Duration 2 years  03 fellows taken every 6 months Selection- MCQ exam followed by interview  Stipend- 40k Caution deposit of 80k kept (40k deducted from 1st month salary, 20k from 2nd and 20k from 3rd months)- refunded at the end  First 6 months you are posted in General Ophthal dept First 2 months you see only OP You start getting cataracts from 2nd-3rd month onwards- SICS cases You enter Cornea dept from 7th month onwards, cataract OT reduce to 2 days in a month Phaco given only in the last 3 months, around 20-30 cases Advanced cataracts given for SICS, not for phaco No topical phacos given  You get good hands-on for keratoplasties- therapeutic, optical, patch graft and other surgeries like C3R, corneal repair, MMG etc Lamellar keratoplasties done but limited hands-on- only for DALK towards the end of fellowship  You get exposure to refractive procedures but no hands-on given  Work timings 9- 6 pm, work can go even up to 7.30 at times Dept is hectic Daily classes at 8 am Sunday camp duties + (1-2/ month) Night duties once a month Enucleation calls every month (1-2) Pre-op evening workup (7-9pm/ 8-10pm) for camp cataract pts is there once a week every month  Night duties once a month and it's continuous (after 6 pm OPD you continue night duty till next day and then join OPD directly after night call), no compensatory offs You are expected to do 1 publication and 1 presentation during fellowship- this is compulsory  Exit exam +

Duration 1.5 years 3-4 fellows taken every 6 months Selection- exam followed by interview  Stipend- 40k (80k deducted from salary as caution deposit, refunded at end of fellowship) First 6 months is General Ophthal for all fellows and then fellows go to their respective depts... IOL fellows continue in General Ophthal for the rest of fellowship.. they see all cases in OP and then refer to speciality dept for management.. not allowed to treat any case on your own. You are started on SICS from the 3rd month in Gen Ophthal. First 6 months OTs are less, thereafter your chances increase. You are given advanced cataract cases and learn complication management (ant vitrectomy, iris claw) when doing SICS. Phaco cases are given only in last 6 months and that too, only 1 phaco case per week. Will get around 30 cases total in last 6 months. No advanced cases given for phaco. No topical phacos given. Work timings 9 am - 6 pm, work can go beyond 6  Dept is bit hectic No periphery postings No night duties in first 6 months, thereafter you get night duties once a month Sunday duties once a month You exit fellowship as a good SICS surgeon but phaco experience is inadequate and needs more exposure post fellowship. (Some fellows join back at Sankara for their paid short term phaco training to get more hands-on. This short term phaco training is currently available only to their fellows, has been discontinued for outsiders.)

Duration = 3 yrs They have 4 main campuses (+1 new campus started recently but not taking fellows) so the number of fellows taken in each campus varies, usually 2-4 VR fellows per campus 4 main campuses are KAR campus (the main one) Vijayawada campus Vishakapatnam campus Bhubaneshwar campus Training is similar in all campuses. Earlier, the management used to decide which fellow to allot to which campus... but from 2026, they're allowing new fellows to decide their campus of choice. Selection - exam + interview Structure of fellowship programs in LVP First 9 months - cataract training phase, they train you to be fully competent so that you can handle even advanced cases. For some fellows, this phase can even be as short as 4 months (esp if they're already surgically proficient) after which they are sent directly to the secondary centre. So the remaining 5 months of such fellows will be added to their last phase (speciality phase) which is originally 15 months long but now becomes 20 months for these fellows. Next 1 year is spent at one of their secondary centres where you manage it entirely and do cataracts the whole year. This 1 year of service in secondary centre is fixed, it cannot be reduced like the first phase. Their secondary centres are high volume centres and see crowds of patients every day. The last 15 months is when you enter your speciality. After finishing your secondary centre service, you come back to your parent campus and start VR training. You also continue to operate cataracts through this phase. Academics - there are regular classes, happens in the main KAR campus, fellows in other campuses attend it online. OP is very hectic, you see a wide variety of cases Good surgical hands-on in all kinds of retina cases, majority of their consultants are usually fellows who join back after finishing, they are your primary trainers, towards the end you get to operate many retina cases independently. ROP exposure is good, you get lasers and intravit injections in ROP babies also. VR dept on non-OT days may finish by 8 pm but on OT days work can go on as late as 1 am at night, even later on some days because they keep operating emergencies through the night as they come. LVP doesn't hold camps- all their patients come directly or from their many secondary centres. Stipend is 50k for 1st 2 years, 70k for 3rd yr. So to summarize, their VR program is - Cataract training in first 9 months (can be shorter for some fellows) - Then 1 year of service at their secondary centre  - Then 15 months (or more, if the first phase was shorter than 9 months) of formal VR training  Some rules and regulations in LVP You have to punch in before  7 am every day. If you punch in at 7 or even 7.01 you will be marked absent for whole day. Similarly you have  to punch out, if you don't, then also you are marked absent for that day. You are given 19 days of leave every year but if your leave exceeds 19 days then you will work extra days to finish your fellowship- for every 1 day extra of leave taken, you have to work 2 days in return.  For eg if your leave has exceeded 5 days, you will have to work 10 days past your fellowship due date to complete it. So main takeaway point here- never ever ever forget to punch in before 7 am daily . Drop out rate in LVP is high, there are reports of fellows in diff depts quitting fellowshp midway. No penalty for leaving fellowship in between- no huge fines imposed or return of stipends demanded. But you do get blacklisted. You can never apply to LVP again if you leave midway. Non-vegetarian food strictly not allowed at all in campus.

