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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 chances to do their surgeries as well if interested. Recent (2024) Phaco-Ref fellow had done some 100 SICS in PG before joining (he was covid batch) and he has done around 600+ phacos independently till now.. also doing LASIK independently so they give you good hands-on in refractive procedures as well. When posted in other specialities, he got

- Started in 2023. - Eligibility- MS/ DNB. - They have fellowships in Glaucoma, Orbit, Paediatric Ophthalmology, Community Ophthalmology, Uvea & Med Retina. - No fellowships in Cornea/ Surgical Retina (VR) as of 2025. - All fellowships are 2 years long. - Selection- Entrance exam followed by interview. - There is an exit exam. - Only 1 seat per specialty per year. - Fellowship is hectic, clinical exposure is good. - All fellows get Phaco training. If you are not good in SICS

- 1 year fellowship. - Pure phaco fellowship, no SICS. - 1 fellow per session- taken twice a year (Jan, July). - Selection- interview based. - You get minimum 300 phacos. - They start phaco training from 2nd-3rd month. - Free campus accommodation. - Stipend 20,000/ month. - Wet lab available. - Daily OT. - Regular theory classes. - Compulsory 3 year bond after fellowship.

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 interview. Stipend was 40,000. They only take in as fellows who have done at least 750 SICS beforehand- this is minimum requirement. They start you on SICS and then progress from there. I ended up operating 2000+ SICS and 500 phacos. It's a good place to do if you want more case numbers and you're looking only for cataract. Also, this is a pu

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 start SICS surgery then. 1 OT day per week. No exposure to Oculoplasty for the first 4 months.  Next 14 months you'll be posted in Oculoplasty department.  First two months will be just opd.  Oculoplasty OT starts from third month.     The regular 1 day SICS OT and 1 day oculoplasty OT will be the norm.  If there are less fellows in the dept,

Duration= 30 months First 2 years of fellowship are in Hubli and the last 6 months you are posted as consultant in peripheral centres Stipend= Starts at 30k for first 6 months, with 10k increment every 6 months.. so 40k for second 6 months then 50k for third 6 months etc 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 you make ports, then you get core vitrectomy, eventually endolaser, nuc

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 expect average of 100 phacos. Clinical exposure is good- you see every textbook case. Work environment is not toxic but hectic. Surgical training done by senior fellows, but it's mostly self-learning- meaning you operate in numbers and fine-tune your skill along the way. Common cornea procedures/surgeries you get hands-on in: Total KP- 50, O

Review- Uma Eye Clinic offers a pretty good, hands-on fellowship that’s intense but incredibly rewarding if you’re serious about learning. Over 1.5 years (initially one year, now extended), you get to perform around 150 phacos, starting with your first 20–30 cases on a 3D operating microscope, which really helps with confidence and depth perception. There’s some exposure to refractive work too, around 4-5 LASIK cases (both femtosecond and microkeratome), 1-2 SMILE surgeries,

(Note- this Medical Retina (MR) program is different from their Medical Retina & Uvea program which is 2 yrs) 1 YEAR duration Medical Retina (MR) program 1st month training For 8 months...1 month uvea posting, 1 month emergency posting, 1 month diagnostics posting, rest 5 months MR unit posting with different consultants in which we are in OP with them. Last 3 months known as SR-ship in which one gets their mentor under which they will start getting injections in OT. MR fell

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 month (this means they give you SICS in the 1st month itself). They take on need basis, selection is by interview. You are trained by whoever is most experienced surgeon at the time- this can be a 3rd yr PG, but if they have passed out then it will be the seniormost fellow training you. Lots and lots of camp cases and consultants operate onl

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 advance to Phaco. Phaco is not delayed to 2nd year unlike in some other places. You'll get minimum of 100 phacos in 1.5 yrs (more if you master SICS sooner). Daily timings 8 - 6pm. Sundays usually off unless camp pts come- fellows will have to workup if DNB PGs not there. Regular classes + You are rotated between diff specialty depts, Cornea ex

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 general op and finish all your pts as fast as possible because when Prabhu sir (main VR surgeon) arrives, he'll finish all his private patients and then go straight to OT and start operating.  So if you haven't managed to clear a good chunk of OP by then, good luck, you would miss chances to operate since not only was Prabhu sir good at retinal

Duration: 18 months. First 6 months: general posting in the morning half.  Retina dept: Free hands in all lasers, investigations and seeing patients. Once a week online combined class would be there where all-India Sankara fellows and faculties join. Otherwise it's mostly self-learning. But if you are putting efforts from your side, medical retina learning is always possible in Sankara because of the free hands in patients. Retina department consultants are approachable and f

Duration- 18 months. Starts with SICS in 3rd month, you might get around 400 SICS, it also depends on how the candidate performs. Phaco is taught only in last 4 months. Academics not much, mostly on you to learn and be updated. Phaco numbers are not fixed, you get phacos based on your progress with SICS.. also depends on your rapport with the Chief. There are times fellow may not get any phaco and continues with SICS for the whole fellowship. In such cases, they tell the fell

Exposure to all types of retina cases at Aravind is good, we will get lots of lasers and injections including in ROP cases, surgery number is also reasonable. 2 weeks uvea and ROP + ocular oncology training included, thereafter you will be going for ROP screening in the periphery where you will again see good number of ROPs.  At the end of fellowship you will be confident with basic cases but you won't get PDR membrane cases and macular hole (ILM peeling step). There are lot

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 if your SICS numbers are low. Cornea in Madurai has the highest number of fellow intake so dept is crowded. Cataract surgery opportunities are variable between fellows, depends on your skill, speed and lack of complications. OT sisters have a big role in deciding which fellow will be called to operate. That said, corneal surgery numbers are

1. Duration of Fellowship Currently structured as a 24-month program within the Pediatric Ophthalmology department. Previously, the 18- or 24-month version included 6 months of general OPD postings at peripheral centers, primarily for those with less cataract numbers  2. Phaco Training No phacoemulsification surgeries are allotted to pediatric fellows. SICS slots are available once a week, though your turns may be reduced due to OPD crowd and internal politics. So don't take

Duration- 24 months Structure- ~1–2 months General Ophthalmology, ~1 month Uvea, Remaining period in Retina Phaco Training- not included in the official curriculum. Some fellows gain cataract surgery experience during general postings, especially if placed in peripheral centers. Retina surgical hands-on typically starts around the 4th month of the fellowship. Early months are focused on observation, assisting, and gaining clinical knowledge. You get mostly steps in surgerie

They have two running Medical Retina short fellowships- • 2 months • 6 months  2 months Medical Retina program is paid training (fees now increased to 1.5 lacs)- you get a good number, even up to 5-6 lasers and 2-3 injections per day. 2 trainees taken every 2 months. Mornings will be dedicated to OP- get to see wide variety of retina cases- while afternoons are for procedures and OT. By the end of 2 months, you are well equipped to handle lasers and injections on your own. 6

Aravind's Tirunelveli Hospital is the centre of excellence for glaucoma in the Aravind eye care system. Admission here is based on 2 days interview cum observation, on joining one has to undergo one month orientation course followed by 2 yrs of glaucoma training.  First 3 months will be general posting and next 21 month in glaucoma.  One can expect unlimited number of SICS, around 75-80 SICS+trab, Phaco usually starts in the last 3 months and one will get 50 phacos (phaco+tr