The Fellowship Directory lists 147 glaucoma fellowships at 134 institutions. The main training cities are New York, London and Singapore. 38% say they accept international medical graduates and 30% 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 glaucoma fellowships are there?
147 listings at 134 institutions are listed, each researched from official sources.
Can international medical graduates apply?
56 of the 147 programmes say they accept international applicants, and 44 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?
Clinical Fellow in Glaucoma (NHS Jobs advert) (King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust): 9 October 2026; Trust Fellow - Glaucoma, Emergency Eye Care & General Ophthalmology (NHS Jobs advert) (South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (James Cook University Hospital)): 13 October 2026; Programa de Fellowship 2027 – Glaucoma (Médicos de Olhos S.A.): 7 December 2026.
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USAClinical Glaucoma FellowshipYale School of Medicine (Yale Eye Center) · New Haven, United StatesUSAFellowship in Glaucoma SurgeryVanderbilt Eye Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville, United StatesUSAGlaucoma and Anterior Segment Surgery FellowshipMason Eye Institute, University of Missouri School of Medicine · Columbia, United StatesUSAGlaucoma and Anterior Segment Surgery FellowshipStorm Eye Institute, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) · Charleston, United StatesUSAGlaucoma Clinical FellowshipKresge Eye Institute / Wayne State University School of Medicine · Detroit, United StatesUSAGlaucoma Clinical FellowshipWills Eye Hospital (Thomas Jefferson University) · Philadelphia, United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipBascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine · Miami, United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipByers Eye Institute, Stanford Medicine · Palo Alto, United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipCasey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) · Portland, United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipCincinnati Eye Institute / University of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipCleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute · Cleveland, United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipCullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine · Houston, United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipDean McGee Eye Institute / University of Oklahoma · Oklahoma City, United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipDevers Eye Institute, Legacy Health · Portland, United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipDuke Eye Center, Duke University School of Medicine · Durham, United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipEl Paso Eye Surgeons · El Paso, United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipEmory Eye Center, Emory University School of Medicine · Atlanta, United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipEye Physicians & Surgeons of Arizona · Glendale, United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipFlaum Eye Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center · Rochester, United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipFlorida Eye Specialists · Jacksonville, United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipHavener Eye Institute, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center · Columbus, United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipHenry Ford Health (Henry Ford Hospital) · Detroit, United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipIllinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois College of Medicine (UIC) · Chicago, United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipIndiana University School of Medicine (Glick Eye Institute) · Indianapolis, United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipJohn A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah · Salt Lake City, United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipJohns Hopkins Medicine · Baltimore, United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipManhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital, Northwell Health (Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell) · New York, United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipMassachusetts Eye and Ear / Harvard Medical School Department of Ophthalmology · Boston, United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipMcGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston · Houston, United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipMinnesota Eye Consultants · Bloomington, United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipNew York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE) · New York, United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine · Chicago, United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipNYU Langone Health (NYU Grossman School of Medicine) · New York, United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipScheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania (Perelman School of Medicine) · Philadelphia, United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipShiley Eye Institute, Viterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology, UC San Diego · La Jolla (San Diego), United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipSue Anschutz-Rodgers Eye Center, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine · Aurora, United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipTriaVision · Hoover, United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipTulane University School of Medicine · New Orleans, United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipUAB Heersink School of Medicine / UAB Callahan Eye Hospital · Birmingham, United StatesUSAGlaucoma FellowshipUC Davis Eye Center (Ernest E. Tschannen Eye Institute), UC Davis Health · Sacramento, United StatesSee all 67 United States programmes →India 12