Duration 2 years  1 fellow taken every 3 months Stipend 40k in 1st yr, 50k in 2nd yr. OT starts after 3 months, you start with SICS. First 10 SICS happen in a training OT with an SICS trainer and then you are posted in regular OT and given 2 OT turns per week. You have only 2 turns and some times you may miss out on a turn because you'll be posted for camp or asked to go to some dept to help cover their OP when it gets busy. So first 6 months can feel frustrating but it's a phase all fellows go through. But after those 6 months, you start getting called more regularly (still 2 OT turns per week only) and the no. of cases given per OT increases gradually based on how well you pick up. They give you phaco training when 2nd yr starts but phaco turns subsequently become irregular. However, that changes in the last 6 months when they start calling you for phaco more regularly and give you more cases per turn. The promised numbers are 1000 SICS (you will do 2000/+ in 2 yrs) and 100 phacos (can cross 100 also)- these are normal NS2 cataracts.   Advanced cases for phaco and ant vitrectomy are not given during the fellowship.. those can be mastered when you join back as Medical Officer (MO) post fellowship. [Compared to Madurai, your surgical chances as an MO are better in Coimbatore since the OT sisters push you to do more plus your senior mentor surgeons also encourage the same thing. Also you're assigned to training PGs and fellows as an MO, so you end up fine-tuning your skills very well.] OP is hectic, but nonetheless as mentioned before, you can still be asked to go to help out in other busy depts when they are short of people. There are also 1-month speciality postings in the 2nd yr of fellowship and during those postings you may even get procedures like intravit injections or laser PIs based on interest you show. Camps 1-2/month, night duties 1/month, Sunday duties once every other month or even later. Work timings 7.30-6 pm Academics- regular classes and IOL forums happen weekly.

Duration 2 years Fellows taken throughout the year depending on vacancy  Selection- After interview and 1 day observership at the hospital  4 fellows taken per session Stipend 20k for first year, 25k in second year No phaco training.  First 1- 1.5 yrs you do mostly Medical Retina (retina investigations) Surgical retina training starts after 1st yr or in last 7-8 months of fellowship. Intravit injections given after first 2-3 months  Lasers given only in last 7-8 months  Daily OT and OP.... OT is elective and happens in 3 sessions till 1 pm every day depending on how many pts opt for same day surgery and get added from the running OP. No surgery cases posted after 2 pm. You're given steps initially and then given cases based on how well you pick up   May get some independent cases towards the end depending on your skill. No hands-on for macular surgeries  Clinical exposure is good  ROP exposure minimal Not too hectic, consultants are all friendly and approachable  Work timings 9- 5pm Saturdays half day, work is 9 - 2 / 2.30 pm Sundays off (except if posted to see post-op pts)  No peripheral postings  No night calls  No Sunday duties  No camp duties. No formal classes, mostly self-learning  There are "doubt classes" held every Tues where fellows do PPT presentations Leaves are not an issue, plus some public holidays are off too For doctors who already have good surgical training (or some surgical retina exposure) prior to joining, this fellowship will be adequate to become an independent surgeon by the end.

