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 0 164 16 180 0
Diplomate of the National Board 2000 3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 1 2 075120
  3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 1 5 0 59 14 73 0
  3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 1 2 0 2 2 40
  3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Theni 1 2 0 3 4 7 0
  3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 1 4 0 20 4 24 0
Master of Surgery in Ophthalmology 1986 3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 1 6 04618640
Sub Total0 301 63 364 0
Long Term Fellowship Programmes - For Ophthalmologists
Fellowship in Anterior Segment / Intraocular Lens Surgery  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore000 16 2 18 0
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai0 8 0 81 11 92 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 0 0 0 8 4 12 0
  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 29 4 33 0
    18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 0 0 0 0 0 0 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, Theni000 1 0 10
  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli000 4 0 40
Fellowship in Glaucoma 2001 2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 1 2 05 4 9 0
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 1 3 0 15 7 22 1
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 1 1 01010
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 1 7 0 5 3 80
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 9 1 100
  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 3 1 0 39 4 43 1
Fellowship in Retina Vitreous 2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore000 12 6 180
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai000 75 10 85 1
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry000 1 3 4 0
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli0000000
Fellowship in Uvea  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai0000000
Sub Total0 329 76 405 7
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 0 2 0 20
Short Term Fellowship in Orbit & Oculoplasty 2002 6 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 02 1 3 0
Short Term Fellowship in Retina Vitreous 2007 6 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 1 1 0 1 0 10
Sub Total0 19 1 20 0
Short Term Courses - For Ophthalmologists
Diagnosis and Management of Glaucoma 1998 56 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore000 46 3 49 2
  56 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai000 79 1 80 0
  56 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 12 4 0 58 3 61 1
International Residents 1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai000 56 0 56 0
IOL Microsurgery 1993 1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore000 179 1 180 1
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 6 0 657 2 659 1
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry000 2 1 3 0
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli000 242 0 242 0
Lasers in Diabetic Retinopathy 2000 2 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore000 162 3 165 2
  2 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 4 0 191 2 193 2
Low vision 2004 1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 1 0 24 0 24 0
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 38 0 38 0
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 6 0 68 2 70 2
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry000 10 0 10 0
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli000 29 2 31 2
Small Incision Cataract Surgery 2003 1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore000 76 2 78 2
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 6 0 101 1 102 1
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry000 4 1 5 1
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli000 68 2 70 2
Sub Total5 2099 26 2125 19
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 1 20 1
Ocularist 21 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai000 7 0 7 0
Optical Dispensing 2002 3 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 2 7 0 111 6 117 0
Orthoptist20046 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai22 0 20 0 200
Paediatric Counsellors20042 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 4 2 0 31 0 31 0
Paediatric Nurse20033 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai42 0 34 4 38 0
Short Term Course in OT Techniques 2 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai000 4 3 7 0
Short Term Course in Refraction Techniques 2 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai000 3 0 3 0
Sub Total 0 275 14 289 0
Management Courses - Non Clinical Courses
Certificate Course in Eye Hospital Operations 2006 6 Months LAICO 1 15 0 13 9 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 0 172 0 172 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 26 179 26
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 6 642 42 684 26
Community Outreach Course - Non Clinical Courses
Community Outreach and Social Marketing of Eye Care Services 1998 28 Days LAICO 2 10 0 187 0 187 0
Community Outreach Paediatric Eye Care Services 2004 56 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 2 6 0180180
Sub Total0 205 0 205 0
Instrument Maintenance Course - Non Clinical Courses
Instrument Maintenance - For Ophthalmologists 1998 5 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai000 31 0 31 0
Instrument Maintenance - For Technicians 1996 42 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 4 6 0 338 0 338 0
  42 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry0002020
Sub Total0 371 0 371 0
Grand Total 11 4312 230 4542 48