Eligibility: The candidates should have completed Cornea Fellowship with surgical experience.National/International Candidates (pending MCI Clearance) can apply.
Duration: 3 months*
Medium of Instruction: English
Academic Cordinator: Dr Shweta Agarwal
Dr G Sitalakshmi Memorial Clinic for Ocular Surface Disorders
The ocular surface clinic at Sankara Nethralaya, one of its kind in the world, began functioning way back in 2005, with the specific aim of providing holistic care to those suffering from ocular surface disorders. The entire spectrum of OSD’s ranging from mild forms of dry eye to the devastating conditions such as Stevens Johnson syndrome are provided state of the art care through a very comprehensive approach.
As cornea specialists, one of the areas of super specialization, that is progressing at a rapid phase with respect to our understanding of pathophysiology, advances in technology and management modalities,is Ocular Surface Disorders.
The Clinic offers a short term fellowship in the subject to candidates with a keen incline of interest towards the Ocular Surface and its disorders.
Course Objectives
The aim of the course is to train interested candidates in the art of diagnosing and treating patients with ocular surface disorders. This has been designed with the objective of keeping pace with the current understanding and trends in the subject.
Candidates will have exposure to-
How to apply
Kindly send in your resume including your surgical experience to drsal@snmail.org and please mark a copy to drrrg@snmail.org with the mail titled- Application for SN-OSC Fellowship.
(a reference letter from your institute / cornea colleague may be requested)
Selection process
Based on the resume and an interview - in person/ video conference, candidate will be selected
Duties and responsibilities of the fellow
Working hours: Monday to Saturday 8 am to 5pm*
Leave: Preferable if candidate does not avail of any leave during the tenure except for unforeseen circumstances.
(*operating and consulting hours might extend beyond 5pm)
(Academic sessions will usually be conducted after 5 pm)
(Any research related additional activity to be carried out after 5 pm)
A Fellowship Certificate will be presented to the candidate at the successful completion of the term
Accommodation
Accommodation on twin sharing basis will be provided for the selected candidates based on their request & availability at facilities provided for our postgraduate students and fellows.
The accommodation tariff – 5000 INR/ month.
This is excluding food / other expenses.