, around 10-15, depends on your tissue handling skills... if not good, you may not get any case at all. Refrac training also there- you start with PRK then Lasik.. they don't have femto so no SMILE or femtolasik OP- see wide variety of cases, work timings 9-6 pm. F

Duration- 18 months Selection is only by interview Stipend is 25k 1-2 fellows taken per session when the previous ones are about to finish. It's a pure cornea fellowship. No cataract surgeries given. This is a charitable hospital, there is no refractive setup so no refractive exposure. The cornea hands on is good, the numbers are not as much as other high volume centers but whatever case comes, they'll let you do. They'll give DSAEK also once you're doing well with the PKs T

Duration 1.5 yrs 2 fellows taken per session but 2nd fellow joins 7-8 months after the 1st fellow. Stipend 50k Only fellows who know phaco are selected, at the minimum you should be able to put IOL in sulcus in case of a PCR. You get good hands-on in refrac procedures, allowed to do Lasik, SMILE etc independently within 3-4 months of joining. Corneal surgeries- much lesser hands-on compared to cataracts, you get 10-12 keratoplasties (KP) at most, mostly therapeutic KP (final

Duration= 2 years Selection by interview, random intake on need basis Stipend 90k per month for 2 years Fellows per session- Depends but ranges from 1-3 They also have paid VR fellowship option- it's usually 6 Lakh for one year paid surgical VR without any stipend Any cataract/ phaco hands-on? Nil.. No ... Nada First you develop medical retina skills with diagnosis and investigations (OPD postings) and OT postings are also there where intravit inj. are given... Gradually ret

Selection- by interview Total of 2 yrs First six months posted in Gen Ophthal dept + 18 months in Glaucoma dept Fellow intake is random and happens frequently, they may take in fellows every alternate month as well depending on the no: of fellows abt to finish Stipend 40k in 1st yr, 50k in 2nd yr They start you on SICS from 3rd month of Gen Ophthal posting Phaco training included.. given in last 5-6 months of fellowship, you get an average of 40 phacos Good hands-on for tr