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 12 80 0
  3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 0 0 6 2 10 12 0
  3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Theni 0 0 5 5 6 11 0
  3 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 0 0 13 24 9 33 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 95 335 75 410 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 92 86 11 97 1
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry00 7 6 3 9 0
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli00 11 10 1 11 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 35 31 4 35 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 12 0 120
  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry00 10 10 5 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 6 3 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 21 17 5 22 1
  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 10 0 100
  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 44 41 4 45 0
  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 0 0 1 0 1 1 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 0
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry00 6 0 6 6 0
  2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli00 1 0 1 1 0
Fellowship in Uvea  18 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai00 1 0 1 1 0
Sub Total 390 373 82 455 2
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 3 2 1 3 0
Short Term Fellowship in Orbit & Oculoplasty 2002 6 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 2 1 4 3 1 4 0
Short Term Fellowship in Retina Vitreous 2007 6 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 1 1 0 10
Sub Total 22 20 2 22 0
Short Term Courses - For Ophthalmologists
Diagnosis and Management of Glaucoma 1998 56 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore00 40 57 3 60 2
  56 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai00 65 86 3 89 2
  56 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 12 4 44 69 4 73 2
International Residents 1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai00 47 65 0 65 0
IOL Microsurgery 1993 1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 12 2 93 185 0 185 0
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 2 162 666 2 668 2
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 12 1 5 7 0 7 0
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 12 2 131 251 1 252 1
Lasers in Diabetic Retinopathy 2000 2 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 12 2 87 175 3 178 2
  2 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 2 100 199 2 201 1
Low vision 2004 1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 1 19 26 0 26 0
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 30 46 1 47 1
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 2 42 81 2 83 2
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry 12 1 10 12 0 12 0
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli 12 2 28 38 1 39 1
Small Incision Cataract Surgery 2003 1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 12 2 49 84 2 86 2
  1 Month Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 2 50 110 0 110 0
  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 1
Sub Total 1065 2250 25 2275 18
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 29 0 29 0
Post graduate Diploma in Optometry 1997 2 Years Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 7 43 0 430
Sub Total 15 76 26 102 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 24 23 2 25 1
Ocularist 21 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 12 1 8 10 0 10 0
Optical Dispensing 2002 3 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 2 5 16 116 7 123 6
Orthoptist20046 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 0 0 10 21 2 23 0
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 0
Short Term Course in OT Techniques 2 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 2 5 3 7 1 8 0
Short Term Course in Refraction Techniques 2 Months Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai 2 5 3 6 0 6 0
Sub Total 104 300 19 319 7
Management Courses - Non Clinical Courses
Certificate Course in Eye Hospital Operations 2006 6 Months LAICO 1 15 3 22 5 27 5
Fellowship in Eye Hospital Management 2005 1 Year LAICO 1 7 4 22 7 29 0
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 3 28 7 35 7
Sub Total 48 691 19 710 12
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 58 347 0 357 0
  42 Days Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry00 1 2020
Sub Total 75 380 10 390 0
Grand Total 1844 4541 258 4899 39