IFOS/ICO International Fellowship:

Directory 3: Belgium/Ghent

Chairman:

Prof. J.J. De Laey

Institution address:

Department of Ophthalmology
University Hospital
De Pintelaan 185
B-9000 Ghent
Belgium
Tel. +32 9 240 23 19
Fax +32 9 240 49 63
jean.delay@rug.ac.be

Characteristics of institution:

Number of beds	20
Outpatients per year	12,000
Surgery per year ambulatory	400
Patients hospitalized/year	1,800
Consultations per year	2,500
In hospitalized patients	1,400

Staff:

Fulltime medical and surgical ophthalmologists:	7
Fulltime ophthalmologists in training:	2
Residents:	11
Others, e.g. Ph.D's:	8

Subspecialities:

Surgical vitreo-retina, Medical Retina, Cornea, Glaucoma, Paediatric Ophthalmology

Special strengths:

Surgical and medical Retina, Cornea, Paediatric Ophthalmology

Regular teaching events:

3 hours per week

Special events:

Grand rounds, Foto-Fluo-Conferences, Video-Conferences, Journal-Club

Intensive training:

Paediatric Ophthalmology, Cornea & External Diseases, Medical and/or surgical Retina

Language:

Dutch, English, French

Comments:

The candidate will be allowed to follow the various activities, but will not have the possibility of performing surgical or diagnostic procedures.

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