Paediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Fellowship review @ LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad

3 year duration

Stipend 50k x first 2 years, 70k in last 15 months

Selection- online exam+ interview

Fellow intake- number variable, depends on need per campus, usually 1-2 fellows per campus, can be 4-5 fellows for the main KAR campus in Hyderabad 

First 9 months is Comprehensive Ophthal posting, fellow is rotated thru all specialities for 1 month

And for 2 months in his own speciality dept

During this time they are trained in SICS, phaco, pterygiums, intravit injections etc

Fellows who pick up surgically faster may do less than 9 months here. The remaining period is added to their last 15 months of speciality posting. For eg if you do only 7 months here, then the remaining 2 months are added to the last 15 months phase meaning you get 17 months in your speciality posting.

Next 12 months they are posted to a secondary centre which they manage solely, seeing op and posting cases

Some secondary centres do more of SICS while others do equal proportions of SICS and phaco 

You do at least 1000 surgeries in a secondary centre per year.

This time frame is fixed, no reductions.

Last 15 months is exclusive speciality posting

In PaedO you get good exposure and hands-on for all squints, both simple and complex.

You also get paed cataracts, 50+ cases.

Neuro-Ophthal cases are also seen exclusively by Paed Ophthal so good exposure for that as well.

1 month ROP posting in VR dept where you primarily learn ROP screening. 

May get few intravit injections but no ROP lasers given. 

During your fellowship, if you want to be posted to any of their other campuses to work with/shadow some eminent faculty, you can also request for the same and they make allowance for it.

Academics- classes every day, strict entry before 7 am is mandatory.

3 days classes for all fellows.

Other 3 days classes for particular speciality fellows. 

No camp duties for fellows in LVP.

No bond post fellowship.

-----------

They have another program called "Fellow to Faculty" where if selected, you do only speciality for 2 yrs.

You get phaco training in this too but case numbers are less than those that 3 yr fellows get.

Also after the 2 yrs, you agree to 3 yrs consultancy posting with LVP.