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 0 7 5 12 0     3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 1 5 0 58 14 72 0     3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 1 2 0 0 4 4 0     3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Theni 1 2 0 1 2 3 0     3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 1 4 0 19 4 23 0 Master of Surgery in Ophthalmology 1986 3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 1 6 0 46 18 64 0 Sub Total 0 295 63 358 0 Long Term Fellowship Programmes - For Ophthalmologists Fellowship in Anterior Segment / Intraocular Lens Surgery   2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 0 0 0 15 2 17 0     2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 8 0 78 12 90 0     2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 0 0 0 0 1 1 0     2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 Fellowship in Comprehensive Ophthalmology   2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Theni 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Fellowship in Cornea 2000 18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 1 3 0 7 5 12 0     18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 1 4 0 26 7 33 0 Fellowship in General Ophthalmology   18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 8 4 12 0     18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 0 0 0 5 7 12 0     18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Theni 0 0 0 0 1 1 0     18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 Fellowship in Glaucoma 2001 2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 1 2 0 5 4 9 0     2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 1 3 0 14 5 19 0     2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 1 1 0 1 0 1 0     2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 1 7 0 4 4 8 0 Fellowship in Orbit & Oculoplasty 1994 18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 1 2 0 0 0 0 0     18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 1 3 0 12 7 19 1     18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 1 2 0 0 0 0 0     18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Fellowship in Paediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus 2001 18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 2 1 0 8 2 10 0     18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 3 1 0 39 5 44 0 Fellowship in Retina Vitreous   2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 0 0 0 11 7 18 0     2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 72 10 82 0     2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 0 0 0 0 3 3 0     2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fellowship in Uvea   18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sub Total 0 315 88 403 1 Short Term Fellowship - For Ophthalmologists Paediatric Ophthalmology (only for International candidates) 1995 6 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 2 1 0 14 0 14 0 Short Term Fellowship in Cornea 2006 6 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 Short Term Fellowship in Orbit & Oculoplasty 2002 6 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 Short Term Fellowship in Retina Vitreous 2007 6 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 Sub Total 0 17 2 19 0 Short Term Courses - For Ophthalmologists Diagnosis and Management of Glaucoma 1998 56 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 0 0 0 42 4 46 1     56 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 74 4 78 1     56 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 12 4 0 52 5 57 1 International Residents   1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 52 0 52 0 IOL Microsurgery 1993 1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 0 0 0 176 0 176 0     1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 6 0 648 3 651 1     1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 0 0 0 2 0 2 0     1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 0 0 0 239 3 242 2 Lasers in Diabetic Retinopathy 2000 2 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 0 0 0 142 4 146 2     2 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 4 0 182 3 185 2 Low vision 2004 1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 1 0 23 0 23 0 Neuro Ophthalmology   3 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Orientation to Paediatric Ocular Anesthesia for Anaesthetist 2003 1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 0 5 7 0 7 0 Phacoemulsification 2005 1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 0 0 0 36 3 39 1     1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 6 0 60 6 66 2     1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 0 0 0 9 1 10 0     1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 0 0 0 22 2 24 2 Small Incision Cataract Surgery 2003 1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 0 0 0 66 5 71 2     1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 6 0 93 3 96 1     1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 0 0 0 2 1 3 0     1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 0 0 0 60 3 63 1 Sub Total 5 1989 50 2039 19 Long Term Courses - For Midlevel Ophthalmic Personnels Post Graduate Diploma in Ophthalmic Assistance 1997 2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 1 10 0 25 4 29 0 Post graduate Diploma in Optometry 1997 2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 1 10 0 37 6 43 0 Sub Total 0 62 10 72 0 Short Term Courses - For Midlevel Ophthalmic Personnels Clinical & Supervisory Skills Development in Ophthalmic Paramedical Personnel 2002 3 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 4 2 0 46 0 46 0 Fundus Fluorescein Angiography and Ultrasonography 2004 2 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 1 0 18 0 18 0 Ocularist   21 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 Optical Dispensing 2002 3 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 2 7 0 110 1 111 0 Orthoptist 2004 6 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 2 2 0 18 2 20 0 Paediatric Counsellors 2004 2 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 4 2 0 32 0 32 0 Paediatric Nurse 2003 3 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 4 2 0 34 5 39 0 Short Term Course in OT Techniques   2 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 Short Term Course in Refraction Techniques   2 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sub Total 0 264 13 277 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 0 15 7 22 0 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 0 147 9 156 0 Management Training for Eye Care Programme Managers 2002 14 Days LAICO 1 25 6 154 1 155 0 Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital Management 1997 1 Year LAICO 1 20 0 98 0 98 0 Project Management for Eye Care 2006 1 Month LAICO 1 20 0 28 0 28 0 Sub Total 6 609 25 634 0 Community Outreach Course - Non Clinical Courses Community Outreach and Social Marketing of Eye Care Services 1998 28 Days LAICO 2 10 0 179 0 179 0 Community Outreach Paediatric Eye Care Services 2004 56 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 2 6 0 18 0 18 0 Sub Total 0 197 0 197 0 Instrument Maintenance Course - Non Clinical Courses Instrument Maintenance - For Ophthalmologists 1998 5 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 0 33 0 33 0 Instrument Maintenance - For Technicians 1996 42 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 4 6 0 331 0 331 4     42 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Sub Total 0 366 0 366 4 Grand Total 11 4114 251 4365 24