Fellowship

Post graduate Fellowship Programs in Ophthalmology

Fellowship in Cornea, Cataract & Refractive Surgery

Eligibility: MS/MD/DNB

Duration: 18 Months

Clinical Exposure:

• External Eye Disorders, Various Corneal Disorders, Ocular Surface Management
• Refractive Surgery
• Cataract surgery including topical phacoemulsification.

Investigations

ORB Scan/Corneal Tomography, Aberrometry, Specular Microscopy, Automated Keratometry, IOL Master 700, Work Up for Refractive Procedures, Corneal Ulcer Work Up, Eye Bank Procedures

Procedures (Performed independently)

• Phacoemulsification including topical cases.
• Penetrating Keratoplasty (Therapeutic) Optical- under supervision
• Lamellar keratoplasty under supervision
• Pterygium Excision with conjunctival autograft,
• Procedures related to Ocular surface Disorders (Amniotic Membrane Grafts, Mucous Membrane Grafts under supervision)
• Corneal Refractive Procedures: Surface Ablation, Microkeratome LASIK, Femtosecond LASIK, Small Incision Lenticule Extraction under supervision
• Phakic IOL’s, Refractive cataract surgery (Femtosecond Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery): under supervision
• Programme will include Case Discussions, Seminars, Clinical Meeting Presentations, Periodic assessment, maintenance of log book and final exit examination

Stipend: Rs 40,000 per month

Refundable Caution Deposit: Rs 30,000

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Fellowship in Comprehensive Ophthalmology

Eligibility: MS/MD/DNB/DO

Duration: 18 Months

Training Schedule

• General Ophthalmology including SICS, Phaco including Topical Phaco
• Glaucoma
• Medical Retina
• Cornea and Refractive Surgery
• Oculoplasty & External Eye Diseases
• Pediatric Ophthalmology
• Neuroophthalmology
• Low Vision & Contact Lens

Programme includes:

• Training in OPD for Independent Case Disposals
• Training in relevant Investigative Procedures
• Observation/Assisted/Individual Performance of Surgical Procedures
• Case Discussions, Clinical Meeting Presentations
• Periodic assessment

Stipend: Rs 40,000 per month

Refundable Caution Deposit: Rs 30,000/

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Fellowship in Vitreo-Retinal Surgery

Duration: 18 Months + 6 Months (Clinical adjunct)

Eligibility: MS / MD / DNB

Programme includes:

Mastering

• Indirect Ophthalmoscopy
• Slit Lamp Examination techniques
• Contact and  non-contact  lenses 

Investigations

• Performing various procedures like
• FFA
• ICG
• OCT
• USG and Interpreting them in various clinical conditions.

Candidate gets to learn and perform various Vitreo retinal treatment procedures:

• Green and Diode lasers in various clinical  conditions
• IL O laser Delivery
• PDT laser ( observe)
• ROP laser
• Intra Vitreal Injection administration

Retinal OPD

• Will get to  see  and  diagnose  various  clinical cases in OPD

Surgeries

• Candidate gets  to  assist and  perform
• Scleral buckling procedures
• Pars Plana Vitrectomies for different clinical  conditions  (23G, 25G, 27G) under supervision

Academics:

• There will be clinical case presentations and  lectures in Vitreo Retinal topics
• Candidate is expected to present a paper in national/ state ophthalmic society during his/her tenure
• Candidate should participate in regular clinical meetings for postgraduates
• They must maintain their log book.
• There will be an exit exam at the end of the tenure

Community Service:

• Candidate is expected to attend Diabetic & ROP screening camps and related camps during his/her tenure

Stipend: Rs.40000 per month

Clinical Adjunct stipend : Rs.50000 per month

Refundable Caution deposit: Rs.30000

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Fellowship in Glaucoma

Duration :18 months

Program includes:

1 month other specialty posting, 1 week each (Orientation program):

Hands on training in various diagnostic procedure like:

• Humphrey field analysis
• Optical coherence tomography
• Pachymetry
• Ultrasound
• Gonioscopy applanation tonometry
• Non-contact tnometry
• Pre-operative work up for filtering surgeries and combined surgeries

Candidate gets to observe and learn following surgical and laser procedures:

• yag iridotomy
• yag suturolysis
• cyclocryoprexy
• trabeculectomy
• trabeculectomy + trabeculotomy
• combined cataract and filtering surgery
• bleb needling
• 5 FU injections in post trab cases

Academics:

• there will be scheduled lectures on glaucoma
• candidate is expected to present a paper in national /state ophthalmic society during his tenure
• candidate should participate in regular clinical meetings for postgraduates .
• They must maintain their log book .
• There will be an exit exam at the end of tenure.

Community  service:

• Candidate is expected to attend glaucoma screening camps and related camps during his/her tenure.

Stipend: Rs 40,000 per month

Refundable Caution Deposit: Rs 30,000

For any queries please contact: eyelotus@gmail.com

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Important Dates for 2019 Session

Submission of application form: 11 September 2019
Entrance Examination: 18 September 2019
Declaration of Results: 25 September 2019
Commencement of fellowship programme: 01 October 2019