Long Term Fellowship

LONG TERM FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMMES

FELLOWSHIP IN THE ANTERIOR SEGMENT

Duration

24 months and includes training in phacoemulsification during the last 6 months of the programme

Eligibility

MS/MD/DNB

The fellowship offers to train the fellows to develop their skills in clinical assessment so as to deliver excellent patient care services. The faculty supervises and guides the fellows to train for independently treating patients. A proper evaluation of patients by relevant history taking, complete examination, and diagnosis is part of the training.

  1. Refraction, Keratometry, Lensometry, and Biometry
  2. Correct refractive errors, administer amblyopia therapy and the knowledge to refer strabismus patients to pediatric ophthalmology
  3. Diagnosis and Medical management of glaucoma
  4. Diagnose and follow up cases of diabetic retinopathy, refer for laser during necessity and be able to pick up retinal breaks and conditions needing specialized retinal care
  5. First-linene management of uveitis, ordering and interpretation of tests, and being competent in indications for referral
  6. Understand the basics in diagnosis and management of disorders of eyelids, Adnexa and Orbit.
  7. To learn the complete evaluation of Neuro-ophthalmic conditions and to recognize when to refer
  8. Management of ophthalmic emergencies
  9. Being competent at reading visual fields Performing retinal lasers, CT, MRI and other ocular diagnostic tools and will be posted in Cornea, Glaucoma, Retina and Gen Ophthalmology.
  1. Cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation including SICS, Phacoemulsification. 1000 SICS surgery will be given during the fellowship.
  2. Chalazion, small lid lesions
  3. Pterygium, anterior segment trauma, Trabeculectomy
During the last 6 months of their training period, the fellows will be trained in phacoemulsification and will perform 50 surgeries
The fellows will be actively involved in academic and research and daily classes. They attend and actively participate in case presentations, seminars and journal club discussions. A research paper will be allotted to each fellow. They will submit protocols within 3 months, paper by 18 months and go forward for publication. They will participate in State/National Conferences.

Once the fellows reach a certain calibre, they will be participating in training junior fellows and post graduate students with a further edge to learnings and insights.

Faculty

Dr. Krishna Prasad, MBBS and MS

Dr. T. Raveendra, MBBS, MS,
FAICO and FIGO

Dr. Nasrin, MBBS, DO, DNB (Ophthalmology)

Dr. Sowmya, MBBS, DNB, Fellowship in Cornea and Micro Surgery

Dr. Sirisha, MBBS, DO, Fellowship in Orbit & Occuloplasty

Dr. S Lakshmi, MBBS, DNB, FIGO

Dr. P Manjuvalli, MBBS, MS, FIGO

FELLOWSHIP IN GLAUCOMA

Duration

24 months and includes training in phacoemulsification during the last 6 months of the programme

Eligibility

MS / DNB / DO

Training program inculcates discipline for achievement of excellence in foundation of clinical skills including History, Slit Lamp Biomicroscopy, Applanation, Gonioscopy, imaging investigations and their functional and predictive correlations for diagnosis and management of various stages of glaucoma

Course training starts in a systematic and structured manner to support the clinical and surgical needs of the fellows, with due regard to the safety and mandatory clinical requirements of the patients.

Short duration Rotatory postings in General and Comprehensive Ophthalmology for 3 – 6 months enables an overview of all sub-specialties.

Fellowship training program includes didactic lectures, various presentations, patient clinics, surgical, clinical research, journal submissions and participation in outreach activities and Institute management programs.

Visual Field Analysis, OCT & UBM Imaging, and Glaucoma Surgical facilities is considered an essential requirement for basic and advanced clinical-surgical care, and even for the up gradation of skills are the forte of the department.

Well equipped with diagnostic and surgical facilities, the Institute has grown into a well sought destination for surgical patients from surrounding districts, and as a referral centre to many of the industries in and around the district

Lasers for Iridotomy, Trabeculectomy, Trabeculotomy, and Aqueous Shunts implants are part of the Glaucoma Specialty in a staged manner including wet-labs, guided-hand-on, supervised and independent stages.

Cataract surgery is a regular part of the program and includes Small Incisional (SICS) surgery (800 Surgeries) in initial phase and Phaco-emulsification (30 surgeries) in the final 6 months

The fellows will be actively involved in academic and research activity. The classes will be conducted daily. The fellows will attend and actively participate in case presentations, seminars and journal club discussions.

Research paper(s) will be allotted to each fellow, with timelines being 3 months for protocol submission and 18 months for journal submission(s). Fellows participate in State / National Conferences for presentations and learning.

