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 12 184 4
Diplomate of the National Board 2000 3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 0 0 0 10 6 16 0
  3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 68 10 78 0
  3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 0 0 0 2 4 6 0
  3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Theni 0 0 0 5 2 7 0
  3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 0 0 0 24 4 28 0
Master of Surgery in Ophthalmology 1986 3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 54 13 67 3
Sub Total0 335 51 386 7
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 82 13 95 2
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry0000110
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli000 9 0 9 0
Fellowship in Comprehensive Ophthalmology 2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Theni0000 4 4 0
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 30 4 34 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, Pondicherry000 6 6 120
  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 0 0 05 4 9 0
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 16 7 23 0
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 0 0 01010
  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 14 6 20 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 9 1 100
  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 40 4 44 0
Fellowship in Retina Vitreous 2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore000 12 7 19 0
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai000 77 8 85 0
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry000 1 3 4 0
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli0000000
Fellowship in Uvea  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai0000 1 1 0
Sub Total0 347 79 426 2
Short Term Fellowship - For Ophthalmologists
Paediatric Ophthalmology (only for International candidates) 1995 6 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0140140
Short Term Fellowship in Cornea 2006 6 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 2 0 20
Short Term Fellowship in Orbit & Oculoplasty 2002 6 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 2 1 3 0
Short Term Fellowship in Retina Vitreous 2007 6 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 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 50 3 53 1
  56 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai000 80 2 82 1
  56 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 12 4 0 63 3 66 2
International Residents 1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai000 65 0 65 0
IOL Microsurgery 1993 1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore000 182 1 183 1
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 6 0 659 1 660 0
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry000 4 1 5 1
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli000 246 2 248 2
Lasers in Diabetic Retinopathy 2000 2 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore000 167 3 170 2
  2 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 4 0 192 4 196 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, Madurai 0 0 0 7070
Phacoemulsification 2005 1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore000 40 0 40 0
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 6 0 73 1 74 1
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry000 12 1 13 1
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli000 31 2 33 2
Small Incision Cataract Surgery 2003 1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore000 80 2 82 2
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 105 2 107 3
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry000 5 0 5 0
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli000 72 2 74 2
Sub Total5 2159 30 2189 23
Long Term Courses - For Midlevel Ophthalmic Personnels
Post Graduate Diploma in Ophthalmic Assistance 1997 2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0254290
Post graduate Diploma in Optometry 1997 2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 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 0 0 0 19 2 21 1
Ocularist 21 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai000 8 0 8 0
Optical Dispensing 2002 3 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 116 0 116 0
Orthoptist20046 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 20 1 21 0
Paediatric Counsellors20042 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 31 1 32 0
Paediatric Nurse20033 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 37 6 43 0
Short Term Course in OT Techniques 2 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai000 7 0 7 0
Short Term Course in Refraction Techniques 2 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai000 4 0 4 0
Sub Total 0 288 10 298 1
Management Courses - Non Clinical Courses
Certificate Course in Eye Hospital Operations 2006 6 Months LAICO 1 15 0 22 0 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 7 170 0
Management Training for Eye Care Programme Managers 200214 Days LAICO1256 179 0 179 0
Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital Management 19971 Year LAICO120 0 980980
Project Management for Eye Care 2006 1 Month LAICO 0 0 0 28 0 28 0
Sub Total 6 677 14 691 0
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 0 0 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 0 343 4 347 4
  42 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry0002020
Sub Total0 376 4 380 4
Grand Total 6 4468 199 4667 37