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Selection- by interview Recently fellowship duration has been increased to total of 2 yrs 6 months posted in Gen Ophthal dept + 18 months in Cornea dept Fellow intake is random and happens frequently, sometimes every 3 months.. so as many as 5 fellows may exit in a month when their fellowship is over Stipend 40k in 1st yr, 50k in 2nd yr They start you on SICS from 3rd month of gen ophthal posting Phaco training is now included since it's been increased to 2 yrs but no fixed n

1 year duration 2-4 fellows/ session Selection- interview, no exam Fellow intake is usually in April, Oct Stipend 30k No admission fees, no bond You are promised 50 phacos over this 1 year but fellows on average get slightly more (80+ phacos). You start with SICS and then after 10-15 cases, they start you on phacos. Phaco technique taught here is supracapsular method- where the cataract is popped out of the bag and emulsified in AC. You are started on phaco early on, fellow

[This fellowship is different from their exclusive Medical Retina fellowship which is 1 year.] 2 years duration Medical Retina 1 year Uvea posting 1 year Stipend 55k Uvea posting- very good Uvea exposure- OPD wise is great Sx chance you get weekly once in Guindy branch.. One month only cataract posting in Guindy branch when doing 1 yr Uvea posting They start with ECCE and then do Blumenthal SICS.. Phaco also.. Surgical training.. basics one-to-one training is very good.. SICS

18 months Fellowship Selection- MCQ exam followed by interview 2 fellows/ year Fellow intake every Jan, July Stipend 55k No phaco training but you get to operate cataracts (SICS) First month- orientation- shadow posting 1 month posting in Retina 2 months in Neuro Ophthal 1 month in Oculoplasty After this you're in Paed Ophthal dept and posted with consultants First 6 months you do mostly SICS (Blumenthal technique used here) You have OT twice a week First 6 months also is

Duration 2 yrs 6 months of Gen Ophthal posting+ 18 months of Oculoplasty posting Selection- exam + interview Fellows taken every Jan and July- usually 1 fellow per centre Stipend 40k No admission fees They take 2 months salary of 80k as caution deposit- ( 40k taken in 1st month, 20k taken each in 2nd and 3rd months)- this is returned at the end of fellowship They start you on SICS from 1st month itself, initially if you are in learning phase your mentor will help you in lear

Duration 2 yrs 6 months of Gen Ophthal posting+ 18 months of PhacoRef posting Selection- exam + interview Exit exam + 1-2 fellows taken once/ twice a year- on need basis Stipend 40k They take 2 months salary of 80k as caution deposit- ( 40k taken in 1st month, 20k taken each in 2nd and 3rd months)- this is returned at the end of fellowship. No admission fees. No penalties for any cataract surgery complications. At the start, you are assigned a senior consultant as mentor (can

Duration 2 yrs 6 months of Gen Ophthal posting+ 18 months of Cornea posting Selection- exam + interview Exit exam + 1 fellow taken every 6 months Stipend 40k They take 2 months salary of 80k as caution deposit- (40k taken in 1st month, 20k taken each in 2nd and 3rd months)- this is returned at the end of fellowship At the start, you are assigned a senior consultant as mentor (can be from any speciality dept) who trains you one-on-one in SICS and phaco and also in managing co

(This is the only fellowship program the hospital has.) Selection- interview Duration 18 months Fellow intake is random ie, on need basis Fellows per session- Two Stipend- 30k/m No admission fees, no caution deposits They start with SICS at around 2-3 months and phaco around 8-9 months... but it depends on the fellow's calibre also.. I (reviewer) was fluent in SICS when I joined. Approx 800 SICS 700 Phacos I got. Getting advanced cataracts (PXF, hard cataract, small pupil etc

- 1st yr exclusive IOL fellowship - 2nd year- formal Cornea training - 3rd yr managing periphery doing both cataract+ cornea - Refractive training only in last 3 months of fellowship - Selection- MCQ exam+ interview - No exit exam - 1-2 fellows per session - Admission fee 1 lac, non-refundable - Stipend 40k in 1st yr, 50k in 2nd, 60k in 3rd - From your stipend they deduct 7,500 every month as security deposit which is returned when you finish fellowship 1st year - Exclusi

(To clarify, Shroff Eye Centre is not the same as Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital even though both hospitals are located in Delhi.) Started recently (2023) Duration- 2 years Stipend is 65k -75k Selection is by interview- theory knowledge is tested but they are more interested in assessing how you handle patients since they get a lot of private patients. No accomodation provided. They have a camp setup so after you settle in and get familiar with how OP and camp runs, they star

