STRUCTURED COURSES STATISTICS

Course Started Year Duration Venue No. of batches / year No. of position per batch No. of batches trained No. of persons trained Currently under going training No. Total Current Month Enrolment
Residency Programmes - Clinical Courses
Diploma Course in Ophthalmology 1982 2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 1 8 0 165 16 181 0
Diplomate of the National Board 2000 3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 1 2 075120
  3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 1 5 05814720
  3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 1 2 00440
  3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Theni 1 2 01230
  3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 1 4 0194230
Master of Surgery in Ophthalmology 1986 3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 1 6 04618640
Sub Total0 296 63 359 0
Long Term Fellowship Programmes - For Ophthalmologists
Fellowship in Anterior Segment / Intraocular Lens Surgery  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore000 16 1 17 0
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai0 8 0 79 11 90 0
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry0000110
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli0007070
Fellowship in Comprehensive Ophthalmology 2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Theni0000110
Fellowship in Cornea 2000 18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 1 3 0 8 4 12 0
  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 1 4 026 7 33 0
Fellowship in General Ophthalmology 18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai000 11 1 120
  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry00057120
  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Theni0000110
  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli0003140
Fellowship in Glaucoma 2001 2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 1 2 05 4 9 0
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 1 3 0145190
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 1 1 01010
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 1 7 04480
Fellowship in Orbit & Oculoplasty 1994 18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 1 2 00000
  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 1 3 0 14 5 19 0
  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 1 2 00000
  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 1 2 00000
Fellowship in Paediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus 2001 18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 2 1 0 8 2 100
  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 3 1 0 40 4 44 0
Fellowship in Retina Vitreous 2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore000 11 7 180
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai000 74 8 820
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry000 1 2 30
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli0000000
Fellowship in Uvea  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai0000000
Sub Total0 327 76 403 1
Short Term Fellowship - For Ophthalmologists
Paediatric Ophthalmology (only for International candidates) 1995 6 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 2 1 0140140
Short Term Fellowship in Cornea 2006 6 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 1 1 01120
Short Term Fellowship in Orbit & Oculoplasty 2002 6 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0202 0
Short Term Fellowship in Retina Vitreous 2007 6 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 1 1 00110
Sub Total017219 0
Short Term Courses - For Ophthalmologists
Diagnosis and Management of Glaucoma 1998 56 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore000 46 0 46 0
  56 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai000 79 0 79 0
  56 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 12 4 0 57 0 57 0
International Residents 1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai000 57 0 57 0
IOL Microsurgery 1993 1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore000 175 0 175 2
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 6 0 650 1 651 0
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry000 2 0 20
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli000 244 0 244 0
Lasers in Diabetic Retinopathy 2000 2 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore000 157 1 158 2
  2 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 4 0 196 3 196 1
Low vision 2004 1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 1 0230230
Neuro Ophthalmology 3 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai0002020
Orientation to Paediatric Ocular Anesthesia for Anaesthetist 20031 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai12057070
Phacoemulsification 2005 1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore000 37 1 38 0
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 6 0 66 2 68 2
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry000 10 0 10 0
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli000 26 0 26 1
Small Incision Cataract Surgery 2003 1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore000 72 0 72 0
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 6 0 96 0 96 1
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry000 3 0 3 0
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli000 64 0 64 0
Sub Total5 2069 5 2074 9
Long Term Courses - For Midlevel Ophthalmic Personnels
Post Graduate Diploma in Ophthalmic Assistance 1997 2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 1 10 0254290
Post graduate Diploma in Optometry 1997 2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 1 10 0376430
Sub Total06210720
Short Term Courses - For Midlevel Ophthalmic Personnels
Clinical & Supervisory Skills Development in Ophthalmic Paramedical Personnel20023 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 4 2 0 460460
Fundus Fluorescein Angiography and Ultrasonography 2004 2 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 1 0 19 0 19 0
Ocularist 21 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai000 6 0 60
Optical Dispensing 2002 3 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 2 7 0 111 0 1110
Orthoptist20046 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai22 0 182200
Paediatric Counsellors20042 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 4 2 0 30 0 30 0
Paediatric Nurse20033 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai42 0 33 4 37 0
Short Term Course in OT Techniques 2 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai000 4 0 40
Short Term Course in Refraction Techniques 2 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai000 3 0 3 0
Sub Total 0 270 6 276 0
Management Courses - Non Clinical Courses
Certificate Course in Eye Hospital Operations 2006 6 Months LAICO 1 15 0 14 8 22 0
Fellowship in Eye Hospital Management 2005 1 Year LAICO 1 7 0157220
Management Priorities in Eye Care Delivery 2001 7 Days LAICO 1 25 0 153 0 153 0
Management Training and Systems Developement for Hospital Administrators / Managers 2000 42 Days LAICO 2 15 0 163 0 163 0
Management Training for Eye Care Programme Managers 200214 Days LAICO1256 153 1 154 0
Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital Management 19971 Year LAICO120 0 980980
Project Management for Eye Care 2006 1 Month LAICO 1 20 0 28 0 28 0
Sub Total 6 624 16 640 0
Community Outreach Course - Non Clinical Courses
Community Outreach and Social Marketing of Eye Care Services 1998 28 Days LAICO 2 10 0179 8 187 0
Community Outreach Paediatric Eye Care Services 2004 56 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 2 6 0180180
Sub Total0197 8 205 0
Instrument Maintenance Course - Non Clinical Courses
Instrument Maintenance - For Ophthalmologists 1998 5 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai000330330
Instrument Maintenance - For Technicians 1996 42 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 4 6 0 331 0 331 0
  42 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry0002020
Sub Total0 366 0 366 0
Grand Total 11 4228 186 4414 9