Neuro Ophthalmology Fellowship Programme

Programme overview

What the official source supports

• 18 months; one seat every six months
• Applicants must be 40 or younger
• Written test and interview in November and May
• Neuroimaging interpretation, research training, optional cataract surgery training

Sankara Nethralaya is a major super-speciality eye care hospital in India, with its main campus in Chennai and branches in Kolkata and other locations. source ↗

Faculty & mentors at this institution

Meet the published team

At a glance

Programme details

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Evidence

Sources

• Official programme source ↗sankaranethralaya.org · checked 2026-10-28
• Faculty source: Dr. N Radhika ↗www.sankaranethralaya.org
• Faculty source: Dr. Sudhir R R ↗www.sankaranethralaya.org
• Faculty source: Dr. Prema Padmanabhan ↗www.sankaranethralaya.org

In brief

About this fellowship

Neuro Ophthalmology Fellowship Programme is a neuro-ophthalmology fellowship listed at Sankara Nethralaya in Chennai, India. The source states a training length of 1.5 years. 1 position is stated per intake. 8 named faculty members are listed from official pages.

Neuro-ophthalmology fellowships train clinicians to evaluate disorders of the visual pathway and ocular motor system: optic neuropathies, papilloedema and idiopathic intracranial hypertension, visual field loss, diplopia and nystagmus.

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More at Sankara Nethralaya

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• Observership Program - Glaucoma — Glaucoma
• Observership Program - Medical Retina — Retina & Vitreous
• Observership Program - Neuro-Ophthalmology — Neuro-Ophthalmology
• Observership Program - Ocular Oncology — Ocular Oncology
• Observership Program - Oculoplasty — Oculoplastics & Orbit

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Explore your options

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• Narayana Nethralaya — India, 2-year programme
• Albany Medical Center College — USA, 1-year programme
• Alfred Health (Bayside Health) with Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital — Australia

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