We offer the best Phaco Training course in India. These courses are highly recognised locally and internationally. The phaco course is tailor-made to suit the needs of the individual surgeon. This step by step course will give the surgeons confidence to perform surgeries independently after the completion of the course.

Advanced instrumentation and Experienced Faculty are available in our training centres.

Courses available:

Basic Phaco Course.

Advanced Phaco Course.

Duration of the Course

The Phaco course duration ranges from 1 week to 8 weeks. The duration can be tailor made according to the needs of individual surgeons.

The Course

Introduction
Basics
Evaluation
Advanced Course
Certification.

Introduction

Trainees will be taken through a introductory course in the initial period. They will be made to observe surgeries performed by expert surgeons to have a better understanding of the procedure. The candidates will gain theoretical knowledge about the Phaco Dynamics during the introductory period. Residents and Surgeons with limited exposure to Phaco will be asked to perform Phacos on Wetlabs in the initial one or two days.

Basics

The trainee surgeons will learn the following steps . The training will be one on one so that more attention can be given to each trainee surgeon. The surgeons who train are senior faculty who have done more than 1000 phacos.

1) Clear Corneal Entry
2) Rhexis
3) Trenching
4) Stop and Chop
5) Irrigation and Aspiration
6) IOL Implantation

All surgeries will be recorded and trainee surgeons will have the chance to see the videos at the end of the day to understand the process and perfect their skills.

Evaluation

The surgeons would be evaluated in the midst of the course. They can also observe DVD recordings of their own surgeries and can correct mistakes.

Advanced Course

The final part of the training is the advanced course in which the surgeons will learn to do the following steps.

1) The Direct Chop
2) Bimanual Irrigation and Aspiration
3) Implantation of Foldable Lenses.
4) Usage of Capsular Tension Rings.

Special Courses are available for Residents wherein focus will be on ECCE and SICS.

Certification

All the trainees’ receive a signed Certificate at the end of the course.

Lasik Training.

We offer the best Lasik Training course for the aspiring Lasik Surgeon.

Course Duration: 1 Week

Instruments:  Our Centre has got top of the line instruments for training. We have the Xp microkeratome  Flap Creation. You will be given supervised guidance and training in corneal ablation using the Zyoptix Z-100 Lasik Machine.

Course Contents:

1. Instructional Course.
2. Live Surgery by Experienced Lasik Surgeons.
3. Preoperative Assessment, Orbscan / Abberometry Interpretation.
4. Wet Labs on Goats Eyes for Flap Creation.
5. Patient Selection For Lasik.
6. Supervised Guidance and Training in Lasik Procedures.( 10)
7. Post Operative Assessment.

All candidates will receive a certificate at the end of the course.