IFOS/ICO International Fellowship:

Directory 3: India/Tiruchy

Chairman:

Dr. C. A. Nelson Jesudasan

Institution address:

Initute of Ophthalmology
Joseph Eye Hospital
Melapudur
Tiruchy 620 001
India
Tel. 0431 46 06 22 / 46 28 62
Fax 0431 41 59 22
jehtry@vsnl.com

Characteristics of institution:

Number of beds	200
Outpatients per year	107,897
Surgery per year ambulatory	950
Patients hospitalized/year	98,681
Consultations per year	86,814
In hospitalized patients	6,454

Staff:

Fulltime medical and surgical ophthalmologists:	19
Fulltime ophthalmologists in training:	19
Residents:	6
Others, e.g. Ph.D's:	1

Subspecialities:

Glaucoma, Vitreo-retinal Diseases, External Disease and Cornea, Neuroophthalmology, Strabismus

Special strengths:

Postgraduate teaching with 10 peripheral satellit Hospitals extending comprehensive health care and rehabilitation services.

Regular teaching events:

12 hours per week

Special events:

Grand rounds, Photo-Fluo-Conferences, Conferences of Complications, Video-Conferences. Research-Conferences, Journal-Club

Intensive training:

Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Cornea & External Diseases
Glaucoma
Medical and/or surgical Retina
Cataract Surgery

Other offers:

Community Ophthalmology

Language:

English

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