The Fellowship Directory lists 149 cornea, cataract & refractive fellowships at 112 institutions. The main training cities are Chicago, Chennai and Bengaluru. 38% say they accept international medical graduates and 28% describe a visa route. The most common length is 1 year. Every listing links to the programme's official page, where you should confirm dates and requirements.
Frequently asked questions
How many cornea, cataract & refractive fellowships are there?
149 listings at 112 institutions are listed, each researched from official sources.
Can international medical graduates apply?
57 of the 149 programmes say they accept international applicants, and 41 describe a visa route such as J-1, H-1B or a work permit. Requirements differ by programme; eligibility and visa information do not guarantee acceptance or sponsorship.
When are the next application deadlines?
Residência Médica – Transplante de Córnea (Oftalmologia), FMUSP (Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP) – Hospital das Clínicas): 26 October 2026; Residência Médica – Transplante de Córnea (Ano Opcional em Oftalmologia) (Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) – Escola Paulista de Medicina): 30 October 2026.
United States 65
USAArtificial Cornea Research FellowshipIllinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois College of Medicine (UIC) · Chicago, United StatesUSACornea & External Disease FellowshipJohns Hopkins Medicine · Baltimore, United StatesUSACornea & External Disease FellowshipNassau University Medical Center, Division of Ophthalmology · Westbury, United StatesUSACornea & External Disease FellowshipUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences · Baltimore, United StatesUSACornea & External Disease FellowshipW.K. Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan Medical School · Ann Arbor, United StatesUSACornea & External Disease FellowshipWake Forest Eye Center, Wake Forest University School of Medicine (Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist) · Winston-Salem, United StatesUSACornea and External Disease FellowshipByers Eye Institute, Stanford Medicine · Palo Alto, United StatesUSACornea and External Disease FellowshipHamilton Eye Institute, University of Tennessee Health Science Center · Memphis, United StatesUSACornea and External Disease FellowshipHavener Eye Institute, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center · Columbus, United StatesUSACornea and External Disease FellowshipUniversity of Iowa Health Care · Iowa City, United StatesUSACornea and External Disease FellowshipUniversity of Minnesota Medical School · Minneapolis, United StatesUSACornea and External Diseases FellowshipUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC Kittner Eye Center) · Chapel Hill, United StatesUSACornea and Ocular Surface Research FellowshipUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC Kittner Eye Center) · Chapel Hill, United StatesUSACornea and Refractive Surgery FellowshipIllinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois College of Medicine (UIC) · Chicago, United StatesUSACornea and Refractive Surgery FellowshipShiley Eye Institute, Viterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology, UC San Diego · La Jolla (San Diego), United StatesUSACornea and Refractive Surgery FellowshipStorm Eye Institute, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) · Charleston, United StatesUSACornea Clinical FellowshipFlaum Eye Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center · Rochester, United StatesUSACornea Clinical FellowshipWills Eye Hospital (Thomas Jefferson University) · Philadelphia, United StatesUSACornea FellowshipEmory Eye Center, Emory University School of Medicine · Atlanta, United StatesUSACornea FellowshipScheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania (Perelman School of Medicine) · Philadelphia, United StatesUSACornea FellowshipUAB Heersink School of Medicine / UAB Callahan Eye Hospital · Birmingham, United StatesUSACornea FellowshipUniversity of Pittsburgh / UPMC Vision Institute · Pittsburgh, United StatesUSACornea FellowshipUniversity of Washington School of Medicine · Seattle, United StatesUSACornea Fellowship (F.I. Proctor Foundation)University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) · San Francisco, United StatesUSACornea, Anterior Segment and External Disease Research FellowshipFlaum Eye Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center · Rochester, United StatesUSACornea, Anterior Segment and Refractive Surgery FellowshipColumbia University Irving Medical Center / NewYork-Presbyterian (Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute) · New York, United StatesUSACornea, Anterior Segment and Refractive Surgery FellowshipCullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine · Houston, United StatesUSACornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery FellowshipNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine · Chicago, United StatesUSACornea, Cataract, External Disease and Keratorefractive FellowshipUT Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, United StatesUSACornea, Cataract, Refractive and Anterior Segment Surgery FellowshipUniversity of Cincinnati College of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology / Cincinnati Eye Institute · Cincinnati, United StatesUSACornea, External Disease & Anterior Segment FellowshipNew England Eye Center, Tufts Medical Center / Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston · Boston, United StatesUSACornea, External Disease & Refractive Surgery FellowshipCornea Consultants of Albany / Albany Medical College · Slingerlands, United StatesUSACornea, External Disease & Refractive Surgery FellowshipDevers Eye Institute, Legacy Health · Portland, United StatesUSACornea, External Disease & Refractive Surgery FellowshipEye Consultants of Atlanta / Piedmont Hospital · Atlanta, United StatesUSACornea, External Disease & Refractive Surgery FellowshipManhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital, Northwell Health · New York, United StatesUSACornea, External Disease & Refractive Surgery FellowshipUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology · Lexington, United StatesUSACornea, External Disease & Refractive Surgery FellowshipYour Eye Specialists · Plantation, United StatesUSACornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery FellowshipBascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine · Miami, United StatesUSACornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery FellowshipDuke Eye Center, Duke University School of Medicine · Durham, United StatesUSACornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery FellowshipMason Eye Institute, University of Missouri School of Medicine · Columbia, United StatesSee all 65 United States programmes →India 24
INDACER Fellowship (Academy of Cataract Emerging Retina Surgery Training)Narayana Nethralaya · Bengaluru, IndiaINDCornea & Anterior Segment FellowshipSankara Nethralaya · Chennai, IndiaINDCornea & Refractive Surgery FellowshipSankara Eye Foundation India (Sankara Eye Hospitals) · Bengaluru (also Coimbatore, Guntur, Jaipur, Shimoga), IndiaINDCornea, Anterior Segment and Refractive Surgery FellowshipDr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital (SCEH) · New Delhi, IndiaINDCRAFT Fellowship (Cornea, Cataract, Refractive Surgery, Applied Optics, AI, Femtosecond Laser & Translational Research)Narayana Nethralaya · Bengaluru, IndiaINDFellowship in Anterior Segment / Intraocular Lens SurgeryAravind Eye Hospitals · Madurai (also Tirunelveli, Coimbatore, Pondicherry, Chennai, Tirupati, Salem), IndiaINDFellowship in Cornea & Refractive Surgery (DARCF Programme)Dr. Agarwal's Eye Hospital · Chennai, IndiaINDFellowship in Cornea (National)Aravind Eye Hospitals · Madurai (also Coimbatore, Chennai, Pondicherry, Tirunelveli, Tirupati, Salem, Thanjavur), IndiaINDFellowship in Cornea, Cataract & Refractive SurgeryThe Eye Foundation · Coimbatore, IndiaINDFellowship in Cornea, Ocular Surface and Anterior SegmentGiridhar Eye Institute · Kochi, IndiaINDFellowship in Phaco & Refractive SurgeryNethradhama Eye Hospital · Bengaluru, IndiaINDFellowship in Refractive SurgeryDr. Agarwal's Eye Hospital · Chennai, IndiaINDHands-on Keratoplasty Short-Term FellowshipDr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital (SCEH) · New Delhi, IndiaINDInternational Fellowship in CorneaAravind Eye Hospitals · Madurai (also Coimbatore, Pondicherry), IndiaINDInternational Training Programme in Cornea / Cataract and Refractive SurgeryNarayana Nethralaya · Bengaluru, IndiaINDIOL (Cataract) FellowshipDr. Agarwal's Eye Hospital · Chennai, IndiaINDIOL FellowshipSankara Eye Foundation India (Sankara Eye Hospitals) · Multiple centres (Anand, Bengaluru, Guntur, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kanpur, Krishnankoil, Ludhiana, Panvel, Shimoga, Varanasi), IndiaINDLong Term Fellowship in Cataract & Refractive SurgeryL V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) · Hyderabad (also Bhubaneswar, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Kadapa), IndiaINDLong Term Fellowship in Cornea and Anterior SegmentL V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) · Hyderabad (also Bhubaneswar, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Kadapa), IndiaINDLong-Term Fellowship in Cataract & Refractive SurgeryCentre for Sight · New Delhi, IndiaINDOcular Surface and Plasty (Surface-Plasty) Short-Term FellowshipDr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital (SCEH) · New Delhi, IndiaINDPhaco Refractive FellowshipSankara Eye Foundation India (Sankara Eye Hospitals) · Bengaluru / Coimbatore, IndiaINDPost-Doctoral Fellowship in Cornea and Ocular Surface DisordersChristian Medical College (CMC) Vellore, Department of Ophthalmology (Schell Eye Hospital) · Vellore, IndiaINDShort-Term Ocular Surface FellowshipSankara Nethralaya · Chennai, IndiaBrazil 11
