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 0 172 16 188 0
Diplomate of the National Board 2000 3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 0 0 0 10 7 17 0
  3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 68 17 85 0
  3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 0 0 0 2 10 12 0
  3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Theni 0 0 0 5 6 11 0
  3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 0 0 0 24 10 34 0
Master of Surgery in Ophthalmology 1986 3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 1 6 0 54 16 70 0
Post DO DNB  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 10 10 20 0
    2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
    2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 0 0 0 1 10 11 0
    2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Puducherry 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
    2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Theni 0 0 0 0 4 4 0
Sub Total 0 346 113 459 0
Long Term Fellowship Programmes - For Ophthalmologists
Fellowship in Anterior Segment / Intraocular Lens Surgery  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore00 0 16 4 20 0
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai0 0 0 86 11 97 0
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry00 0 7 2 9 0
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli00 0 10 2 12 0
Fellowship in Comprehensive Ophthalmology 2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Theni00 0 1 3 4 0
Fellowship in Cornea 2000 18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 0 0 0 11 3 14 0
  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 32 3 35 0
    18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Fellowship in General Ophthalmology 18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai00 0 13 0 13 0
  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry00 0 14 1 15 0
  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Theni00 0 1 0 10
  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli00 0 4 0 40
Fellowship in Glaucoma 2001 2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 0 0 0 6 4 10 0
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 16 7 23 0
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 0 0 0 5 3 80
Fellowship in Orbit & Oculoplasty 1994 18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 0 0 00000
  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 18 5 23 0
  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 0 0 00000
  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 0 0 00000
Fellowship in Paediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus 2001 18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 0 0 0 11 0 11 0
  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 42 3 45 0
  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Fellowship in Retina Vitreous 2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore00 0 13 8 21 0
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 80 8 88 0
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry00 0 2 4 6 0
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli00 0 0 1 1 0
Fellowship in Uvea  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai00 0 0 1 1 0
Sub Total 0 389 77 466 0
Short Term Fellowship - For Ophthalmologists
Paediatric Ophthalmology (only for International candidates) 1995 6 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 140140
Short Term Fellowship in Cornea 2006 6 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 2 1 3 0
Short Term Fellowship in Orbit & Oculoplasty 2002 6 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 2 1 0 3 1 4 0
Short Term Fellowship in Retina Vitreous 2007 6 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 1 0 10
Sub Total 0 20 2 22 0
Short Term Courses - For Ophthalmologists
Diagnosis and Management of Glaucoma 1998 56 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore00 0 61 2 63 1
  56 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai00 0 90 2 92 1
  56 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 12 4 0 73 3 76 2
International Residents 1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai00 0 65 0 65 0
IOL Microsurgery 1993 1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 12 2 0 189 0 189 0
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 2 0 671 1 672 1
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 12 1 0 7 0 7 0
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 12 2 0 253 2 255 2
Lasers in Diabetic Retinopathy 2000 2 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 12 2 0 180 6 186 3
  2 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 2 0 204 3 207 1
Low vision 2004 1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 1 0 26 0 26 0
Neuro Ophthalmology 3 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai00 0 2020
Orientation to Paediatric Ocular Anesthesia for Anaesthetist 20031 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 8 0 8 0
Phacoemulsification 2005 1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 12 2 0 50 1 51 1
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 2 0 87 2 89 2
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 12 1 0 12 1 13 1
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 12 2 0 40 2 42 1
Small Incision Cataract Surgery 2003 1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 12 2 0 87 1 88 1
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 2 0 115 2 117 2
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 12 1 0 9 1 10 1
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 12 2 0 82 0 82 0
Sub Total 0 2311 29 2340 20
Long Term Courses - For Midlevel Ophthalmic Personnels
Diploma in Ophthalmic Techniques 2006 2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Puducherry 1 30 0 30 0 30 0
Post Graduate Diploma in Ophthalmic Assistance 1997 2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 29 0 29 0
Post graduate Diploma in Optometry 1997 2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 43 0 430
Sub Total 0 102 0 102 0
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 26 1 27 0
Ocularist 21 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 1 0 10 0 10 0
Optical Dispensing 2002 3 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 2 5 0 122 1 123 0
Orthoptist20046 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 21 2 23 0
Paediatric Counsellors20042 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 32 0 32 0
Paediatric Nurse20033 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 42 4 46 0
Short Term Course in OT Techniques 2 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 2 5 0 8 0 8 0
Short Term Course in Refraction Techniques 2 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 2 5 0 6 0 6 0
Sub Total 0 313 8 321 7
Management Courses - Non Clinical Courses
Certificate Course in Eye Hospital Operations 2006 6 Months LAICO 0 0 0 22 5 27 0
Fellowship in Eye Hospital Management 2005 1 Year LAICO 1 7 0 22 7 29 0
Management Priorities in Eye Care Delivery 2001 7 Days LAICO 1 25 0 172 0 172 0
Management Training and Systems Developement for Hospital Administrators / Managers 2000 42 Days LAICO 2 15 0 178 0 178 0
Management Training for Eye Care Programme Managers 200214 Days LAICO125 0 179 0 179 0
Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital Management 19971 Year LAICO120 0 980980
Project Management for Eye Care 2006 1 Month LAICO 1 25 0 35 0 35 0
Sub Total 0 706 12 718 0
Community Outreach Course - Non Clinical Courses
Community Outreach and Social Marketing of Eye Care Services 1998 28 Days LAICO 2 10 0 198 6 204 0
Community Outreach Paediatric Eye Care Services 2004 56 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 180180
Sub Total 0 216 6 222 0
Instrument Maintenance Course - Non Clinical Courses
Instrument Maintenance - For Ophthalmologists 1998 5 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai0 5 0 31 0 31 0
Instrument Maintenance - For Technicians 1996 42 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 4 6 0 361 0 361 0
  42 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry00 0 2020
Sub Total 0 394 0 394 0
Grand Total 0 4797 247 5044 20