Medical Retina Fellowship review @ Comtrust Charitable Trust Eye Hospital, Kozhikode, Kerala

Duration 6 months (going to be 1 year from next session in 2026)

2 MR fellows taken every 6 months 

Selection- MCQ exam (if more than 10 applicants) + interview 

If less than 10 applicants, only interview 

Stipend 45k 

First month is observation period.

You see OP patients and learn findings but not allowed to manage patients on your own.

You start getting retinal lasers towards the end of 1st month

You get to do lasers everyday, mostly LIO... slit lamp lasers not very common 

You also get to do B scans, FFAs and OCTs on your own 

Intravitreal injections are given only in the last month, with 2 OTs per week.. can expect an average of 10-15 pts.. you get only pseudophakic pts for injection, hence the low numbers.. no Ozurdex hands-on given. 

ROP exposure + you pick up screening but minimal hands-on for lasers and injections given.  

Uvea- good exposure to diagnosis and management, good caseload.

No phaco training.

Dept is not too hectic, not toxic

Consultants are good to work with

Work timings 8.30- 5/6 pm

No night duties/ camp duties 

Sundays free

No peripheral postings 

Once program becomes 1 year long, you can expect more hands-on for retinal injections and ROP lasers.