It was 18 months at first, then they changed to 24 months in 2024 but now there is talk of reverting back to 18 months from next batch onwards (Jan 2026). Selection is by interview (no written exam). 1-2 fellows taken per session (based on need). Taken twice a year (Jan, July). Email them with your CV and fellowship of interest, they don't usually reply but will call you when the time comes. For those looking to join the Jan batch, start sending your applications from Oct and for those looking at the July, start from April. Stipend 30k in 1st yr, increased to 35k in 2nd yr. Clinical exposure is very good, you see all kinds of cases. Phaco training is included but you start with SICS at first, given phaco only in 2nd yr to last 6 months, usually 1 phaco per week. You get only penetrating keratoplasties (PKs)- therapeutic PK is started at 6 months, optical PK at 12 months. Good exposure for lamellar surgeries and refrac procedures but no hands-on. You also get amniotic grafts, C3R, pterygiums, tarsorraphies, corneal tears etc Dept is very hectic. Op usually finishes at 4 pm followed by camp duty for whichever cornea fellow is posted that day- this duty is to see cornea referrals in the camp pts who come, not for cataract pre-op workup. Classes are there- about 2-4 per month.

Duration= 1.5 yrs They take 2 fellows per session OT is twice a week and in first 6 months, you will be doing mostly SICS (3 SICS/ OT) Trab hands-on starts after 6 months. And in final 6 months, they train you in phaco and you get phaco-trabs. On an average you can expect to get 40 combined trab cases. OP is from 8- 4.30 pm so it's not hectic, dept is also cool. Clinical exposure is good, patient load is high. You get plenty of hands-on in lasers and other glaucoma op procedures. You will have evening op duties 2-3 times a month and camp duties 5-6/ month. No night duties. Stipend= 30,000/ month. You also get exposure to MIGS and GATT in the last 6 months, can expect hands-on for few cases.

No short term phaco trainings here. Only long term :- 18 months 2 fellows taken per session. Every alternate day OPD and OT. OPD :- See pts and refer them for cataract and if needed, to other specialties. Major emphasis on cataract as there are other specialty fellows who look into their respective specialty.  OPD timings:- 8:30 - 3:30 Duties of fellow:- Morning 7-7:30, all fellows reach. Some see post op pts while others do remaining paperwork. Then OPD/OT. After 3:30, depending upon camp distance, pts come and fellows do work up.  20-30 pts on average come in camp. Camps are all days expect Saturday.  Average daily OT list is 50 pts. For the first 3 months, the fellow has to do camp work up everyday. Then after 3 months, he/she has to do camp work only on their call days. Call duty frequency is every 3 days.  For the first 6 months, SICS are given. Roughly 2 cases per OT.  So 25-30 cases in a month. Depending upon progress and learning curve, phacos are started after 6 months.  All seniors are great and patient teachers. Will even help you in wet lab for refining and correcting your mistakes.  Roughly you will get 100 phacos by the end of fellowship. Salary :- 22k per month No accommodation provided. Have to find your own. Timings for fellow:- 7-7:30 am up till when camp work up gets done. Usually by 10 pm as lots of paperwork.  For the first 3 months, it's hectic. Plus on call days, you have to stay in hospital. Other days, you are  free by 5-5.30 pm.

1.5 yrs long. Fellowship is under guidance of Dr Jitendra Jethani sir. Hospital is mainly focused on diagnosing and treating myopic and squint disorders.  Good place- you get exposure to wide range of paed strabismus cases- weekdays you sit with sir and manage op. Starts 10 am, goes till 2 pm then lunch break and then op picks up again from 4-7 pm. Wednesdays you will be sent to manage op at one of their charitable branches where squint screening is done- you post pts for squint sx. Camp squints (depending on no of cases) are operated on Sundays  OT training starts early, fellows are given small steps at first and then guided to do full surgeries.. after 6-7 months, you will be operating squints independently. You also do ROP screenings- but lasers when needed are done by sir. Other paed procedures like NLD probing or paed ocular injuries are not treated here- this program focuses primarily on myopia control and squints. Work environ is very good, not toxic, not very hectic either. Jitendra sir is a very good teacher, other consultants are also approachable. Accommodation not provided, has to be self- arranged. No night calls/ emergency duties.

