Vitreo-Retinal Surgery Fellowship review @ Chaithanya Eye Hospital and Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

Duration 2 yrs

2-3 Fellows taken per session

Selection- Interview 

Stipend 45k

1 lac admission fees, not refunded 

Accommodation provided, no separate charges 

No phaco training. 

First 3 months is mainly observation (OPD and retina investigations)

Then you get posted to OT and they start you gradually on steps in cases 

You get steps for all common surgeries 

No hands-on for RD surgeries 

But they allow you to do steps in macular surgeries 

You observe secondary IOL implantations and nucleus/ IOL drop surgeries, no hands-on given 

You are allowed to operate independent cases towards the end in camp pts

Intravit injections and lasers are given after first 3 months

Clinical exposure is good 

ROP exposure is good, mostly screening, rarely you may get chance to do lasers

Intravitreal injections in ROP babies are done here but you're not given hands-on for that

Dept is hectic, work timings 8 am to 7/8 pm 

Night duties- once a month as 2nd on call

Sunday duties every 2-3 months as 2nd on call

No peripheral postings 

No camp duties.

You're able to do common retinal surgeries by the time you finish fellowship, good experience.