Once the fellows reach a certain calibre, they will be participating in training junior fellows and post graduate students with a further edge to learnings and insights.

Lead Faculty

Dr Raveendra – MBBs, MS, FAICO, FIGO

Dr S Lakhmi, MBBS, DNB, FIGO

Dr P Manjuvalli, MBBS, MS, FIGO

FELLOWSHIP IN CORNEA

Duration

24 months and includes training in phacoemulsification during last 6 months of the programme

Eligibility

MS / MD / DNB

Training program inculcates discipline for achievement of excellence in foundation of clinical skills including History, Slit Lamp Biomicroscopy, Applanation, Gonioscopy, imaging investigations and their functional and predictive correlations for diagnosis and management of various stages of glaucoma

The Cornea specialists diagnose and manage different types of corneal diseases such as allergies, infections, degenerations, dystrophies, trauma etc. A wide spectrum of corneal ulcers are treated here, as most of the patients are from rural areas and outreach camps, with the help of medical management along with Therapeutic Keratoplasty.

A majority of patients suffering from Mechanical, Thermal & Chemical injuries are taken up for emergency management, as the Institute is a referral centre for most of the Industries.

The Institute is a centre for many transplant procedures as it has entered into an MOU with Ramayamma Eye Bank, Mohsin Eye bank and Badam Balakrishna Eye Bank to procure Corneoscleral Button and Amniotic membrane.

Keratoconus patients are diagnosed and managed with glasses, RGP and Collagen Cross Linking with Riboflavin.

Refractive errors are treated with glasses, contact lenses, LASIK/PRK and Phakic IOL.

Ocular surface disorder management includes proper evaluation and standard treatment protocols which include medical management, Punctual occlusion and surface reconstruction.

Visual Field Analysis, OCT & UBM Imaging, and Glaucoma Surgical facilities is considered an essential requirement for basic and advanced clinical-surgical care, and even for the up gradation of skills are the forte of the department.

Well equipped with diagnostic and surgical facilities, the Institute has grown into a well sought destination for surgical patients from surrounding districts, and as a referral centre to many of the industries in and around the district
  1. Development of skills in clinical assessment and judgment to deliver excellent patient care services. They are supervised and guided until they are capable of independent disposal of patients confidently
  2. Proper evaluation of patients by relevant history taking, complete examination and diagnosis.
  3. OPD procedures like corneal foreign body removal, ulcer scraping and KOH mount, Gram’s staining, Dry eye assessment etc.
  4. Interpretation of Specular microscopy, Pachymetry and Corneal Topography.
  5. In pre-refractive surgery evaluation, counselling and post procedure follow up. They are made responsible for registering &counselling of Keratoplasty patients. They are actively involved in eye donation campaigns. 6 months of their training period is in General ophthalmology,
  6. Comprehensive eye diseases diagnosis and management.

The fellows provide assistance and perform various surgeries in cornea such as Glue and BCL, Intracameral injections, Therapeutic Keratoplasty, Optical Keratoplasty, Lamellar Keratoplasty, CLAG, AMG Ocular surface Reconstruction, Corneal tear repair etc. They perform a minimum of 100 Pterygium surgeries with CLAG/AMG, 10 Optical Keratoplasties and 16 Therapeutic Keratoplasties.

They are given SICS on regular basis depending on their OT posting, throughout the fellowship period.

During last 6 months of their training period they will be trained in phacoemulsification and will perform 30 surgeries.

The fellows will be actively involved in academic and research activity with daily classes. The fellows attend and actively participate in case presentations, seminars and journal club discussions. A research paper will be allotted to each fellow .They submit protocols within 3months , paper by 18months and go forward for the publication and participate in State/National Conferences.

They are involved in training post graduate students.

Faculty

Dr Nasrin : MBBS, DO, DNB, FICS

Dr. Rashmi Rath, MBBS, MS, FICS

Dr. P Sowmya, MBBS, DNB, FICS

FELLOWSHIP IN RETINA

Duration

24 months for MS/DNB, 30 months for DO

Eligibility

MS / MD / DNB

The fellows are trained to develop skills in clinical assessment and judgement, so as to deliver excellent patient care services. They are supervised and guided until they are capable of independently treating patients with confidence, and are trained in proper evaluation of patients by relevant history taking, complete examination and diagnosis.

The fellows are trained in OPD procedures like 90D, indirect Opthelmoscopic examinations to diagnose various retinal conditions, B Scan and OCT interpretation, Lasers like PRP, Focal, Grid and Barrage laser. They are given a good exposure of Fundus FFA in diagnosis and management of diabetic retinopathy CSR vascular occlusions etc.,

The Retina specialists diagnose and manage different types of Retina conditions like retinal detachment surgeries, Posterior Vitrectomy for various conditions, manage various conditions of diabetic retinopathies, various Cataract related complications like Nucleous Drop, IOL drops, endophthlomitas, various conditions of retina, diagnosis and management.

