Lasik/PRK Training Programme
Fellowship/Short term ‘Hands-On’ Lasik/ PRK Training (2 TO 8 WEEKS)
Wavefront guided Excimer laser ablation is now a main element of customized corneal treatments used in correcting Refractive error.
We are imparting LASIK / PRK training using Excimer Laser Machine with Customized Refractive Surgery platform along with Topographer and Wavefront Aberrometer at our center “Mahendra Eye Institute & Khairabad Eye Hospital”.
Lasik / PRK Training Details
The course duration will be as below:
| Period | No. Of Surgeries |
| 1 Weeks | 6 |
| 2 Weeks | 12 |
| 3 Weeks | 18 |
| 4 Weeks | 24 |
| 6 Weeks | 36 |
| 8 Weeks | 40 |
The course will offer your hands on training. It will comprise of:
- How to handle the excimer machine
- Interpretation of corneal topography
- Case selection
- Surgical steps of Lasik
- Hands on use of microkeratome to create a flap on patients
- Lifting of the flap
- Firing of laser beam
- Reposition of flap
- Meticulous cleaning of interface
- Proper alignment of flap
- Hands on training for Cases not suitable/indicated for Lasik but preferable for PRK will also be given to the trainee
The benefit of the course is that the trainee gets the confidence to do a proper case selection and perform LASIK/PRK independently.