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Training Programmes

OPHTHALMIC TRAINING PROGRAMMES

Long term Ophthalmology fellowship : Long term ophthalmology fellowship training is offered in comprehensive ophthalmology as well as ophthalmic subspecialty. The following are the long term programmes currently offered at the institute.

Fellowship Training Programme Minimum Qualification No. of Seats Duration
Paediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus
MS//DNB/DO
1 / year
24 months
Glaucoma and anterior segment
MS//DNB/DO
1-2 / year
12 months/ 24 months
Vitreoretina Services
MS//DNB/DO
1-2 / year
30 months
Oculoplasty and Ocular Oncology
MS//DNB/DO
1-2 / year
12 months/24 months
Cornea & Anterior Segment
MS//DNB/DO
1-2 / year
15 months/24 months
Comprehensive Ophthalmology(Medical officer)
MS//DNB/DO
6-8 / year
24 months
Residency Training programmes(Diplomat of National board)
MBBS
2/year
36 months

Recruitment process:
The recruitment for long term fellowships programmes is based on a written test and interview. Interviews are held twice a year, July and December and sessions commences in Aug and January. For further details and for application for fellowship interview please email at training@sceh.net.
Short term Ophthalmology fellowships:
The following short ophthalmology training programmes are currently offered at the institute

Training Programme Minimum Qualification No. of Seats Duration
Phacoemulsification
MS//DNB/DO
2 per month
2 weeks
Hands on keratoplasty
MS//DNB/DO
4 per year
3 months
Surface-Plasty fellowship
Post Cornea/Oculoplasty fellowship
4 per year
3 months
Observership (All 5 dept)
MS//DNB/DO
5 per month
1 month

OPTOMETRY TRAINING PROGRAMMES

Our Clinical Optometry Training Programmes are aimed to make a fresh Optometry graduate well-versed in preliminary eye exam procedures and to provide appropriate referral services to other specialties.
Objective
• To understand the basic and advanced principles of Clinical Optometry
• To do a thorough comprehensive eye examination
• To be familiar with basic and advanced diagnostic procedures in Optometry
• To be a competent Optometry Professional with exposure to multi-lingual, multicultural clinical environment and ability to handle different types of patients
• To make appropriate referrals.
The following optometry training programmes are currently offered at the institute .

Long term training In Optometry Minimum Qualification Training programme Duration
Degree / diploma in Optometry
Fellowship in Pediatric optometry and Vision therapy
18 months
Degree / diploma in Optometry
Fellowship in Retina and Posterior Segment Diagnostics
18 months
Degree / diploma in Optometry
Internship in Optometry
12 months
Degree / diploma in Optometry
Fellowship in Low vision
18 months
Degree / diploma in Optometry
Comprehensive Optometry
12 months
Degree / diploma in Optometry
Fellowship in Cornea and Contact Lens
18 months
Degree / diploma in Optometry
Fellowship in Glaucoma and Diagnostics
18 months
Degree / diploma in Optometry
Fellowship in Oculoplasty and Ocular prosthetics
18 months
Short Training Programmes Minimum Qualification No. of seats Duration
Paediatric Optometry
Degree / diploma in Optometry
1 / month
2 weeks
Paediatric Optometry and Orthoptics
Degree / diploma in Optometry
1/ alternate month *
1 month
Vision therapy
Degree / diploma in Optometry
1/month
2 weeks
Orthoptics and Vision therapy
Degree / diploma in Optometry
1 / quarter
3 months
Basic paediatric workup
Degree / diploma in Optometry
1/ alternate month *
1 month
Low Vision Aids
Degree / diploma in Optometry
1 / month
2 weeks
Low Vision aids- advanced training
Degree / diploma in Optometry
1 / month
1 month
Contact Lens training
Degree / diploma in Optometry
1/month
1 month
Ocular Prosthesis training
Degree / diploma in Optometry
1/month
1 month

EYE CARE MANAGERS TRAINING PROGRAMME

Long-term (1-year) fellowship program

SCEH in association with Standard Chartered Bank, launched a 1-year Eye Care Management Fellowship Program which is designed to give candidates a holistic understanding and hands on experience of the operations across various verticals of eye care and wide outreach activities.  The Fellowship Program aims to create effective administrators in eye care.

During this program, fellows are trained in Delhi (base hospital) as well as at secondary centers of SCEH. Based on merit, successful graduates of the fellowship program are considered for internal positions at SCEH.

Modules are taught by internal as well as external faculty that is qualified and experienced:

  • Clinical: Optic Eye Diseases
  • Patient Care & Counseling
  • Public Health
  • IT (Electronic Medical Records)
  • Human Resources & Administration
  • Stores & Purchases
  • Maintenance
  • Research Methodology
  • Marketing & Business Development
  • Patient Management
  • OT & Ward
  • Eye Bank
  • Operations Management (Planning, Reporting, MIS, Budgeting, Monitoring)
  • Community Outreach
  • Quality
  • Principles of Management

EYE BANK TECHNICIAN TRAINING PROGRAMME

Jagat Singh Eye Bank Training Academy

Our Education Programs

Eye Donation Counselor (EDC)

  1. Duration: 1 week (For EDCs)
    • One-week intensive lectures & Field observation
  2. No of seats: Three candidates per session.
  3. Eligibility Criteria: 
    • 1-2 years’ experience as Counselling preferred.  
    • 10+2 or Graduation in any stream 
    • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  4. Application procedure:  Applications must be accompanied with curriculum vitae and photocopy of certificates.
  5. Fee: Rs. 15,000/- per candidate (Training charges) for 1 week.

