Optometry Fellowship
Explore the opportunity to elevate your optometry career with LJ Eye Institute’s prestigious Optometry Fellowship in Haryana. This world-class program offers comprehensive training and hands-on experience under the guidance of leaders in the field. Join us to enhance your skills, expand your knowledge
The objective of this Optometry Fellowship at LJ Eye Institute is to provide all-inclusive training in Optometry involving all ophthalmic specialties. At the end of the fellowship, 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.
The candidate must have B.Optom or D.Optom with 1 years clinical experience or internship from reputed institute.
The course duration is 18 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
Optometry Fellowship
FAQs – Optometry Fellowship at LJ Eye Institute, Ambala
Q1: Why choose LJ Eye Institute for an Optometry Fellowship?
Q2: What is the duration of the Optometry Fellowship?
Q3: What are the eligibility criteria?
Q4: What clinical areas will I get trained in?
You’ll gain experience in refraction, contact lenses, low vision, orthoptics, pediatric optometry, glaucoma screening, retina diagnostics, and pre/post-operative assessments.
Q5: Will I get hands-on experience with diagnostic equipment?
Q6: Is there any fee for the Optometry Fellowship?
Q7: Will I be involved in academic and outreach programs?
Q8: Are research opportunities available?
Yes, interested fellows may take part in ongoing clinical research and audits related to optometric care.
Q9: Will I receive a certificate after completion?
Q10: How can I apply?
Visit www.ljeyeinstitute.org and submit your application along with your resume and a short statement of purpose, or contact the institute directly.
