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 27 172 16 188 0
Diplomate of the National Board 2000 3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 0 0 8 10 6 16 0
  3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 18 68 10 78 0
  3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 0 0 3 2 4 6 0
  3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Theni 0 0 4 5 2 7 0
  3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 0 0 12 24 4 28 0
Master of Surgery in Ophthalmology 1986 3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 1 6 18 54 16 70 0
Post DO DNB  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Puducherry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Theni 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sub Total 90 335 58 393 0
Long Term Fellowship Programmes - For Ophthalmologists
Fellowship in Anterior Segment / Intraocular Lens Surgery  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore00 18 16 2 18 0
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai0 0 90 83 12 95 0
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry00 2 0 2 2 0
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli00 9 9 0 9 0
Fellowship in Comprehensive Ophthalmology 2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Theni00 4 0 4 4 0
Fellowship in Cornea 2000 18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 0 0 11 8 4 12 0
  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 34 30 4 34 0
    18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 0 0 2 0 2 2 0
Fellowship in General Ophthalmology 18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai00 10 11 1 120
  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry00 10 6 9 15 0
  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Theni00 1 1 0 10
  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli00 4 4 0 40
Fellowship in Glaucoma 2001 2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 0 0 7 5 4 9 0
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 21 16 7 23 0
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 0 0 2 1 1 2 0
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 0 0 7 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 20 16 5 21 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 10 9 1 100
  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 44 40 5 45 0
Fellowship in Retina Vitreous 2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore00 7 13 6 19 0
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 2 2 57 80 8 88 3
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry00 5 0 5 5 0
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli0000000
Fellowship in Uvea  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai00 1 0 1 1 0
Sub Total 379 353 86 439 3
Short Term Fellowship - For Ophthalmologists
Paediatric Ophthalmology (only for International candidates) 1995 6 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 14 140140
Short Term Fellowship in Cornea 2006 6 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 2 2 0 20
Short Term Fellowship in Orbit & Oculoplasty 2002 6 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 2 1 4 3 1 4 1
Short Term Fellowship in Retina Vitreous 2007 6 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 1 1 0 10
Sub Total 21 20 1 21 1
Short Term Courses - For Ophthalmologists
Diagnosis and Management of Glaucoma 1998 56 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore00 38 53 4 57 2
  56 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai00 64 83 3 86 1
  56 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 12 4 43 65 4 69 1
International Residents 1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai00 47 65 0 65 0
IOL Microsurgery 1993 1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 12 2 93 183 0 183 0
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 2 162 663 2 665 1
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 12 1 5 5 2 7 2
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 12 2 130 249 2 251 1
Lasers in Diabetic Retinopathy 2000 2 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 12 2 85 170 5 175 2
  2 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 2 98 196 3 199 2
Low vision 2004 1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 1 19 25 0 25 1
Neuro Ophthalmology 3 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai00 2 2020
Orientation to Paediatric Ocular Anesthesia for Anaesthetist 20031 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 7 8 0 8 0
Phacoemulsification 2005 1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 12 2 29 43 1 44 1
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 2 40 77 2 79 2
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 12 1 10 12 0 12 0
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 12 2 27 36 3 39 2
Small Incision Cataract Surgery 2003 1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 12 2 48 83 0 83 1
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 2 50 109 0 109 1
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 12 1 6 6 0 6 0
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 12 2 48 77 1 78 2
Sub Total 1051 2210 32 2242 22
Long Term Courses - For Midlevel Ophthalmic Personnels
Diploma in Ophthalmic Techniques 2006 2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Puducherry 1 30 1 4 26 30 0
Post Graduate Diploma in Ophthalmic Assistance 1997 2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 7 25 4 29 0
Post graduate Diploma in Optometry 1997 2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 7 376430
Sub Total 15 66 36 102 0
Short Term Courses - For Midlevel Ophthalmic Personnels
Clinical & Supervisory Skills Development in Ophthalmic Paramedical Personnel20023 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 4 2 7 460460
Fundus Fluorescein Angiography and Ultrasonography 2004 2 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 1 22 21 2 23 1
Ocularist 21 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 1 8 9 1 10 1
Optical Dispensing 2002 3 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 2 5 15 116 0 116 0
Orthoptist20046 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 10 21 2 23 2
Paediatric Counsellors20042 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 14 32 0 32 0
Paediatric Nurse20033 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 19 39 7 46 3
Short Term Course in OT Techniques 2 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 2 5 2 7 0 7 0
Short Term Course in Refraction Techniques 2 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 2 5 3 4 2 6 0
Sub Total 100 295 14 309 7
Management Courses - Non Clinical Courses
Certificate Course in Eye Hospital Operations 2006 6 Months LAICO 1 15 2 22 0 22 0
Fellowship in Eye Hospital Management 2005 1 Year LAICO 1 7 3 157220
Management Priorities in Eye Care Delivery 2001 7 Days LAICO 1 25 7 172 0 172 0
Management Training and Systems Developement for Hospital Administrators / Managers 2000 42 Days LAICO 2 15 16 170 0 170 0
Management Training for Eye Care Programme Managers 200214 Days LAICO125 7 179 0 179 0
Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital Management 19971 Year LAICO120 8 980980
Project Management for Eye Care 2006 1 Month LAICO 1 25 2 28 0 28 0
Sub Total 45 684 7 691 0
Community Outreach Course - Non Clinical Courses
Community Outreach and Social Marketing of Eye Care Services 1998 28 Days LAICO 2 10 24 198 0 198 0
Community Outreach Paediatric Eye Care Services 2004 56 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 6 180180
Sub Total 30 216 0 216 0
Instrument Maintenance Course - Non Clinical Courses
Instrument Maintenance - For Ophthalmologists 1998 5 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai0 5 16 31 0 31 0
Instrument Maintenance - For Technicians 1996 42 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 4 6 57 347 0 347 0
  42 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry00 1 2020
Sub Total 74 380 0 380 0
Grand Total 1802 4559 234 4793 33