Vitreo-Retinal Surgery Fellowship review @ Minto Eye Hospital, Bengaluru

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.

• Senior consultants are the ones who train you, initially you get diabetic VH, TRD, drop nucleus, dropped IOL, later even RRD.

• ROP posting will be there. So you get enough exposure and lasers too.

• No peripheral posting.

• Camps rarely.

• Night duties depend on the number of fellows.. usually weekly once or twice.

• Stipend 75,000/ month.