Fellowship Programme-1

Sankar foundation Eye Hospital, Visakhapatnam, A.P offers Fellowship in Comprehensive ophthalmology to provide a complete training in Medical and Surgical management of common ocular disorders.

Eligibility : MS/DNB/DO

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

Faculty : Dr Krishna Prasad, Dr. Ravindra , Dr. Nasrin, Dr. Krishna, Dr. Sirisha

Faculty Experience : 35 years

Clinical Activity :
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 to independently take care of patients confidently. They are trained in proper evaluation of patients by relevant history taking, complete examination and diagnosis. They are trained in

• Refraction, Keratometry, Lensometry and Biometry
• Diagnosis and Medical management of glaucoma
• Correct refractive errors, administer amblyopia therapy and know which strabismus patients to refer to pediatric ophthalmology
• Diagnose and follow diabetic retinopathy, refer for laser during necessity, and be able to pick up retinal breaks and conditions needing specialized retinal care
• First line management of uveitis, ordering and interpretation of tests, and being competent in indications for referral
• Understand the basics in diagnosis and management of disorders of eyelids, Adnexa and Orbit.
• To learn the complete evaluation of Neuro-ophthalmic conditions and to recognize when to refer.
• Management of ophthalmic emergencies
• 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.

Surgery :

• Cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation including SICS, Phacoemulsification. 1000 SICS surgery will be given during the fellowship.
• Chalazion, small lid lesions
• Pterygium, anterior segment trauma, Trabeculectomy

During last 6 months of their training period they will be trained in phacoemulsification and will perform 50 surgeries.

Academics and Research :

The fellows will be actively involved in academic and research activity and daily classes. Theyl 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.

They will be involved in training post graduate students.

Outreach Activities :

Sankar Foundation eye Hospital is committed to 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 the patients.

Sankar Foundation Eye Hospital, Visakhapatnam, A.P offers Fellowship in Cornea programme to provide a complete training in medical and surgical management of disorders of the ocular surface and cornea.

Eligibility : MS/DNB/DO

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

Faculty : Dr. Nasrin, Dr. RashmiRath, Dr. PraneethPutti.

Faculty Experience : 25+ years

Facilities:

Cornea department of Sankar Foundation eye hospital serves a large number of patients with corneal and ocular surface disorders from all over North Andhra and Odisha.

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 Hospital is a referral centre for most of the Industries.

The Hospital 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.

Course Details :

Clinical Activity :
The fellows are trained in :

• Development of skills in clinical assessment and judgement to deliver excellent patient care services. They are supervised and guided until they are capable of independent disposal of patients confidently.
• Proper evaluation of patients by relevant history taking, complete examination and diagnosis.
• OPD procedures like Corneal foreign body removal, ulcer scraping and KOH mount, Gram’s staining, Dry eye assessment etc.
• Interpretation of Specular microscopy, Pachymetry and Corneal Topography.
• 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,
• Comprehensive eye diseases diagnosis and management.

Surgery :

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 in 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 30surgeries.

Academics and Research :

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.

Outreach Activities :

Sankar Foundation eye Hospital is committed to the community. The main goal is to serve the poor and needy. The fellows take part in community eye service by comprehensive eye disease screening and treating the patients.

Sankar Foundation Eye Hospital, Visakhapatnam, A.P offers Fellowship in paediatric to provide a complete training in Medical and Surgical management Eye disorders in pediatric age-group and adult Squint.

Eligibility : MS/DNB/DO

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

Faculty : Dr. Suparna

Faculty Experience: 10+ years

Facilities :

Pediatric ophthalmology and squint department of Sankar foundation eye hospital serves a large number of children requiring refractive correction, children and adults with squint, all ophthalmic disorders in children including pediatric cataract from all over North Andhra and Odisha.

The pediatric ophthalmology specialists :

• Diagnose and manage different refractive errors in pre-school and school going children,
• Asthenopia symptoms, evaluation and management of squint both conservatively and surgically,
• Allergic disorders and infections in children.

We conduct regular school screening programs to identify the treatable and non-treatable conditions, and mostly treat refractive errors. Various community outreach programs are conducted (We train anganwadi workers in detecting eye problems in both verbal and pre-verbal children). Many children are referred to our hospital from anganwadis and remote villages with the support of local leaders and provide appropriate care & treatment.

Exclusive pediatric camps are conducted regularly to identify the treatable conditions and provide aids for children with low vision.

Sankar foundation eye hospital paediatric ophthalmology department is one amongst the large hospitals in providing care to most of the pediatric cataracts, pediatric glaucoma , squints and their post-op management. We detect pediatric cataracts at an early age, and provide appropriate management.

Amblyopia (lazy eye) – We detect it at an early age with the help of age appropriate vision charts and try to increase the compliance of the child towards management.

We check vision in various pre verbal children with all types of charts & cards considered appropriate for their age.

We perform optical iridectomy in appropriate patients and provide amblyopia management with full refractive correction.

Course Details :

Clinical Activity :

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 to independently take care of patients with confidence, and 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 cataract both pre and post operatively. 6 months of their training period will be in General ophthalmology, with training in comprehensive eye diseases diagnosis and management.

Surgery :

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

They will be given SICS (800 surgeries) in 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.

Academics and Research :

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.

Outreach Activities :

Sankar foundation eye Hospital is committed to 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 the patients.