Education and fellowship training at Narayana Nethralaya inspire young ophthalmologists to grow into confident and self-reliant super specialists. The institute encompasses training for budding doctors in various domains. Fellowship in Phaco-refractive is a distinguished amalgamation of hands-on training, research and clinical enhancement.
Here at Narayana Nethralaya, we have optimal wet lab facilities for trainees, which are effectively supervised. The need of the hour—virtual simulator-based training—is also provided to improve hand-eye coordination. The candidates initially assist and, subsequently, operate on camp patients while ensuring patient safety. Fellows also get a chance to operate independently on high-end machines like Catalys and Lensex (Femto second laser). The goal is to coach young ophthalmologists to become highly ethical and meticulously trained phaco specialists.
Over the years, the NN fellowship training program has evolved to incorporate research and academics at its very foundation. A variety of academic activities, such as case-based discussions, presentations, seminars, and journal clubs, keep the trainees intellectually engaged and help maintain their clinical acumen. Our fellows are motivated to present their research at various national and international platforms. This period of research is an exciting time that opens up new avenues—attending scientific meetings, contributing to translational research, and winning awards.
Fellows also undertake emergency day and night duties, which help them learn the management of ophthalmic emergencies.
Eligibility: MS/ DNB (Ophthalmology), meritorious candidates having DOMS with 02 years’ experience may also be considered
Duration of fellowship: 24 months
Stipend: 56,000/- per month
Age: Under 35 Years
Total Number of Seats: One every admission cycle
Total Number of Seats: One every admission cycle
Course Commencement: Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep and Nov every year
Admission Test/ Interviews: Approximately 06 weeks before course commencement
Diseases affecting the optic nerve like optic neuritis, ischemic optic neuropathy, autoimmune optic neuropathy, compressive optic neuropathy, nutritional optic neuropathy, toxic optic neuropathy.
characterized by partial of complete inability to move either one or both the eyes due to central and peripheral nervous system diseases like myasthenia gravis and ocular motor cranial nerve palsies following trauma (injury), tumours, ischemia due to systemic diseases like hypertension or diabetes mellitus.
affecting the visual pathway formed by the optic nerve, optic chiasma, optic tract and optic radiations.
like pituitary adenoma, craniopharyngioma, meningioma causing compressive optic neuropathy which cause a direct pressure on the optic nerve and other tumours of the brain affecting the visual pathway and cause of raised intracranial pressure.
such as idiopathic intracranial hypertension, and cerebral venous thrombosis, which can result in permanent and profound loss of vision in the long term
with visual loss, transient ischemic attacks with transient visual loss
can opt for short term observational or long term fellowship.