BRACapacitação Fellowship IOCM 2027 – CatarataFaculdade de Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais (FCMMG/FELUMA) – Instituto de Olhos Ciências Médicas (IOCM) · Belo Horizonte, BrazilBRACapacitação Fellowship IOCM 2027 – CórneaFaculdade de Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais (FCMMG/FELUMA) – Instituto de Olhos Ciências Médicas (IOCM) · Belo Horizonte, BrazilBRACapacitação Fellowship IOCM 2027 – Lentes de ContatoFaculdade de Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais (FCMMG/FELUMA) – Instituto de Olhos Ciências Médicas (IOCM) · Belo Horizonte, BrazilBRAPrograma de Fellowship 2027 – Catarata/RefrativaMédicos de Olhos S.A. · Curitiba, BrazilBRAPrograma de Fellowship 2027 – Córnea (ênfase em casos complexos)Médicos de Olhos S.A. · Curitiba, BrazilBRAPrograma de Fellowship 2027 – Segmento AnteriorMédicos de Olhos S.A. · Curitiba, BrazilBRAPrograma de Residência Médica em Transplante de Córnea – OftalmologiaUniversidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL) – Hospital Universitário Regional do Norte do Paraná · Londrina, BrazilBRAPrograma de Treinamento Avançado (TAV) em CórneaUniversidade Federal de Goiás – Faculdade de Medicina, CEROF (Centro de Referência em Oftalmologia) · Goiânia, BrazilBRAPrograma de Treinamento em Fellowship – CórneaCentro Universitário Facisa (UNIFACISA) · Campina Grande, BrazilBRAResidência Médica – Transplante de Córnea (Ano Opcional em Oftalmologia)Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) – Escola Paulista de Medicina · São Paulo, BrazilBRAResidência Médica – Transplante de Córnea (Oftalmologia), FMUSPFaculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP) – Hospital das Clínicas · São Paulo, BrazilCanada 6
CANCornea & External Disease & Refractive Surgery FellowshipUniversity of Toronto · Toronto, CanadaCANCornea and Advanced Anterior Segment FellowshipMcGill University · Montreal, CanadaCANCornea and Anterior Segment Fellowship (CHUM)Université de Montréal Department of Ophthalmology (CHUM / CUO-Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont / CHU Sainte-Justine) · Montreal, CanadaCANCornea and Anterior Segment Fellowship (CUO-HMR)Université de Montréal Department of Ophthalmology (CHUM / CUO-Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont / CHU Sainte-Justine) · Montreal, CanadaCANCornea/External Disease, Anterior Segment and Refractive Surgery FellowshipUniversity of Ottawa Eye Institute (The Ottawa Hospital) · Ottawa, CanadaCANPaediatric Cornea and External Disease FellowshipThe Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), University of Toronto · Toronto, CanadaFrance 4
FRADIU Chirurgie réfractive et de la cataracte (Inter-University Diploma in Refractive and Cataract Surgery)Université Paris Cité (Hôpital Cochin) with Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Université de Bordeaux and Université de Toulouse · Paris, FranceFRADIU Cornée (Inter-University Diploma in Corneal Disease)Sorbonne Université with Université de Strasbourg and Université de Lyon (coordinated at Centre Hospitalier National d'Ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts) · Paris, FranceFRADIU Surface oculaire (Inter-University Diploma in Ocular Surface Disease)Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences · Brest, FranceFRAIOFF-OF Subspecialty Fellowship – Cornea and external eye diseaseFondation Hôpital Adolphe de Rothschild · Paris, FranceSpain 4
ESPCataract / Anterior Segment and Cornea FellowshipVissum Alicante · Alicante, SpainESPMaster in Anterior SegmentInstituto de Microcirugía Ocular (IMO) Barcelona / Fundación IMO with Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona · Barcelona, SpainESPMaster in Cornea and Refractive SurgeryInstituto de Microcirugía Ocular (IMO) Barcelona / Fundación IMO with Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona · Barcelona, SpainESPMaster in Pathology and Surgery of the Anterior Segment of the EyeballBarraquer Institute with Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC) · Barcelona, SpainGermany 3
DEUCornea Fellowship (International Visiting Ophthalmologists)Augenklinik Sulzbach (Knappschaft Hospital Saar) · Sulzbach, GermanyDEUDOG/BVA Fellowship in Corneal Surgery (Hornhaut-Chirurgie)Deutsche Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft (DOG) and Berufsverband der Augenärzte Deutschlands (BVA) – delivered at DOG-certified training centres · Munich, GermanyDEUDOG/BVA Fellowship in Lens and Refractive Surgery (Linsen- und Refraktive Chirurgie)Deutsche Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft (DOG) and Berufsverband der Augenärzte Deutschlands (BVA) – delivered at DOG-certified training centres · Munich, GermanyInternational (multi-country) 3
