APEC Alta Especialidad - Cornea y Cirugia Refractiva

Programme overview

What the official source supports

• Alta Especialidad residency lasting one or two years depending on subspecialty, starting 1 March
• Accredited by UNAM; graduates receive both the UNAM and APEC titles
• Foreign physicians must present a temporary residence visa or work permit (INM), apostilled specialty title and apostilled birth certificate
• Application cost recovery fee of MXN 2,000 (non-refundable)

APEC, known as Hospital de la Ceguera, provides ophthalmic care in Mexico City and offers teaching, research and resident training programs. source ↗

At a glance

Programme details

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Evidence

Sources

• Official programme source ↗www.apec.org.mx · checked 2026-10-22

In brief

About this fellowship

APEC Alta Especialidad - Cornea y Cirugia Refractiva is a cornea & external disease fellowship listed at Asociacion para Evitar la Ceguera en Mexico (APEC), Hospital de la Ceguera in Mexico City, Mexico. The sources we checked do not state a training length, so confirm it directly with the programme. 5 positions are listed; the count alone does not establish annual intake or current vacancies.

Cornea and external disease fellowships cover the cornea, conjunctiva, ocular surface and anterior segment.

Questions to ask before you apply

• Look for the balance of corneal transplantation, ocular surface care, cataract and refractive surgery in the official curriculum.
• Compare clinical and research pathways separately, including optional extensions and any protected research time.
• Confirm medical licensure and the application route with the host institution before relying on a match listing.

These are editorial prompts for comparing programmes, not requirements set by this institution.

More at Asociacion para Evitar la Ceguera en Mexico (APEC), Hospital de la Ceguera

• Uveitis & Ocular Immunology Fellowship — Uveitis & Ocular Immunology
• Cornea & External Disease Fellowship — Cornea & External Disease
• Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Fellowship — Pediatric Ophth. & Strabismus
• APEC Alta Especialidad - Glaucoma — Glaucoma
• APEC Alta Especialidad - Microcirugía del Segmento Anterior — Refractive & Cataract Surgery
• APEC Alta Especialidad - Neuro-Oftalmologia — Neuro-Ophthalmology

View the institution profile for all 10 programmes.

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