Phaco Training: Short Term

Short term Phaco training at Sagarmatha Choudhary Eye Hospital, (SCEH) Lahan

The objective of short term phaco training at Sagarmatha Choudhary Eye Hospital, is to convert SICS surgeon into Phaco surgeon.  The training is supervised by senior instructor until surgeon gains confidence to perform phaco surgery independently on simple uncomplicated cataract cases.

Course overview Phaco training at Sagarmatha Choudhary Eye Hospital

Cataract surgical tecnnque has changed over the last decades from intracapsular cataract extraction wen aphakic spectacles to Phacoemulsification (phaco) with implantation of intraocular lenses.Nowadays eye patients demand modern eye surgery with good visual outcome and fast visual recovery at an affordable cost.

Phaco Training Program trains eye surgeons in this cutting-edge method of cataract surgery. The trainees are trained in sequential graded steps, performing phacoemulsification first under supervision,and then independently. The training also includes pre-operative work-up and post-operative care of patients.

Course Schedule: 4 weeks

1st week: Observing Phaco and performing Capsulorrhexis
2nd week: Phacoemulsification Step by step surgery under supervision
3rd and 4th week: Independent surgery

Course details

Facility at  at Sagarmatha Choudhary Eye Hospital, (SCEH) Lahan

Since its start as a small eye unit with only 12 beds in 1983, SCEH has constantly grown and today is a high volume eye hospital with seven satellite clinics, providing high quality eye services at an affordable cost to the economically poor and under-privileged population in eastern Nepal and northern India.

Every year more than 8,000 Phaco surgeries are performed at Sagarmatha Choudhary Eye Hospital.In 2014, surgical training center was established at Sagarmatha Choudhary Eye Hospital with the support from OERTLI Switzerland to train the ophthalmologist in various technique of cataract surgery (SICS and Phaco).

How to apply

Pre-Requisites: The applicant must be proficient in (Capsulorhhexis)
NO, of Positions: 1-2 per batch
Selection:Selection is done on a first-come served basis