Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Ophthalmology

Overview

This post is designed to provide advanced sub‑specialty paediatric ophthalmology training, with the aim that by the end of Fellowship, the post‑holder will have developed the skills appropriate to Consultant Ophthalmologists providing a sub‑specialist paediatric ophthalmology service in a large ophthalmology centre.

The Fellowship will include exposure to a range of subspecialty clinics and services involving infantile and childhood ocular disease including infantile cataract, anterior segment developmental disorders, paediatric ocular motility disorders, paediatric neurological and metabolic ophthalmic disease, visual development and complex special needs paediatric ophthalmology, inherited diseases and retinopathy of prematurity. Through these specialist tertiary paediatric ophthalmology clinics, under the direction of the Consultant Trainers, and participation in paediatric primary care clinics / supported management of patients referred from the Bristol Children’s Hospital, the post‑holder will become a more independent paediatric ophthalmologist.

They will also receive training in retinopathy of prematurity screening and treatment.

• Attend and participate in a variety of paediatric ophthalmology clinics and services.
• Work under Consultant Trainers to manage and assess paediatric eye disease cases.
• Contribute to patient management in paediatric primary care clinics and support management of referrals from Bristol Children’s Hospital.

• Completed higher surgical training in the UK or equivalent.
• Previous clinical experience in paediatric ophthalmology.

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