Indian Ophthal Fellowships and Reviews
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- Oculoplasty Fellowship review@ Sri Sankara Deva Netralaya (SSDN), Guwahati, Assam
Duration 2 yrs 1-2 fellows taken every 6 months Selection- interview Stipend 40k Accommodation provided outside campus, 5k monthly charges In first month you are rotated between other specialities to get a feel of the working system of the place From 2nd month onwards you are in Orbit dept and you see only OP and dispose pts. Based on your previous surgery experience, you may get some steps of small procedures during this time. After 6 months you are trained in entropions, DCRs You get the bigger orbit surgeries only after 1 year (orbitotomies, kid surgeries, ptosis, blepharoplasty etc) Since there is no Ayushman scheme anymore, there are no charity/camp pts, all pts seen are private As a result, hands-on given tends to be variable You get steps till the end of fellowship but if ma'am feels you're good, she may let you do full surgeries also. The Orbit chief also does cosmetology/ aesthetic procedures for which you can assist but you get no hands-on since they are private pts. OT is twice weekly. Ma'am also does refractive procedures and cataracts so fellows get to learn how to work up refractive pts and also see cataract pts in OPD No hands-on given at all for cataract or refractive procedures Work timings 9- 5.30 pm but work may go on till 6.30 Classes every day at 8 am, compulsory attendance for all fellows, common class for all fellows Dept is hectic on some seasons, light in others but not toxic, consultants are approachable On call- you have at least 1 night call per month, 1 Sunday on call.. some Sundays you may be posted in their peripheral centre where they see refraction cases. No camp duties. There is an additional 6 months to be done after the Oculoplasty fellowship where you function as an "adjunct consultant", this is insisted on by the Chief for all fellows. In this time, you will see ma'am op pts but you also see cases in your name and can also post them for surgery. You will get a good idea of the common orbit procedures and surgeries but more hands-on experience may be needed even after fellowship.
- Comprehensive Ophthal Fellowship review@ Sri Sankara Deva Netralaya (SSDN), Guwahati, Assam
Duration 2 yrs 1-2 fellows taken every year Selection- interview (online/walk-in) Stipend 40k (no caution deposit) Accomodation provided outside campus, 5k monthly charges Over 2 years, you are rotated every 2-3 months between diff specialities.. there you see OP and also attend OT.. you may get steps or cases to do in some specialities In 1st month you are started on dry lab and wet lab Then 2nd month onwards they start you on SICS You get OT twice a week, one case per ot initially, gradually increased as you get confident You share OT with PG residents when doing SICS Phaco training starts when you are good at SICS and can manage on your own, they may start within first year itself if you request them and they feel you are proficient Or else if you are a totally newbie to surgery then you might do only SICS for first 1.5 yrs and then get phaco in last 6 months You also get advanced cataract cases No training for complication management, the consultants manage your complication No topical phacos Classes every day at 8 am (half hour class), except on Wed and Sat when they start at 7.30 (1 hour class) OP starts from 9 am, goes till 5 pm On call duty- night calls once a month, 1 Sunday duty a month, 1-2 camp duties per month Dept slightly hectic, not toxic, consultants are approachable You will be familiar with phaco by the end and be able to operate some advanced cataracts but no training given for complication management. Also, exposure to other speciality procedures/ surgeries is variable.
- Cornea Fellowship review@ Sri Sankara Deva Netralaya (SSDN), Guwahati, Assam
Duration 2 yrs 1 fellow taken every year Selection- interview Stipend 40k First month is orientation From 2nd month onwards you see OP and are posted with each consultant for 2-3 months You are also started on steps in corneal surgeries from 2nd month Chances for penetrating keratoplasties are quite less due to corneal donor tissues not being readily available (population not very motivated for eye donation).. You start with therapeutic KPs first and then progress to optical KPs.. numbers not available.. for an estimate, the dept does around 3 keratoplasties per month You also get hands-on for other corneal surgeries as and when they happen (pterygiums, C3R, AMG, MMG etc) Lamellar surgeries are also done, fellows also get 1-2 cases of DALK towards end of fellowship Refractive procedures (PRK, femtolasik) are also done in the dept but no hands-on given Fellows learn pt selection and workup No SMILE done here No phaco training. But if you know to do SICS, you may be called to do cataract cases. Work timings 9- 5.30 pm Classes every day at 8 am, compulsory attendance for all fellows, common class for all fellows Dept is somewhat hectic but not toxic Consultants are friendly and approachable On call- you have at least 1 night call per month, 1 Sunday is hospital on call, another Sunday you are posted in their peripheral centre. No camp duties.
- Vitreo-Retinal Surgery Fellowship review@ Sri Sankara Deva Netralaya (SSDN), Guwahati, Assam
Duration 2 yrs 1 fellow taken every 6 months Selection- interview Stipend 40k First month is orientation From 2nd month onwards you see OP and posted for 3 months with each consultant. Depending on your consultant, you are started on steps in retinal surgeries by 3rd month You get steps in all retinal surgeries till the end of fellowship. Chances to do independent cases at the end are very few. You also get hands-on for macular and RD surgeries and even some ILM peeling steps Clinically you get to see good number of retina cases in OP You also get to do retinal lasers and give intravitreal injections ROP exposure is minimal since not many cases Limited onco exposure, treatment is usually in conjunct with Oculoplasty dept Uvea cases also seen and treated in VR dept No phaco training. Dept is hectic but chill Work timings 9- 5.30 pm but can go till 7 pm sometimes On call- you have at least 1 night call per month, 1 Sunday is hospital on call, another Sunday you are posted in their peripheral centre. No camp duties. Classes every day at 7.30 or 8 am, compulsory attendance for all fellows, common class for all fellows Overall, you get steps for common retinal surgeries but still need more experience post fellowship to become an independent surgeon.
- Short Term SICS and Phaco Training review@ Shri Sankara Deva Netralaya (SSDN), Guwahati, Assam
1 month course (for SICS and Phaco) You get 20 cases for SICS 20 cases for phaco You start with dry lab and wet lab in first week Once the trainer there okays you, then you get posted in OT You attend daily classes at 7.30 or 8 am Then proceed to OT and observe Your turn to operate comes in the afternoon session You get 1 case per OT (If you're good, they might give you few more at the end) After your case, you have to head to OP and select your case for next day and do pre-op workup for that pt, and then you can leave You get cases Mon- Sat Sundays off Short term SICS charges 25k Short term phaco charges 40k (Rates might have changed now, please confirm with hospital) If you're able to apply thru ORBIS program, then short term training is free. No criteria of minimum SICS numbers required to do their short phaco training.. so you can do the short term phaco training after your short SICS training.