Cornea-Refractive Fellowship review @ Banglore West Lions Super Speciality Eye Hospital, Bengaluru

Duration 1.5 yrs

Stipend 50k

2 fellows taken per session under RGUHS but if they don't get any fellows, they take what is known as "house fellows" who do the same fellowship but only for 12 months.

Selection- MCQ exam + interview 

Under RGUHS so there is an exit exam

Cataract cases given but only SICS, no phaco

You start with SICS, initially 1-2 cases per ot

One OT per week

Cornea OT is twice a week

You start with cataracts in 2nd month

Cornea side, you start with simpler surgeries- pterygiums, C3R, AMG etc 

Gradually you get hands-on for therapeutic KPs and optical KPs

It's mostly steps in keratoplasties till the end, rare to get to do independent cases

Work timings 8.30 - 6 pm 

Sundays usually off except for 1 Sunday duty or 1 Sunday camp per month

Night duties once every 10 days (depending on how many DNBs and fellows there are)- fellows are first call but calls are never busy.

Peripheral postings at 2 branches where you have to see OP, no OT there.

Posting may be for a week or 3 days depending which place you are sent.

But they compensate for this lost week by giving you more cases in the next OT.

No refractive procedures done at the main hospital. 

Only PRK done and that too by the seniormost consultant at an attached hospital elsewhere- cornea fellows are posted by turn and may get hands-on for PRK (depends on fellow's skill and luck).