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Duration 2 years 2 fellows taken every 2 yrs Stipend 50k Selection by interview No phaco training. There are 4 retina consultants but fellow training mainly happens under Dr Divya (paediatric retina surgeon). When they start hands-on depends on your surg skill, if your tissue handling is good you can start getting ports and sutures in 1st month itself. Else your initial 3-4 months will be spent observing and assisting. Lots of free hands-on for lasers and injections. You ar

Duration 18 months Selection exam+ interview Under RGUHS so there is an exit exam. You start with SICS in camp pts and once you become proficient, you become trainer to junior fellows and PGs.. next stage is they give you SICS in private pts.. then based on your skill and dexterity, they start phaco soon after. Phaco training usually starts in first year or at least by the end of 1st yr. Cataract OT runs every day Camps also every day (sometimes even 2-3 in a day) Before movi

Duration 18 months Selection- MCQ exam + interview No exit exam They take 2-3 fellows per session Stipend 30k first 6 months, 40k next 6 months, 50k last 6 months. Phaco training included. They start surgeries usually after 3-4 months, you get lots of trabs- plain and combined. You also do cataracts, if you're good in SICS, your phaco training starts early. You get lots of lasers, also get MIGS towards the end of fellowship- they give you few cases to operate independently

Duration 1.5 yrs Stipend 50k 2 fellows taken per session under RGUHS but if they don't get any fellows, they take what is known as "house fellows" who do the same fellowship but only for 12 months. Selection- MCQ exam + interview Under RGUHS so there is an exit exam Cataract cases given but only SICS, no phaco You start with SICS, initially 1-2 cases per ot One OT per week Cornea OT is twice a week You start with cataracts in 2nd month Cornea side, you start with simpler sur

(This is diff from their General Ophthalmology fellowship which is purely SICS fellowship with 5-10 phacos in last month.) This is strictly a cataract fellowship , no refractive training. Duration 1.5 yrs You are promised 250 SICS and 100 phacos Stipend 50k 2 fellows taken per session Selection- MCQ exam + interview Under RGUHS so there is an exit exam You start with SICS, initially 1-2 cases per OT. One OT per week. Depending on how well you pick up and your speed, they giv

2 years duration Selection by Interview- fixed intake, twice in a year Stipend 30k No: of fellows taken is variable depending on their needs, generally two. Includes phaco training. Supracapsular phaco is done here. ( Admin note - Phaco technique in Agarwal's is not the standard taught in other hospitals, here they do what is called Supracapsular phaco where the cataract is popped out of the bag and then emulsified in AC.) I (reviewer) am not really sure how seniors who have

Duration 2 yrs Selection= MCQ exam+ interview No exit exam There is internal exam every 3 months for in-house fellows- only theory, no practical. Stipend 40k 1 fellow taken every 6 months You get at least 100 phacos, more usually. Phaco training starts from 1st month itself, 1-2 cases per week, you are taught supracapsular phaco technique (cataract prolapsed out of bag and emulsified in AC). There's a 1 month peripheral posting at their Vellore branch where you do much more p

3 yrs duration (2 yrs fellowship + 1 year consultancy) Phaco training included 2-3 fellows taken per session, sometimes more based on need Selection by exam + interview First 1.5 yrs you do cataracts (SICS) and are posted in diff speciality depts- only one rotation thru all depts.. SICS training begins 1 month after joining. Phaco starts after 18 months, you are given Alcon training first week and then the consultants take over training, can expect at least 500 phacos. Paed

Duration 1.5 years 1-2 fellows per session. Fellows are taken annually. Has an interview based admission and an exit exam. Stipend 30k for 12 months, 35k for the last 6 months. Good number of OPD Exposure for cornea as well as refractive cases . Surgical hands on with cornea cases include penetrating keratoplasties (PK), descemetopexy, AMGs, corneal tears, cornea tattooing etc. When it comes to Keratoplasties - decent number of PKs. Chances for lamellar cases are slim. T

Duration of fellowship 2+1 yrs (with effect from 2026 session) All fellowships here are of 3 yrs (cataract training included) with 2 yrs of fellowship and 1 yr of consultancy post fellowship. Selection only on the basis of interview. There is no fixed intake. Interviews are conducted twice a year (February & August). They are not strict about number of fellows they take per session. They may increase or decrease the seats as per requirement but there are minimum 4 seats per s

