Anterior Segment Fellowship

The Anterior Segment Fellowship is under the direction of Dr Mark Chehade at the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Royal Adelaide Hospital. In total the Fellow is exposed to 14 operating sessions per month, including his/her own list, based on the applicants experience.

The Anterior Segment Fellow (RAH) will gain training in ocular surface disease both medical and surgical with the emphasis on obtaining competency in transplantation, penetrating and lamella grafting.

The fellow will also have training in managing ocular surface dysplasia and malignancy and management of complex cataract & glaucoma.

There will be 3 research sessions per month during which the Fellow will be required to develop and complete several research projects in conjunction with the supervisor. Funding for presentations at a scientific meeting is also available.

The Fellow is expected to be involved in the teaching of training registrars through tutorials, in the OPD and theatre.

There is also the possibility of exposure to laboratory based research projects.

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Closing date for applications.

Application guidelines.