EYE BANK RECOVERY TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION COURSE

  1. Purpose of Course: Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital Eye Bank offers the opportunity to gain Certified Eye Bank Technician training status through a short term rigorous course and hands on training. Certified Eye Bank Technician status is awarded at the end of the course to technicians who meet eligibility criteria and demonstrate proficiency in the recovery of corneoscleral rims, which has been witnessed and verified by the candidate’s technical trainer.
  2. Duration: 10 days
    • Five days intensive lectures & wet lab training
    • Five days observation and hands on training (on field visit).
  3. No of seats: Three candidates per session.
  4. Eligibility Criteria: 
    • 1-2 years’ experience as Nursing / OT Assistant
    • Graduation in Science / 2 years or more experience in Eye Banking with technical aptitude
  5. Application procedure: Applicants must be accompanied with curriculum vitae, Passport size photographs (3 copies) and photocopy of educational certificates.
  6. Fee: Rs. 20,000/- per candidate (Without Training & Lodging Charges)

Amniotic Membrane Graft (AMG) preparation course

  1. Duration: 5 days
    • Five days intensive lectures & wet lab training
  2. No of seats: Three candidates per session.
  3. Eligibility Criteria: 
    • 1-2 years’ experience as Nursing / OT Assistant
    • Graduation in Science / 2 years or more experience in Eye Banking with technical aptitude
  4. Application procedure: Applicants must be accompanied with curriculum vitae, Passport size photographs (3 copies) and photocopy of educational certificates.
  5. Fee: Rs. 25,000/- per candidate (Without Training & Lodging Charges)

Eye Bank Tissue Evaluation Technician Course

  1. Duration: 5days
    • one week intensive lectures & hands-on training
  2. No of seats: Two candidates per session.
  3. Eligibility Criteria: 
    • Cornea consultant
    • 1-2 years working experience as clinical optometrist.
  4. Application procedure: Applicants must be accompanied with curriculum vitae, Passport size photographs (3 copies) and photocopy of educational certificates.
  5. Fee: Rs. 20,000/- per candidate (Without Training & Lodging Charges)

Eye Bank Medical Director

  1. Duration: 1 week
    • One-week intensive lectures & Field observation
  2. No of seats: One candidates per session.
  3. Eligibility Criteria: 
    • Cornea consultant
  4. Application procedure: Applicants must be accompanied with curriculum vitae , Passport size photographs (3 copies) and photocopy of educational certificates.
  5. Fee: Rs. 25,000/- per candidate (Without Training & Lodging Charges)

Facts & Figures

Name of Training No. of Trainees
Tissue Recovery technician training
34
Eye Donation Counsellor ( EDC)
4
Tissue Evaluation technician
7
Eye Bank Observation program
1
Eye Bank Medical Director
3
AMG Training
3
Cornea transplant coordinator
1
PK assistant observation program
1
DSAEK, AMG preparation workshop
16
Total Number of Trainees
70

ALLIED OPHTHALMIC PARAMEDICS

In Dr Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, to meet the deficit of skilled Allied Ophthalmic Paramedics (AOPs) has enrolled 500 cadres of women from bottom of pyramid, to capacitate them to function as ophthalmic assistants since 2014 with significant focus on their holistic development and women empowerment

In India, young women are discriminated and pushed to the fringes of the society as they enter adulthood. In our society, these marginalized girls are often ‘invisible’; not reflected in survey or statistics, and are ‘the forgotten ones,’ almost living at the margin of the society in families. The COP initiative at SCEH has not only created empowered and efficient skilled allied ophthalmic employees but has been able to foster safe and productive work environment for young girls. By supporting young women to stay in training school for two years, SCEH indirectly contribute towards prevention of early marriage and child bearing. The by product of our endeavor is now visible as skilled and efficient empowered young women who have enhanced opportunities for social participation.

The two- year Certified Ophthalmic Paramedics (COP) program or AOP program has gone from strength to strength, building from an indigenous home-grown training program to nationally accepted standard program with a good reputation in the eye care circle. It is certified by Health Sector Skill Council. Fully supported by the management, it has a dedicated infrastructure, well-structured and executed curriculum, expert faculty, foolproof assessment techniques and a student friendly environment.
Recruitment process:
Based on demand, we take students of COP from across all the Centres SCEH operates in. By taking the students from across all the centres, SCEH is trying to meet the deficit of skilled manpower and thereby strengthening the centres. Since the students are from the surrounding areas, the local people are able to identify with them; the students also are aware of the need of local people and therefore they will be able to deal with sensitivity and have greater convincing power. With available resources and space, in each of the Secondary Centre, we are trying to create a small training unit/hub for the COP students.
At SCEH for seeking applications of COPs no vigorous promotion strategy is being adopted so far, they appeared for the interview as a result of pamphlet distribution during Out-reach Camps or word of mouth publicity done by the earlier students. The selection criteria kept is as follows:

  • Age- 18-21 years
  • Education-10+2
  • Girls Preferred

An aptitude test is developed that we administer on students. The question guideline was developed and used for interview. The emphasis is laid on one to one discussion with candidates and their parents. The preference is given to underprivileged section of the society who has lesser career opportunities.

HOW TO APPLY

Please fill the below form to apply in training programme.