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Indian Ophthal Fellowships and Reviews
Medical Retina Fellowship review
Aravind Eye Hospital
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
1 year fellowship
Selection- based on interview only, no exams- depends on vacancy
40k stipend per month
No cataract training included
You get hands-on for FFA, ICG, OCT, OCT angio, UBM, injections including Ozurdex, methotrexate for oncology cases, vit tap
Also get lasers like PRO, focal, SMPL, TTT, barrage
You get more than 800 intravit injections & lasers more than 300-400
You're allowed almost to manage every case but you should have a good senior or consultant with whom you have a good rapport just to clear your doubts.
Chennai has good Uvea exposure too
Dept hectic but not that very toxic
ROP exposure is not that good
No periphery postings, but have to go for camp and trial bandage and one night duty per month for sure.. enucleation calls are not there luckily.
No classes, mostly self learning.
Starts from 7.30 till work over.. mostly upto 6.30 pm.
No bond but if you discontinue fellowship in between, you have to return all your stipend.