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Duration- 18 months, affiliated to RGUHS (Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences). There is entrance and exit exam. One of the very few institutes that train VR fellows for cataract (free hands for both SICS and Phaco). As far is retina is considered- Excellent staff with good knowledge, very good OPD load with variety of cases. Well equipped OPD and OT set up with high end machines.  Fellows get good chances for Lasers and Intravitreal injections.  Surgical chances in re

All fellowships at Prasad Netralaya get excellent exposure in Cataract Surgery.  Unlike many other institutes that wait till the last couple of months to give Phaco training, here we get to start our Phaco journey early depending on how we pick up our SICS skills.  We start with SICS in simple cases followed by difficult cases and managing complications.  Once we are proficient in that we go to Phaco- even as early as 3 months into the fellowship as well, that gives us more t

Duration - 1 month  Starting 2-3 SICS will be given to assess our skills, based on that, you progress to Phaco.  If well versed with SICS, then 30-35 phaco cases can be done in 1 month duration.  They provide you stay in an apartment but drawback is, it is far away from the centre. In a week Monday and Saturday are for observation, rest 4 days are for surgical training.  They even make you practice on wax eyeballs.  Trainers are all skilled and do their job very well.  Starti

2 years duration. Most of the surgical training happens in their trust hospital. First 3 to 5 months you get SICS, then they start Phaco training. You start Phaco first with learning bimanual I&A, then you progress to phaco tunnel construction and then topical phaco in the last 4 to 6 months. You get around 150 - 250 cases in two years. You get exposure to all premium and latest IOLs in the market but no hands-on. Refractive department exposure is good and you will be doing f

2 yrs duration. Selection- first MCQ exam, after clearing that you have interview- questions on common retinal conditions (Kanski is good enough to prepare). 2 fellows taken every 3 months. NN (Narayana Nethralaya) has 6 centres but you get allotted mostly in NN-1 which is their main centre in Rajajinagar. First 3 months you are posted in B scan and you get intravit injections.  Next 3 months you are rotated between diff centres- op duty and lasers. During 1st 6 months, it's

It's for 2 yrs Selection was by zoom interview.  I knew how to do SICS when I joined and I got to do around 150+ phacos including lots of topical phaco as well.  Training starts with SICS and then based on your progress, they move you to phaco. They let you operate all kinds of cataract and you are also allowed to manage complications but they will not train you specifically in it. Work starts at 8 am, finishes typically by 6.30 pm but in the initial 6 months, you will work l

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. Se

Minto Hosp is the Ophthalmic Hospital of BMCRI (Bengaluru Medical College and Research Institute) Duration= 18 months. The clinic days are pretty consistent, usually 9 AM to 4 PM in the glaucoma OPD. You'll see a huge variety of cases, honestly, it's like watching your textbook come to life. This means you'll get super confident with medical management of glaucoma. Seriously, you'll feel solid on that front. Lasers & Surgical Time When it comes to lasers, you'll get plenty of

Minto Eye Hospital is the Ophthalmic Hospital of BMCRI (Bengaluru Medical College and Research Institute) - 18 months course. - ⁠Affiliated to RGUHS, so there is an entrance and exit exam. - ⁠Exposure to vast variety of Cornea cases in OPD. - ⁠Good number of TPK hands on from the beginning and few Optical keratoplasties - ⁠Lamellar cases- no hands-on, can assist and observe. - ⁠Slim chances in Refractive surgeries  - ⁠Cataract- 1 SICS case once in a week or 2 weeks in the las