Overview
['Duration: 2 years', 'Over 2,200 vitrectomies per year', 'Macula center with about 10,000 anti-VEGF treatments', '3 operating rooms for retinal surgery', 'Structured surgical training; research participation welcome', 'German language B2 required, C1 preferred', 'Applications to Prof. Dr. med. Peter Szurman']
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical fellowship
- Learning format
- Supervised surgery training covers retinal disease and surgery. Fellows can participate in a research project.
- Duration
- 2 years
Eligibility and visa
- Clinical language
- A German-language certificate at B2 or higher is required for communication with patients and clinical staff. The clinic prefers C1.
- International applicants
- The fellowship programme is designed for early-career ophthalmologists from outside Germany.
How to apply
- Application method
- Email fellowship application to Prof Peter Szurman (address revealed on the official page)
- Contact
- Applications are directed to Prof. Dr. Peter Szurman at Eye Clinic Sulzbach through the email link in the programme notice.
Funding and costs
- Funding
- The clinic says it may fund some fellowships for early-career ophthalmologists from developing countries committed to ophthalmic education and patient care in their home countries.
Not published or not yet verified
Ask the programme coordinator about:
- Start
- Positions
- Accreditation
- Department
- Eligibility
- Qualification requirement
- Citizenship requirement
- Practice location requirement
- Membership requirement
- Eligibility restrictions
- Language
- Teaching language
- Licence requirement
- Visa route
- Visa sponsorship
- Visa support
- Deadline
- Documents
- Tuition / fees
- Application fee
- Stipend / salary
- Scholarship
Sources and verification
https://www.augenklinik-sulzbach.de/patienten/56-aerzte/fellowship-program-for-international-visiting-ophthalmologistshttps://augenklinik-sulzbach.de/aerzte/fellowship-program-for-international-visiting-ophthalmologists
Evidence by field
- Training type: unverified; checked not recorded. Source 1
- Duration: confirmed; checked 2026-11-12. Source 1 Scope: Eye Clinic Sulzbach international visiting ophthalmologists fellowship, Retina Fellowship.
- Eligibility: unverified; checked not recorded. Source 1
- International applicants: confirmed; checked 2026-11-12. Source 1 Scope: Eye Clinic Sulzbach international visiting ophthalmologists fellowship, Retina Fellowship.
- Funding: confirmed; checked 2026-11-12. Source 1 Scope: Eye Clinic Sulzbach international visiting ophthalmologists fellowship, Retina Fellowship.
- Deadline: unverified; checked not recorded. Source 1
- Application method: unverified; checked not recorded. Source 1
- Clinical language: confirmed; checked 2026-11-12. Source 1 Scope: Eye Clinic Sulzbach international visiting ophthalmologists fellowship, Retina Fellowship.
- Learning format: confirmed; checked 2026-11-12. Source 1 Scope: Eye Clinic Sulzbach international visiting ophthalmologists fellowship, Retina Fellowship.
- Contact: confirmed; checked 2026-11-12. Source 1 Scope: Eye Clinic Sulzbach international visiting ophthalmologists fellowship, Retina Fellowship.
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