Vitreo-Retinal Surgery Fellowship review @ Netralayam, Kolkata

This is the only fellowship in this hospital, no other specialty fellowships.

Duration= 18 months

1 fellow per session

Selection by interview, intake based on when present fellow is finishing.

Stipend 25k

No phaco training 

Starts with med retina work- lasers, B-scans in first 3 months 

From 4th month onwards you start getting steps in retina cases 

There are 5 retina consultants and you are posted 2 monthly with each of them, you tag with them whole day

Academics- some classes+

You get mostly steps during the fellowship and based on your skill level, you get to do some independent cases towards the end.

ROP exposure is ok, you get to do some ROP lasers but no intravit injections given.

Work timings 9-7 pm, not hectic.

No night calls or Sunday duties.

But you will be posted for Sunday general ophthal camps.