Optometry Internship
Embark on a transformative journey in eye care with LJ Eye Institute’s Optometry Internship program. Designed to provide aspiring optometrists with practical experience and in-depth knowledge, this internship offers a dynamic learning environment under the mentorship of seasoned professionals.
The objective of this Optometry Internship at LJ Eye Institute is to provide all-inclusive training Optometry involving all ophthalmic specialties. At the end of the Internship, the trainee will be armed with optometry skills like refraction, effective communication with Patient, history taking, slit lamp examination, applanation tonometry and other routine OPD and diagnostic procedures.
Min. Educational Qualification : Completed d.Opt or b.opt
The course duration is 12 months.
Course Content
Fellowship in Medical Retina
The Fellowship program at LJ Eye Institute has a duration of 18 months, including a posting as a consultant at the Institute for the last three months. The posting as a consultant is, however, subject to the fellow’s competence and performance in the previous 15 months, including the ability to independently diagnose and manage corneal diseases.
The objective of the fellowship program is to make ophthalmologists a comprehensive cornea specialist through intensive clinical evaluation, use of state-of-the-art investigative procedures, medical and surgical treatment of diseases, and also conduct clinically relevant research. The aim is also to provide India and the world with corneal surgeons having the expertise to treat numerous patients in need of cornea care.
The program will include supervised training, development of individual skills, independent decision-making and research in a focused environment of subspecialty care. The emphasis is on corneal disease, ocular surface disorders and refractive surgery, and its interplay with other subspecialties.
The Cornea and anterior segment fellow is expected to be well trained in the following areas.
- Corneal diseases – diagnosis, evaluation and management, pre-operative planning, surgery, post-operative care, management of complications and research. The main areas of focus would be on ocular surface, corneal infections, paediatric corneal diseases, refractive surgery, corneal ectasias and corneal transplantation.
- Corneal Imaging – instrument handling, interpretation and research involving various diagnostic tools used for the cornea and anterior segment.
- Trauma – managing anterior segment trauma.
- Microbiology and histopathology – specimen handling and interpretation.
CORNEA AND OCULAR SURFACE LIST
- Glue application:
- Cyano-acrylate tissue adhesive application
- Fibrin glue
- Trauma:
- Corneal tear
- Scleral tear
- Corneal perforation
- Corneal foreign body removal
- Intra-cameral foreign body removal
- Keratoplasty:
- Therapeutic PK
- Tectonic PK
- Patch graft
- Lamellar surgery (ALK/DSEK/DMEK)
- Ocular Surface:
- Amniotic membrane grafting
- Pterygium excision + conjunctival autograf
- Limbal biopsy
- Limbal stem cell transplantation
- Boston keratoprosthesis
- Miscellaneous:
- Conjunctival Resection Superficial keratectomy
- Scleral deroofing
- AC tap
- EDTA chelation
- Alcohol epithelectomy
- Superficial keratectomy
ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH
- Regular scheduled participations in fellow classes (Case presentations, journal clubs, theory discussion) and optometry classes.
- Two case reports/ small retrospective study and one large retrospective study/ prospective study are mandatory.
- Active participation in various CMEs/ workshops/ wet-labs organized at LJEI
