Paediatric Ophthalmology & Squint Fellowship review @ KBH Bachooali Charitable Ophthalmic Hospital, Mumbai

It's 1.5 years (18 months) duration, 1 fellow taken per session.

No adult cataracts given to operate for anyone in any department except General Ophthal (including consultants).

Surgical hands-on starts by month 5-6 (cases are less in March and April due to children's exams)

Clinical exposure is very good. You also get to evaluate cases and measure squints yourself.

Dept- no toxicity. Consultants are approachable. 

Continuous chutti ka thoda sa problem hai (translation- they don't give long leaves) because Sundays and public holidays are anyway off. It is not hectic. Working hours are 7.5- 8 hours a day max, with Sundays and public holidays off.

Consultants train you. Both junior and senior consultants.

I got good number of muscles, around 35+. Superior oblique I didn't get as no case came by the time I was competent enough to do one. It depends on how many cases come during your duration. 

Got roughly 10 paediatric cataracts including cases with posterior capsulorrhexis and ant vitrectomy. This also depends on how many cases come during your time. Also got to do 4 intravitreals in ROP babies and a lot of ROP lasers. Haven't counted lasers, since I did many ROP lasers.

Camp duties- very less. Night calls 0. Specialty fellows don't do calls as of now (2025).