{"id":13583,"date":"2020-09-01T10:49:07","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T10:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ljeyeinstitute.org\/?page_id=13583"},"modified":"2020-09-01T11:37:43","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T11:37:43","slug":"cornea-fellowship-course-content","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ljeyeinstitute.org\/oldsite\/cornea-fellowship-course-content\/","title":{"rendered":"Cornea Fellowship-Course Content"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1516612574307{margin-top: -80px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;10696&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Course Content&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:25px|text_align:center|color:%23042959&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Acme%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1598957458865{margin-top: -20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Fellowship in Cornea and Ocular Surface&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:center|color:%23042959&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Acme%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1598957419811{margin-top: -28px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]The Fellowship program at LJ Eye Institute has a duration of <strong>18 months<\/strong>, 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\u2019s competence and performance in the previous 15 months, including the ability to independently diagnose and manage corneal diseases.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The Cornea and anterior segment fellow is expected to be well trained in the following areas.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Corneal diseases \u2013<\/strong> 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.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Corneal Imaging \u2013<\/strong> instrument handling, interpretation and research involving various diagnostic tools used for the cornea and anterior segment<\/li>\n<li><strong>Trauma \u2013<\/strong> managing anterior segment trauma<\/li>\n<li><strong>Microbiology and histopathology \u2013<\/strong> specimen handling and interpretation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1598958200717{background-color: #1f2f4f !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;CORNEA AND OCULAR SURFACE LIST&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:28px|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Actor%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1598958450025{margin-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong style=\"color: #e2ca97;\">Glue application:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"color: #fff;\">Cyano-acrylate tissue adhesive application<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #fff;\">Fibrin glue<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong style=\"color: #e2ca97;\">Trauma:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"color: #fff;\">Corneal tear<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #fff;\">Scleral tear<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #fff;\">Corneal perforation<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #fff;\">Corneal foreign body removal<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #fff;\">Intra-cameral foreign body removal<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong style=\"color: #e2ca97;\">Keratoplasty:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"color: #fff;\">Therapeutic PK<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #fff;\">Tectonic PK<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #fff;\">Patch graft<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #fff;\">Lamellar surgery (ALK\/DSEK\/DMEK)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong style=\"color: #e2ca97;\">Ocular Surface:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"color: #fff;\">Amniotic membrane grafting<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #fff;\">Pterygium excision + conjunctival autograf<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #fff;\">Limbal biopsy<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #fff;\">Limbal stem cell transplantation<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #fff;\">Boston keratoprosthesis<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong style=\"color: #e2ca97;\">Miscellaneous:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"color: #fff;\">Conjunctival Resection Superficial keratectomy<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #fff;\">Scleral deroofing<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #fff;\">AC tap<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #fff;\">EDTA chelation<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #fff;\">Alcohol epithelectomy<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #fff;\">Superficial keratectomy<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; 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