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Short Term SICS & Phaco Training review @ Siliguri Greater Lions Hospital, Siliguri, West Bengal
They have short term SICS and phaco training- with 1/3/6 months options for either SICS or Phaco. For short term Phaco they have 3 months...
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Aug 51 min read
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Vitreo-Retina Fellowship review @ Siliguri Greater Lions Eye Hospital, Siliguri, West Bengal
Recently started (2023 thereafter). Applications inviting fellows are put out on LinkedIn , selection is after interview with head....
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Aug 51 min read
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IOL Fellowship review @ Susrut Eye Foundation & Research Centre, Kolkata, West Bengal
1 yr duration with 3 years of bond. No bond if sponsored by Sightsavers or any other sponsoring body. Other speciality fellows...
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Aug 51 min read
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Cornea Fellowship review @ Disha Eye Hospital, Barrackpore, West Bengal
They have only Cornea program at this hospital, no other fellowships. Usually 1 year long but tenure is decided based on your experience...
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Aug 51 min read
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Phaco-Refractive Fellowship review @ ASG Eye Hospital, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
24 months duration. You get ample hands-on and are rotated across all speciality depts so when posted in other depts you may also get...
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Aug 51 min read
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Long Term Fellowships reviews @ CMC Vellore, Tamil Nadu
- Started in 2023. - Eligibility- MS/ DNB. - They have fellowships in Glaucoma, Orbit, Paediatric Ophthalmology, Community Ophthalmology,...
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Aug 52 min read
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Long Term Phaco Fellowship review @ Chandraprabha Eye Hospital, Jorhat, Assam
- 1 year fellowship. - Pure phaco fellowship, no SICS. - 1 fellow per session- taken twice a year (Jan, July). - Selection- interview...
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Aug 41 min read
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Long Term Phaco Fellowship review @ Drishti Netralaya, Dibrugarh, Assam
It's a purely cataract fellowship. I did it for 1 year. The op load is not busy so they take only 2-3 fellows per year. Selection is by...
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Aug 41 min read
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Orbit & Oculoplasty Fellowship review @ Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Duration: 18 months. First 4 months: General Ophthal posting. You'll be put in their peripheral centre for a month too. You'll get to...
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Aug 43 min read
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Vitreo-Retinal Surgery Fellowship review @ MM Joshi Eye Institute, Hubli, Karnataka
One of the good fellowship programs in MM Joshi for hands-on. Lot of hands on.. step wise. Starting from 2nd month of fellowship.. first...
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Aug 41 min read
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Cornea & Phaco-Refractive Fellowship review @ MM Joshi, Hubli, Karnataka
2 years long. One of the few Cornea programs where you also train in phaco. However phaco training is delayed till 2nd year- still, can...
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Aug 41 min read
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Phaco-Refractive Surgery Fellowship review @ Uma Eye Hospital, Chennai
Review- Uma Eye Clinic offers a pretty good, hands-on fellowship that’s intense but incredibly rewarding if you’re serious about...
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Aug 13 min read
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Medical Retina Fellowship review @ Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai
(Note- this Medical Retina (MR) program is different from their Medical Retina & Uvea program which is 2 yrs) 1 YEAR duration Medical...
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Aug 11 min read
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Cornea & Refractive Surgery review @ MN Eye Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
18 months Phaco training included in the program. Based on your SICS skills, you get to start phaco training early, even as early as 2nd...
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Aug 12 min read
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Comprehensive Ophthalmology Fellowship review @ MN Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
1.5 yrs long. Selection is random, you can apply and they call you on need basis. Starts with SICS, once you are proficient you will...
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Aug 11 min read
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Vitreo-Retinal Surgery Fellowship review @ Sankara Eye Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
I did VR from Sankara Coimbatore. We were taken one fellow at a time in my time. The routine is in the morning you come early and see...
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Aug 12 min read
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Medical Retina Fellowship review @ Sankara Eye Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Duration: 18 months. First 6 months: general posting in the morning half. Retina dept: Free hands in all lasers, investigations and...
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Aug 12 min read
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IOL Fellowship review @ Arasan Eye Hospital, Erode, Tamil Nadu
Duration- 18 months. Starts with SICS in 3rd month, you might get around 400 SICS, it also depends on how the candidate performs. Phaco...
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Aug 11 min read
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Vitreo-Retinal Surgery Fellowship review @ Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore
Exposure to all types of retina cases at Aravind is good, we will get lots of lasers and injections including in ROP cases, surgery...
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Aug 11 min read
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Cornea & Anterior Segment Fellowship review @ Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu
It's technically 1.5 yrs long but they might ask you to work at one of their peripheral centres first for 6 months - 1 year, especially...
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Aug 12 min read
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