Duration= 2 yrs Selection is by interview. Stipend is 60k for first 3 months, 80k for next 9 months. They will increase it in 2nd year. You get only cataract surgeries during this fellowship. For the first 3 months, fellows are kept in observation (rotation in general ophthal opd, speciality opd and tele-ophthalmology). Simultaneously, there will be wet lab postings (on simulator), suture practice. OT will start after 3 months of joining.  Training OT is 2 days a week. 1 fellow/ week is taken for Training OT. Even though 4 fellows join AJEH on the same date, they don't start OT posting together. 1st person gets OT after 3 months 2nd person, after 3 month 1 week. 3rd person, after 3 month 2 weeks. 4th person, after 3 month 3 weeks. Basically, for the 4th person OT will start after 4 months from date of joining. First they will start with ECCE 30 cases, followed by SICS. According to the fellows, during the first year of fellowship you will get 100- 200 SICS. By the end of 18 months, you will have done 1500- 2000 cases, even more. Phaco will start after 18 months. You get at least 130 cases. First 100 phaco cases - you do sclero-corneal tunnel with rigid IOL. Next 30 phaco cases- you do clear corneal incision with foldable IOL. May get advanced cataracts (hard cataracts, PXF, small pupil etc), but chances are less. Opd timing - 9am to 5pm. There are evening camp duties (2hrs) on alternate days for first year fellows. Camp duty is on rotation till 11 pm. "Camp" is conducted in hospital premises itself- camp patients are brought from peripheral vision center. Team of optometrists do preliminary workup and 1-2 fellows are posted till 11 pm. Compensatory offs are given only if you do camp duty on Sunday. No night duties.

- Duration of fellowship= 18 months - Selection is by interview  Twice in a year, January and July. - 1 fellow taken per session. - Phaco training included, glaucoma fellows share cataract OT with other fellows.  - Phaco will be given in the last 6 months. You will get to operate 1-2 phaco cases on your OT day. - Trab will start as early as you can master SICS. You will learn phaco trab also. In the starting, senior fellows will teach you all basic steps. Senior consultants also train you surgically. - Good clinical exposure, depending on your interest, you will get an opportunity to learn every clinical case. - Work environ hectic but not toxic. - For glaucoma, you get countless lasers and PIs. - You are given advanced cataracts also to operate... at the end of your session, you will do small pupil, CTR, PXF, brown mature cataract, ant vit and many more things - No hands-on for MIGS GATT.... you get hands-on and opportunities to do them independently. - No peripheral postings. Only camps will be there and that also, once or twice in a month, depending on the no. of current students. - Academics- regular classes by senior consultant, everyday 8AM class.

Duration can be customized acc to requirement. Charges 30,000 per month. Accommodation not provided (but they can help you with finding one). You are given intravit injections and lasers on daily basis (2-3 lasers, 2-3 injections usually) Retina op is very heavy (200+ pts every day) so it's busy. Daily Routine- • Report to retina op at 10 am • Tag along with Dr Nipun as he sees patients. You have to do IO for every case, plus you can also review OCT and FFA. Dr Nipun discusses every case with you, explaining findings and treatment plans. • Also get to see a lot of Uveitis cases as well. • Morning op runs from 10-2 pm.  • Post lunch from 3-6 pm is OT.. you do injections, lasers etc. Once free after your procedures, you can also visit their cataract OT and observe phacos and other cases being operated there. If you're experienced or have completed a prior fellowship, you may even be allotted independent cases of pterygiums or DCR. Very knowledgeable and supportive staff. Highly recommended fellowship to go for if you want to build skills in retinal lasers and intravit injections. Also one reviewer recommends that if you are a total beginner at lasers, then you take the fellowship for minimum 2 months so you can master it. Just one month might be inadequate to become pro at retinal lasers.