Duration-1 year Selection by interview 1 fellow/ session Stipend 90k You start assisting in paed cases by 3rd month and they give steps by 7th- 8th month, steps are mostly for squint cases, no hands-on for paed cataracts. Neuro-Ophthal cases are seen in dept but not every textbook case is seen. Cataract training included, starts with SICS, only 1 OT per week so 1 case/week, can increase to 2-3 cases/ OT. Once SICS is mastered they move you to phaco after 6 months, however p

Duration 1 year Selection by interview 1 fellow/ session Stipend 90k You start with steps in trab in 2nd month- you get around 25 cases in total. AGV is also done but no hands-on for that. MIGS/ GATT not done here. It's daily OT, work gets over by 6 or 8 pm depending on number of cases. Plenty of cases for glaucoma lasers given. Cataract training included, starts with SICS, only 1 OT per week so 1 case/week, can increase to 2-3 cases/ OT. Once SICS is mastered they move you t

To get into the fellowship, there is an entrance exam done remotely (online), if you qualify then the 2nd round is in 2 days at Hyderabad centre. Day 1- There will be MCQ exam Day 2- Face to face interview. When I did my fellowship entrance, we had to fill in our first and 2nd choice and depending on the MCQ score and interview performance, they announced a list of selected candidates. A lot of changes in the fellowship program now. However, the basic outline is that any s

Duration = 3 yrs They have 4 main campuses (+1 new campus started recently but not taking fellows) so the number of fellows taken in each campus varies, usually 2-4 VR fellows per campus 4 main campuses are KAR campus (the main one) Vijayawada campus Vishakapatnam campus Bhubaneshwar campus Training is similar in all campuses. Earlier, the management used to decide which fellow to allot to which campus... but from 2026, they're allowing new fellows to decide their campus of c

Course is for 3 months Fee has been updated to 50k/month, so total fee is 1.5 lakhs 1 fellow taken per session. No stipend. No observation period, your hands-on starts from first day. Timing 9-6, Mon-Sat Sunday and festival are off. Lots of cases, you can see every possible case that walks in. Staff is very friendly. You will be under Dr Ram sir's supervision, he's very helpful and eager to teach. Every case is seen by sir, you are not permitted to dispose general OP pts by

2 months duration Day starts at 8 am, you will go to OT and get trained in how to do direct gonio on pts who will undergo MIGS procedures You do direct gonio on the pt before starting surgery and then another direct gonio after surgery to note changes in AC post op. No hands-on for MIGS procedure per se, only observation After OT, you go to OP and see glaucoma cases- you do GAT, learn how to read perimetry & OCT, discuss abt diff glaucoma types, learn indications of medical m

Duration 2 years 1 fellow taken every 3 months Stipend 40k in 1st yr, 50k in 2nd yr. OT starts after 3 months, you start with SICS. First 10 SICS happen in a training OT with an SICS trainer and then you are posted in regular OT and given 2 OT turns per week. You have only 2 turns and some times you may miss out on a turn because you'll be posted for camp or asked to go to some dept to help cover their OP when it gets busy. So first 6 months can feel frustrating but it's a p

2 years long 1 fellow taken per session Stipend 50k Phaco training included 1st yr SICS, 2nd yr Phaco (you get 2 cases/ week) Good OP exposure. Surg hands-on is a bit limited- some 20 PKs (mostly steps) Fellow also gets hands-on for AMGs, pterygiums, C3Rs Lamellar exposure + but no hands-on Refrac exposure + but no hands-on Camp duties once/ every 2 months Night duties 3-4/ month. All night duties are as 2nd on call with PGs. Sunday duties 1/month Have to attend enucleation

Duration 18 months 2 fellows taken/session Stipend 50k Selection for very 1st batch was by interview but next batch fellows were selected on recommendations given by senior professors 1 fellow is posted for 1 yr in IOL while the other fellow works 6 months in MR after which both switch IOL part of fellowship 1 year duration. OT is 3 days/ week (Tues, Thurs, Sat) and you get 1 case per OT, number increases as speed and skill picks up. Starts with SICS and then as soon as you

Duration 18 months 2 fellows taken every 6 months Admission fee of 2 lacs taken- not refunded Stipend 75k (you get whole amount in hand, no TDS cut or other cuts) Accommodation not provided, they may arrange some family flats a little far away from the hospital where either family/ 2-3 fellows share a flat Nethradhama has a trust hospital where fellows do their surgeries, the main hospital services private pts so independent cases are never given, fellow is trained only in s