Long-Term Fellowship

Eligibility Criteria

Qualified Postgraduates (MS/DO/DNB)

Description

The two-year fellowship programme comprises technical instruction in modern methods of eye care, extensive work experience and complete patient care. It prepares candidates for a professional career in comprehensive ophthalmology with the ability to manage an eye care centre independently.

• To become a competent Ophthalmologist capable of medical management of ophthalmic disorders
• Good working knowledge of Internal Medicine and patient care
• Surgical skill to become an independent cataract surgeon in ECCE, SICS and Phacoemulsification with additional exposure to

Eligibility Criteria

M.S., DNB., D.O

Fellowship Details

Long Term Fellowship in Vitreo-Retina

Eligibility Criteria

Qualified Postgraduates (MS/MD/DNB)

Description

The two-year fellowship programme comprises technical instruction in modern methods of eye care, extensive work experience and complete patient care. It prepares candidates for a professional career in comprehensive ophthalmology with the ability to manage an eye care centre independently.

• The objective of this programme is to train ophthalmologists to be competent vitreoretinal specialists – in the diagnosis and management of retinal diseases through clinical evaluation and research.
• The fellows will be competent in use of all diagnostic modalities in retina like fundus fluorescein angiography, Indocyanine green angiography, optical coherence tomography, ultrasonography, and electro diagnosis.
• The programme provides comprehensive training in both medical retina and vitreo-retinal surgery.
• Fellows will participate in the evaluation and management of patients with medical retinal disorders such as Age-related Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy, retinal vascular disorders, central serous retinopathy, ocular inflammation, retinal degeneration etc., They will gain extensive experience in laser photocoagulation of retina and use of various intravitreal drugs.
• Fellows will obtain extensive training in vitreo-retinal surgery. This will include pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative considerations. This training will include all currently employed methods of vitreo-retinal surgery. They will observe numerous complex surgical procedures like repair of retinal detachment by scleral buckling or pars plana vitrectomy with internal tamponade; complex diabetic vitrectomies with membrane surgery; macular surgeries like epiretinal membrane, macular hole; management of trauma with intraocular foreign bodies etc., They will gain experience in managing endophthalmitis medically as well as surgically. The trainees will perform surgical procedures independently, initially in a stepwise manner and later the entire procedure.