Phaco Fellowship review @ Banglore West Lions Super Speciality Eye Hospital, Bengaluru

(This is diff from their IOL/ Gen Ophthal fellowship which is purely SICS fellowship with 5-10 phacos in last month.)

Also this is strictly a cataract fellowship, no refractive training.

Duration 1.5 yrs

You are promised 250 SICS and 100 phacos

Stipend 50k

2 fellows taken per session

Selection- MCQ exam + interview 

Under RGUHS so there is an exit exam

You start with SICS, initially 1-2 cases per OT.

One OT per week.

Depending on how well you pick up and your speed, they give more, some 5-6 cases/ OT.

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 of their 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 here.

No complication management or advanced cataract cases given, but you get those if you continue after fellowship.