Paediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Fellowship review@ Sankara Eye Hospital, Bengaluru

Duration 2 yrs

6 months of Gen Ophthal posting+ 18 months of Paed Ophthal 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

In first 6 months, you are in Gen Ophthal and see general cases and they start you on SICS as well

Phaco is gradually started

You join the Paed Ophthal dept after 6th month 

Start getting cases after your 2nd-3rd month in paed dept 

You get to do squints and paed cataracts mostly, no other surgeries

You get more cases of paediatric cataracts in Sankara Blore than other hospitals.. you are also allowed to do independent cases in the end in the free pts 

Squints also given but less compared to other places

However you are allowed to do simple squints independently and given steps in complex squints

No ROP exposure

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

You are trained to manage complications when you are doing SICS 

No topical phacos given 

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).. you 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 (8am -1pm) once every 2 months