Majorly being a referral centres many Institutes from 3 districts of Northern Andhra refer patients to Sankar Foundation for all types of retinal conditions.

The institutes retina department is equipped with OCT, Laser Machine, B Scan, FFA to provide excellent services in medical retina and good training for DNB’S and fellows.

The fellows are trained to develop skills in clinical assessment and judgement, so as to deliver excellent patient care services. They are supervised and guided until they are capable of independently treating patients with confidence, and are trained in proper evaluation of patients by relevant history taking, complete examination and diagnosis.

The fellows are trained in OPD procedures like 90D, indirect Opthelmoscopic examinations to diagnose various retinal conditions, B Scan and OCT interpretation, Lasers like PRP, Focal, Grid and Barrage laser. They are given a good exposure of Fundus FFA in diagnosis and management of diabetic retinopathy CSR vascular occlusions etc.,

The fellows will assist and perform various retinal surgeries like Vitrectomy, RD surgeries, IOL Drops, Nucleus Drops, IOFB removals, Co Vitrectomy Macula hole, epiretinal membrane etc. They will be trained in intravitreal injections like Avastin, Lucentis antibiotics etc under experienced VR surgeons, including all types of VR surgeries.

The fellows will be actively involved in academic and research activities with daily classes. They attend and actively participate in case presentations, seminars and journal club discussions. A research paper will be allotted to each fellow .They will submit protocols within 3 months, paper by 18 months and go forward for publication. They will participate in State/National Conferences.

Faculty

Dr. Ajay Sharma, MBBS, MS, FIVRS

Dr. Jagannadh Kumar Chlla, MBBS, MD (Ophthal), FIVRS

Dr. T Krishna, MBBS, DO, FIVRS

Dr. K Annaji Rao, MBBS, DNB, FIGO, FIVRS

Fellowship in Comprehensive Ophthalmology

Duration

30 months for MS/DNB and 36 months for DO and includes training in phacoemulsification during last 6 months of programme.

Eligibility

MS / MD / DNB

The fellows are trained to develop skills in clinical assessment and judgement to deliver excellent patient care services. They are supervised and guided until they are capable of independently taking care of patients with confidence.

  1. Proper evaluation of patients by relevant history taking, complete examination and diagnosis
  2. Refraction; keratometry, lensometry and biometry
  3. Diagnosis and Medical management of glaucoma
  4. Correct refractive errors, administer amblyopia therapy and pick the correct strabismus patients for referral to pediatric ophthalmology
  5. Diagnose and follow diabetic retinopathy, and refer for laser in required conditions. Able to identify retinal breaks and conditions which need specialized retinal care
  6. First line management of uveitis, ordering and interpretation of tests, and competent in indications for referral
  7. Understand the basics in diagnosis and management of disorders of eyelids, adnexa and Orbit.
  8. To learn the complete evaluation of Neuro -ophthalmic conditions and to recognise when to refer.
  9. Management of ophthalmic emergencies
  10. Competent at reading visual fields, CT, MRI and other ocular diagnostic tools.
    They will be posted in Cornea, Glaucoma, Retina, Pediatric &Squint, Orbit and Oculoplasty, low vision Department and Gen Opthalmology.
  1. Cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation including SICS (1000 SICS surgery will be given during the fellowship), Phacoemulsification
  2. Chalazion, small lid lesions
  3. Pterygium
  4. Dacrycystorhinostomy
  5. Lid lacerations, anterior segment trauma
  6. Trabeculectomy
During last 6 months of their training period they will be trained in phacoemulsification and will perform 50 surgeries

 

The fellows will be actively involved in academic and research activity, and attend daily classes. They attend and actively participate in case presentations, seminars and journal club discussions. A research paper will be allotted to each fellow. They will submit protocols within 3 months, paper by 18 month and go forward for publication. They will participate in State/National Conferences.
They will be involved in training post graduate students.

Faculty

Dr. Krishna Prasad, MBBS and MS

Dr. T. Raveendra, MBBS, MS,
FAICO and FIGO

Dr. Nasrin, MBBS, DO, DNB (Ophthalmology)

Dr. Sowmya, MBBS, DNB, Fellowship in Cornea and Micro Surgery

Dr. Sirisha, MBBS, DO, Fellowship in Orbit & Occuloplasty

Dr. S Lakshmi, MBBS, DNB, FIGO

Dr. P Manjuvalli, MBBS, MS, FIGO

Fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology

Sankar Foundation Eye Institute offers Fellowship in paediatrics to provide a complete training in Medical and Surgical management of eye disorders in pediatric age-group and adult squint.