INTEmanuel Rosen Fellowship (Clinical)European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) · Host-dependent, International (multi-country)INTESCRS Young Ophthalmologist (YO) Observership GrantsEuropean Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) · Host-dependent, International (multi-country)INTPeter Barry Fellowship (Research)European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) · Host-dependent, International (multi-country)Singapore 3
SGPInternational Fellowship in Cataract & Comprehensive OphthalmologySingapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) · SingaporeSGPInternational Fellowship in Corneal & External Eye DiseasesSingapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) · SingaporeSGPInternational Fellowship in Refractive SurgerySingapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) · SingaporeAustralia 2
AUSCataract FellowshipThe Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital · Melbourne, AustraliaAUSCornea FellowshipThe Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital · Melbourne, AustraliaHong Kong SAR 2
HKGInternational Fellowship - CataractThe Chinese University of Hong Kong / Hong Kong Eye Hospital / Prince of Wales Hospital (CUHK DOVS) · Hong Kong, Hong Kong SARHKGInternational Fellowship - Cornea & External Eye DiseasesThe Chinese University of Hong Kong / Hong Kong Eye Hospital / Prince of Wales Hospital (CUHK DOVS) · Hong Kong, Hong Kong SARMalaysia 2
MYSCornea and External Eye Diseases FellowshipUniversity Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) · Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaMYSFellowship in Cornea and Anterior SegmentUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Medical Centre · Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaMexico 2
MEXCurso de Alta Especialidad en Córnea y Cirugía RefractivaFundación Hospital Nuestra Señora de la Luz, I.A.P. · Mexico City, MexicoMEXCurso de Alta Especialidad en Microcirugía del Segmento Anterior del OjoFundación Hospital Nuestra Señora de la Luz, I.A.P. · Mexico City, MexicoPhilippines 2
PHLCornea and Refractive FellowshipAsian Eye Institute · Makati City, PhilippinesPHLExternal Disease and Cornea FellowshipUniversity of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (Sentro Oftalmologico Jose Rizal) · Manila, PhilippinesSaudi Arabia 2
SAUCornea, External Eye Disease & Refractive Surgery FellowshipKing Saud University College of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology · Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSAUSCFHS Saudi Fellowship in Cornea and External DiseaseSCFHS-accredited centres: King Abdulaziz Medical City (NGHA), King Khalid Eye Specialist Hospital, King Saud University Medical City, Prince Sultan Military Medical City (Riyadh); Eastern Health Cluster (Dammam); King Fahd University Hospital (Khobar) · Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSwitzerland 2
CHECorneal Cross-Linking ObservershipELZA Institute · Zurich, SwitzerlandCHERefractive Surgery Hospitation (Visiting Surgeon Programme)IROC – Institut für Refraktive und Ophthalmo-Chirurgie · Zurich, SwitzerlandUnited Kingdom 2
GBRCorneal Fellowship (Senior Locally Employed Doctor) (NHS Jobs advert)Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust · Manchester, United KingdomGBRSenior Clinical Fellow in Cornea, Anterior Segment and Cataract (NHS Jobs advert)Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Bradford, United KingdomBangladesh 1
BGDLong-Term Fellowship in Cornea and Anterior SegmentIspahani Islamia Eye Institute and Hospital (IIEI&H) · Dhaka, BangladeshGhana 1
GHAFellowship Residency in Ophthalmology – Anterior Segment and CorneaGhana College of Physicians and Surgeons (GCPS) – Faculty of Ophthalmology · Accra, GhanaHungary 1
HUNCornea / External Diseases ObservershipSemmelweis University Department of Ophthalmology · Budapest, HungaryItaly 1
ITACornea and External Disease FellowshipVilla Igea Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology · Forlì, ItalyLebanon 1
LBNRefractive Surgery FellowshipAmerican University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) — Faculty of Medicine GME · Beirut, LebanonNepal 1
NPLAnterior Segment FellowshipHimalaya Eye Hospital (Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh) · Pokhara, NepalNew Zealand 1
NZLSenior Clinical Research Fellowship - Cornea and External Eye DiseasesUniversity of Auckland, Department of Ophthalmology · Auckland, New ZealandQatar 1
QATCornea FellowshipHamad Medical Corporation (HMC) · Doha, QatarTaiwan 1
TWNIOFF-OF Subspecialty Fellowship - Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Department of OphthalmologyChang Gung Memorial Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology · Taoyuan, TaiwanThailand 1
THAClinical Fellowship Training Program in Cornea and Refractive SurgeryFaculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University · Bangkok, Thailand