Dr. Prajna with ophthalmology residents from the US
Aravind’s mission to provide the highest quality of eye care to all people also means offering the finest training to those who provide eye care services. Educating providers requires the same attention to detail and striving for excellence that has governed the delivery of eye care at Aravind since inception. The education and training at Aravind Eye Hospitals have redefined the role of ophthalmologists and the ophthalmic paramedical staff in the developing world.
Apart from the structured courses offered, requests to meet specific clinical training needs from collaborating organizations are also accommodated on a case to case basis.
Ophthalmology Residents from various universities in the US rotate through Aravind during the final year as part of their Residency in Ophthalmology. From January 2006 to March 2007, twenty such students rotated through Aravind Eye Hospitals.
Internal Capacity Building-Speciality Training
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USA, October 23 - November 20
Dr. Thiruvengada Krishnan along with Dr. Hutchinson and Dr. Bradford Shingleton
Dr. K. Tiruvengada Krishnan, Consultant Cornea and Cataract surgeon from Aravind-Puducherry was in the US visiting various Ophthalmic Institutes to gain exposure in the field of corneal external diseases. In Boston, he worked with Dr.Bradford Shingleton, Consultant Cataract and Glaucoma surgeon and with Cornea and Refractive surgeons Dr.Michael Raizmann, Dr.Nicolette and Dr.Fynn Thompson. At John A Moran Eye Center at Salt Lake City, Utah, he observed the works of Dr.Geoff Tabin, an eminent corneal surgeon, Dr. Mashjid Moshifarr, Dr.Randell Olsen and Dr. Mark Mifflin. He was exposed to the latest DSAEK and the Refractive surgeries.
Mid Level Ophthalmic Personnel Training
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MLOP Training
Aravind is built extensively on the support of paramedic staff-optometrists, counsellors, theatre nurses and patient-care administrators all of whom are trained in one of its five hospitals. Apart from this, the following courses are also offered.
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