Duration

24 months for MS/DNB, 30 months for DO, and includes training in phacoemulsification during the last 6 months of programme

Eligibility

MS/MD/DNB
The pediatric ophthalmology specialists
  1. Diagnose and manage different refractive errors in pre-school and school-going children,
  2. Asthenopia symptoms, evaluation and management of squint both conservatively and surgically,
  3. Allergic disorders and infections in children
Sankar Foundation Eye Institute paediatric ophthalmology department is one of the large Institutes providing care to cases of pediatric cataracts, pediatric glaucoma , squints and their post-op management. We detect paediatric cataracts at an early age, and provide appropriate management

The fellows are trained to develop skills in clinical assessment and judgement to deliver excellent patient care services. They are supervised and guided until they are capable of independently treating patients. They are trained in proper evaluation of patients by relevant history taking, complete examination and diagnosis. They are trained in evaluating patients with squint, assessing preverbal children, amblyopia, asthenopia, refractive errors and allergic disorders. Fellows are trained in assessing and managing congenital and developmental cataracts both pre and post-operatively. Six months of their training period will be in General Ophthalmology, with training in comprehensive eye disease diagnosis and management.

The fellows will assist and perform various surgeries in paediatric and adults squints (both horizontal and vertical muscle surgeries) and paediatric cataract (including performing anterior vitrectomy and PPC).

They will be given SICS (800 surgeries) on a regular basis depending on their OT posting, throughout the fellowship period.

During the last 6 months of their training period, they will be trained in phacoemulsification and will perform 30 surgeries

The fellows will be actively involved in academic and research activities with daily classes. The fellows will attend and actively participate in case presentations, seminars and journal club discussions. A research paper will be allotted to each fellow.They will submit protocols within 3months, paper by 18 months and go forward for publication. They will participate in State/National Conferences.

They will be involved in training post graduate students.

Faculty

Dr. G Suparna, MBBS, DO, FIPO

Dr. T Raveendra, MBBS, MS, FAICO, FIGO

Fellowship in Orbit and Oculoplasty

Duration

24 months and includes training in phacoemulsification during last 6 months of programme

Eligibility

MS / MD / DNB

The fellows are trained to develop skills in clinical assessment and judgement, to deliver excellent patient care services. They are supervised and guided until they are capable of independently taking care of patients with confidence

  1. Diagnosis and management of eye disease comprehensively
  2. Especially trained in diagnosis and management eyelid disorders such as Infections, entropion,ectropion, coloboma lids etc
  3. Diagnosis and management of Lacrimal system diseases like Acute and Chronic dacryocystitis,Lacrimal gland tumours etc
  4. Diagnoses and management of Thyroid ophthalmopathy.
  5. Diagnosis and management of Orbital space occupying lesions.
  6. Diagnosis and management of Orbital Injuries.
Orbit & Oculoplasty department of Sankar Foundation Eye Institute serves a large number of patients with lids, adnexae and orbital disorders.

The Orbit & Oculoplasty specialists diagnose and manage different types of lid disorders,lacrimal apparatus and orbital diseases.

They will observe and perform various surgeries like

  1. LIDS: Chalazion, ectrpion, entropion correction, lid tumour excisions,
  2. PTOSIS correction with LPS resection, advancement or Sling surgery.
  3. Lid reconstruction with flaps, grafts, tarsorrhaphy, LTS, repair of lid injuries.
  4. DCT,DCR with silicon intubation, canalicular repairs with Mini Monaka, probing .
  5. Orbitotomy for tumours such as dermoids, adenoma, cysts etc.
  6. The Fellows are given training in a stepwise process of performing these surgeries under guidance.

They are given SICS on a regular basis depending on their OT posting, throughout the fellowship period.
During the last 6 months of their training period, they will be trained in phacoemulsification and will perform 30surgeries.

They shall submit protocols within 3 months, paper by 18 months and go forward for publication. They shall participate in State/National Conferences.
Once the fellows reach a certain calibre, they will be participating in training junior fellows and post graduate students with a further edge to learnings and insights.

Faculty

Dr. NJ Sirisha, MBBS, DO, FIOP

Dr. Nasrin, MBBS, DO, DNB, FICS

Outreach Activities

Sankar Foundation Eye Institute is committed to working in the community. The main goal is to serve the poor and needy. The fellows will take part in community eye service by comprehensive eye disease screening and treating thepatients.