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Duration- 24 months Structure- ~1–2 months General Ophthalmology, ~1 month Uvea, Remaining period in Retina Phaco Training- not included in the official curriculum. Some fellows gain cataract surgery experience during general postings, especially if placed in peripheral centers. Retina surgical hands-on typically starts around the 4th month of the fellowship. Early months are focused on observation, assisting, and gaining clinical knowledge. You get mostly steps in surgerie

They have two running Medical Retina short fellowships- • 2 months • 6 months 2 months Medical Retina program is paid training (fees now increased to 1.5 lacs)- you get a good number, even up to 5-6 lasers and 2-3 injections per day. 2 trainees taken every 2 months. Mornings will be dedicated to OP- get to see wide variety of retina cases- while afternoons are for procedures and OT. By the end of 2 months, you are well equipped to handle lasers and injections on your own. 6

Aravind's Tirunelveli Hospital is the centre of excellence for glaucoma in the Aravind eye care system. Admission here is based on 2 days interview cum observation, on joining one has to undergo one month orientation course followed by 2 yrs of glaucoma training. First 3 months will be general posting and next 21 month in glaucoma. One can expect unlimited number of SICS, around 75-80 SICS+trab, Phaco usually starts in the last 3 months and one will get 50 phacos (phaco+tr

Duration- 18 months, affiliated to RGUHS (Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences). There is entrance and exit exam. One of the very few institutes that train VR fellows for cataract (free hands for both SICS and Phaco). As far is retina is considered- Excellent staff with good knowledge, very good OPD load with variety of cases. Well equipped OPD and OT set up with high end machines. Fellows get good chances for Lasers and Intravitreal injections. Surgical chances in re

Duration - 1 month Starting 2-3 SICS will be given to assess our skills, based on that, you progress to Phaco. If well versed with SICS, then 30-35 phaco cases can be done in 1 month duration. They provide you stay in an apartment but drawback is, it is far away from the centre. In a week Monday and Saturday are for observation, rest 4 days are for surgical training. They even make you practice on wax eyeballs. Trainers are all skilled and do their job very well. In the

2 years duration. Most of the surgical training happens in their trust/charitable hospital. Stipend= 75k/ month Admission fee= 2 lacs (non-refundable) First 3 to 5 months you get SICS, then they start Phaco training. You start Phaco first with learning bimanual I&A, then you progress to Phaco tunnel construction and then topical Phaco in the last 4 to 6 months. You get around150 - 250 cases (SICS + phaco) in two years. You get exposure to all premium and latest IOLs in the m

2 yrs duration. Selection- first MCQ exam, after clearing that you have interview- questions on common retinal conditions (Kanski is good enough to prepare). 2 fellows taken every 3 months. NN (Narayana Nethralaya) has 6 centres but you get allotted mostly in NN-1 which is their main centre in Rajajinagar. First 3 months you are posted in B scan and you get intravit injections. Next 3 months you are rotated between diff centres- op duty and lasers. During 1st 6 months, it's

It's for 2 yrs Selection was by Zoom interview. I knew how to do SICS when I joined and I got to do around 150+ phacos including lots of topical phaco as well. Training starts with SICS and then based on your progress, they move you to phaco. They let you operate all kinds of cataract and you are also allowed to manage complications but they will not train you specifically in it. On the refractive side, I got plenty of hands on in LASIK, PRK, SMILE, INTACS, ICL, C3R. You a

Minto Eye Hospital is the Ophthalmic Hospital of BMCRI (Bengaluru Medical College and Research Institute) 18 months fellowship. There is entrance exam and also exit exam. 4 fellows taken per session. They start giving you steps in VR surgeries within 2-3 months of joining. You may get some phacos also but only if you are already trained in them. It's a high volume centre. So you will get all variety of cases, clinical exposure is vast. Work environ is hectic but not toxic. Se

Minto Hosp is the Ophthalmic Hospital of BMCRI (Bengaluru Medical College and Research Institute) Duration= 18 months. The clinic days are pretty consistent, usually 9 AM to 4 PM in the glaucoma OPD. You'll see a huge variety of cases, honestly, it's like watching your textbook come to life. This means you'll get super confident with medical management of glaucoma. Seriously, you'll feel solid on that front. Lasers & Surgical Time When it comes to lasers, you'll get plenty of

Minto Eye Hospital is the Ophthalmic Hospital of BMCRI (Bengaluru Medical College and Research Institute) - 18 months course. - ⁠Affiliated to RGUHS, so there is an entrance and exit exam. - ⁠Exposure to vast variety of Cornea cases in OPD. - ⁠Good number of TPK hands on from the beginning and few Optical keratoplasties - ⁠Lamellar cases- no hands-on, can assist and observe. - ⁠Slim chances in Refractive surgeries - ⁠Cataract- 1 SICS case once in a week or 2 weeks in the las