Glaucoma Fellowship review @ Sankara Eye Hospital, Bengaluru

Duration 1.5 yrs

6 months of Gen Ophthal posting+ 12 months of Glaucoma posting

Selection- exam + interview

Exit exam +

1 fellow taken every 6 months

Stipend 40k

They take 2 months salary of 80k as caution deposit- (40k taken in 1st month, 20k taken each in 2nd and 3rd months)- this is returned at the end of fellowship 

At the start, you are given mostly SICS after 1st month 

They start you on trabs also within first few months, mostly SICS trabs.. phaco trabs come later.

You get to do around 80-100 trabs.

Phaco training given in last 6 months, you get approx 100 phacos.. they may also give you advanced cataract cases based on your proficiency.

You are trained to manage complications when you are doing SICS.

No topical phacos given.

MIGS and GDD exposure+ but you don't get hands-on for MIGS

May get a few cases of GDDs.

Work timings 8-6 pm

On call- you have 2-3 rotations of weekly call in the first 6 months.. and it's literally for 1 whole week (Sun- Sat).. u start Sunday duty at 8 pm do till 8am Monday then off for the day to come back again at 8pm Monday to do call till 8 am Tuesday and so on.. till Saturday.

Sunday OP duties (8-1), Sunday camp duties +

No admission fees.