Glaucoma
Comprehensive Ophthalmology Fellowship
Programme overview
What the official source supports
- Two-year full-time training in glaucoma, cornea and anterior segment disease for ophthalmologists from Guatemala and nearby countries.
- Clinical and surgical training includes case discussions, journal clubs, structured progress reviews and a research project.
- Local and visiting faculty provide teaching and supervision.
How to apply
Email a CV, cover letter and three recommendations in English to lafamiliaeyecenter@hdlff.org. Arrange the required five-day selection visit with the eye center at coordinacioncolf@hospitaldelafamilia.org. Confirm the intended intake with the coordinator.
Official source ↗ · reviewed 2026-11-08
La Familia Eye Center in Nuevo Progreso provides clinical and surgical eye care to patients from western Guatemala and southern Chiapas, Mexico. Guatemalan ophthalmologists lead the center, which also runs a two-year comprehensive ophthalmology fellowship. source ↗
At a glance
Programme details
| Subspecialty | Glaucoma |
|---|---|
| Institution | La Familia Eye Center, Hospital de la Familia Foundation |
| Location | Nuevo Progreso, San Marcos, Guatemala |
| Duration | 2 years |
| Application / match route | Email the fellowship coordinator |
| Eligibility stated by the source | Applicants should have broad ophthalmology training, 60–100 documented surgical cases, including phacoemulsification, extracapsular cataract extraction and small-incision cataract surgery, and supervisor confirmation of basic surgical competency. |
| Funding note | The foundation lists salary, room and board, a completion bonus and meeting support. No salary amount is published. |
| Application deadline | October 1 for a January 1 start; March 1 for a June 1 start (cycle year unspecified) |
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In brief
About this fellowship
Comprehensive Ophthalmology Fellowship is a glaucoma fellowship listed at La Familia Eye Center, Hospital de la Familia Foundation in Nuevo Progreso, San Marcos, Guatemala. The source states a training length of 2 years.
Glaucoma fellowships train clinicians to diagnose and manage open-angle, angle-closure, paediatric and secondary glaucoma.
Questions to ask before you apply
- Ask how exposure is divided between adult and pediatric disease, laser treatment and the procedures described in the curriculum.
- Distinguish the number of fellows training concurrently from the number of new positions each year.
- Check citizenship, licensure and visa conditions individually; these can differ even between programmes in the same country.
These are editorial prompts for comparing programmes, not requirements set by this institution.
Explore your options
Compare other glaucoma fellowships
| Programme and location | Training length | Application information |
|---|---|---|
| Glaucoma Subspecialty Master's (Fellow) — Unidad Nacional de Oftalmología Guatemala City, Guatemala | Not recorded | View recorded application instructions |
| Aravind Long Term Fellowship in Glaucoma (National) — Aravind Eye Care System Madurai, India | 2 years | View recorded application instructions |
| APEC Alta Especialidad - Glaucoma — Asociacion para Evitar la Ceguera en Mexico (APEC), Hospital de la Ceguera Mexico City, Mexico | 1–2 years; programme-wide range, confirm subspecialty | View recorded application instructions |
These listings share the training type and subspecialty. Same-country options appear first, followed by the amount of information recorded. This is not a quality ranking or a list of open vacancies.
Programme facts
- Subspecialty
- Glaucoma
- Location
- Nuevo Progreso, San Marcos, Guatemala
- Duration
- 2 years
- Application / match route
- Email the fellowship coordinator
- Eligibility stated by the source
- Applicants should have broad ophthalmology training, 60–100 documented surgical cases, including phacoemulsification, extracapsular cataract extraction and small-incision cataract surgery, and supervisor confirmation of basic surgical competency.
- Funding note
- The foundation lists salary, room and board, a completion bonus and meeting support. No salary amount is published.
Always confirm the current intake with the institution.