Vitreo-Retinal Surgery review @ Narayana Nethralaya, Bengaluru

2 yrs duration.

Selection- first MCQ exam, after clearing that you have interview- questions on common retinal conditions (Kanski is good enough to prepare).

2 fellows taken every 3 months.

NN (Narayana Nethralaya) has 6 centres but you get allotted mostly in NN-1 which is their main centre in Rajajinagar.

First 3 months you are posted in B scan and you get intravit injections. 

Next 3 months you are rotated between diff centres- op duty and lasers.

During 1st 6 months, it's hectic and you have to work 8 am - 8 pm.

After 6-8 months, you officially become a "senior", now you are fixed at your allotted centre and get posted with diff consultants every 1.5- 2 months. Work time also reduces 8- 6.30 pm.

You start on retinal surgeries- you get hands-on and steps in all retina cases.

Clinical op is good- all kinds of retinal conditions are seen, including rare ones.

Work is hectic.

You have fellow duty (on-call x 1.5 days at a stretch) every month, and then when you become a senior it is every alternate month.

No offs for doing fellow duty, that's how it is.. but good thing is very few retinal emergencies come at night.

Sundays duties are there- mostly alternate weeks.

Lots of opportunities to do paper presentations- consultants are encouraging. 

Good place for VR fellowship, at the end of 2 yrs you will be familiar with retinal surgeries but not exactly independent- still that's on you, you should join a place afterwards where you can refine your surg skills further.

As in other fellowships at NN, you have to pay a caution deposit of 1 lac upfront- refunded at the end of fellowship. Forfeited if you leave in between.

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More details from another reviewer-

Only NN 1 and 2 has VR fellowship

NN 1 has mostly all the fellows.

NN 2 had only 1 fellow.

NN 1 has 10 VR consultants 

NN 2 had only 2 VR consultants

At our time, 2-3 fellows were taken every 6 months at NN 1

And NN 2, only 1 fellow was there for whole 2 yrs

NN 1 has uvea and ROP exposure also- 1 month of uvea and 1 month ROP posting- no surgical hands-on during that time.

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