Duration of fellowship - 3 years (2 yrs fellowship & 1 yr consultancy as of 2026) Selection- exam and interview both. Fellow intake is on need basis. Fellows per session- varies from 2 to 8 as per need of the dept. Phaco training included, cornea fellows share cataract OT with other fellows. Phaco start at 1.5 years into fellowship. Cornea surgeries are given from the start. We start with pterygium and tear repairs and TPKs from first year itself. It starts with training firs

Most other specialty fellowships in SNC are of 3 yrs since they include cataract training. VR fellowship is of two types- 2 yr duration and 3 yr duration No phaco training. 3-4 fellows taken per session. Selection by exam + interview (intake time depends on when current VR fellows are finishing), notice put out on their website and alumni whatsapp groups. Only 1 fellow given direct fellowship (2 yrs), the others may be asked to do initial research work for 3-6 months (idea i

1 month paid course 1. One case per day.. you can book your time slot .. you can just attend for that 1 hour and you'll be free for the rest of the day. 2. Consultant will be monitoring and will guide you during the whole surgery. 3. You have to select either clear corneal or scleral tunnel incision method at the time of slot booking (If you select scleral incision, then you implant rigid IOLs and if clear corneal incision, then you implant foldable IOLs). So fees differ bas

( Retina Institute of Karnataka is part of Eye Foundation Hospital) 2 yrs long. Hands-on is ok, but the numbers you get is lesser compared to other places. There is alternate day OT and you get mostly steps in surgeries till the end. Good range of retina cases seen in op. Stipend 35k. Online monthly classes are there in collaboration with other Eye Foundation branches. Has exit exam since it's under RGUHS.

(Retina Institute of Karnataka is part of Eye Foundation.) 6 months duration. You get all retinal lasers and intravit injections. Selection by interview, intake is in June and Dec every year. OP good number of clinical cases seen, timings 9am- 6.30pm No call duties, no Sunday duties. There is an online class every Wed. Stipend= 25,000/ month. Good training, you can do all medical retina procedures independently by the time you finish. Good option to consider if you are lookin

It is very systematic training. A bit expensive, though. Travelling may be a little difficult. From Kerala (the reviewer is from Kerala) there is one direct train Poorna express weekly once. From Sangli railway station, it is 10 minutes by auto. If planning to go by flight, there is connecting flight to Kohlapur. From there, around one hour travelling distance to the hospital. Accommodation they will provide. It is not one month training like other short fellowships. They

They have both basic and advanced phaco training course Basic course- 30 cases for 1 lac Advanced course- 20 cases for 1.4 lacs In the advanced course, mature cataracts, hard grade cat, iris claw, small pupil cases and anterior vitrectomy are taught. First thing Dr Tanaji sir (trainer) does is to give you an overview of phaco surgery, how to do safe phaco, how to hold instruments etc In the 1st week, trainee is given 1 or 2 cases per OT. You are trained to do phaco through

12 months Selection- interview by Dr Tanaji (CMO and trainer) 1 fellow taken per session Stipend 30k per month First month is observation Then you start SICS from 2nd month onwards You get around 500-1000 SICS depending on your skill You're given phaco training in the last few months from 8th or 9th month onwards, you are promised 100 phacos but fellows usually get more You get to do advanced cataract cases and also learn CTR, iris claws, ant vitrectomy etc during this fe

It was 18 months at first, then they changed to 24 months in 2024 but now there is talk of reverting back to 18 months from next batch onwards (Jan 2026). Selection is by interview (no written exam). 1-2 fellows taken per session (based on need). Taken twice a year (Jan, July). Email them with your CV and fellowship of interest, they don't usually reply but will call you when the time comes. For those looking to join the Jan batch, start sending your applications from Oct and

Duration= 1.5 yrs They take 2 fellows per session OT is twice a week and in first 6 months, you will be doing mostly SICS (3 SICS/ OT) Trab hands-on starts after 6 months. And in final 6 months, they train you in phaco and you get phaco-trabs. On an average you can expect to get 40 combined trab cases. OP is from 8- 4.30 pm so it's not hectic, dept is also cool. Clinical exposure is good, patient load is high. You get plenty of hands-on in lasers and other glaucoma op procedu