INDFellowship in GlaucomaDr. Agarwal's Eye Hospital · Chennai, IndiaINDFellowship in GlaucomaNethradhama Eye Hospital · Bengaluru, IndiaINDFellowship in GlaucomaThe Eye Foundation · Coimbatore, IndiaINDFellowship in Glaucoma (National)Aravind Eye Hospitals · Madurai (also Coimbatore, Chennai, Pondicherry, Tirunelveli, Tirupati, Salem, Thanjavur), IndiaINDGlaucoma and Anterior Segment FellowshipDr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital (SCEH) · New Delhi, IndiaINDGlaucoma FellowshipSankara Eye Foundation India (Sankara Eye Hospitals) · Guntur (also Shimoga), IndiaINDGlaucoma Fellowship (Long-Term Clinical / Research)Sankara Nethralaya · Chennai, IndiaINDGlaucoma Fellowship Training Programme for International CandidatesSankara Nethralaya · Chennai, IndiaINDInternational Fellowship in GlaucomaAravind Eye Hospitals · Madurai (also Coimbatore, Pondicherry), IndiaINDLong Term Fellowship in GlaucomaL V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) · Hyderabad (also Bhubaneswar, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Kadapa), IndiaINDLong-Term Fellowship in Cataract & GlaucomaCentre for Sight · New Delhi, IndiaINDPost-Doctoral Fellowship in GlaucomaChristian Medical College (CMC) Vellore, Department of Ophthalmology (Schell Eye Hospital) · Vellore, IndiaCanada 11
CANClinical Glaucoma FellowshipDalhousie University Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences · Halifax, CanadaCANComplex Glaucoma and Advanced Anterior Segment Surgery FellowshipMcGill University · Montreal, CanadaCANComprehensive Adult Glaucoma FellowshipQueen's University Department of Ophthalmology · Kingston, CanadaCANGlaucoma and Advanced Anterior Segment Surgery (GAASS) FellowshipUniversity of Toronto · Toronto, CanadaCANGlaucoma and Anterior Segment FellowshipUniversity of Toronto Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences (Sunnybrook / St. Michael's / Credit Valley Hospital) · Toronto, CanadaCANGlaucoma FellowshipMcGill University · Montreal, CanadaCANGlaucoma FellowshipUniversity of British Columbia Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences · Vancouver, CanadaCANGlaucoma FellowshipUniversity of Manitoba Department of Ophthalmology (Max Rady College of Medicine) · Winnipeg, CanadaCANGlaucoma FellowshipUniversity of Ottawa Eye Institute (The Ottawa Hospital) · Ottawa, CanadaCANGlaucoma Fellowship (DES en glaucome)Université de Montréal Department of Ophthalmology (CHUM / CUO-Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont / CHU Sainte-Justine) · Montreal, CanadaCANGlaucoma Fellowship (Formation complémentaire en glaucome)Université Laval / CHU de Québec - Centre universitaire d'ophtalmologie (Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement) · Quebec City, CanadaUnited Kingdom 10
GBRClinical Fellow in Glaucoma (NHS Jobs advert)King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · London, United KingdomGBREGS Glaucoma Observership (host centre)Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust · Nottingham, United KingdomGBRGlaucoma Ophthalmology Fellowship (NHS Jobs advert)Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Leeds, United KingdomGBRGlaucoma Surgical Trials Fellow (NHS Jobs advert)Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · London, United KingdomGBRJunior Glaucoma Research Fellow (NHS Jobs advert)Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust · Birmingham, United KingdomGBRMedical Glaucoma Fellow (NHS Jobs advert)Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · London, United KingdomGBRSenior Clinical Fellow in Glaucoma (NHS Jobs advert)Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (University Hospital of Wales) · Cardiff, United KingdomGBRSenior Glaucoma Fellow (NHS Jobs advert)Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust · Birmingham, United KingdomGBRSurgical Glaucoma Fellow (NHS Jobs advert)Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · London, United KingdomGBRTrust Fellow - Glaucoma, Emergency Eye Care & General Ophthalmology (NHS Jobs advert)South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (James Cook University Hospital) · Middlesbrough, United KingdomBrazil 4
BRACapacitação Fellowship IOCM 2027 – GlaucomaFaculdade de Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais (FCMMG/FELUMA) – Instituto de Olhos Ciências Médicas (IOCM) · Belo Horizonte, BrazilBRAPrograma de Fellowship 2027 – GlaucomaMédicos de Olhos S.A. · Curitiba, BrazilBRAPrograma de Treinamento Avançado (TAV) em Glaucoma Clínico e CirúrgicoUniversidade Federal de Goiás – Faculdade de Medicina, CEROF (Centro de Referência em Oftalmologia) · Goiânia, BrazilBRAPrograma de Treinamento em Fellowship – GlaucomaCentro Universitário Facisa (UNIFACISA) · Campina Grande, BrazilGermany 4
DEUDOG/BVA Fellowship in Glaucoma Surgery (Glaukomchirurgie)Deutsche Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft (DOG) and Berufsverband der Augenärzte Deutschlands (BVA) – delivered at DOG-certified training centres · Munich, GermanyDEUEGS European Glaucoma Fellowship and EGS Observership (EGS-accredited glaucoma centre)University Eye Hospital Bonn (Universitäts-Augenklinik Bonn) · Bonn, GermanyDEUEGS European Glaucoma Fellowship and EGS Observership (EGS-accredited glaucoma centre)University Medical Center Mainz, Department of Ophthalmology · Mainz, GermanyDEUGlaucoma Fellowship (International Visiting Ophthalmologists)Augenklinik Sulzbach (Knappschaft Hospital Saar) · Sulzbach, GermanyFrance 3
FRADU Glaucomes (University Diploma in Glaucoma)Université Paris Cité, Faculty of Health · Paris, FranceFRAEGS European Glaucoma Fellowship and EGS Observership (EGS-accredited glaucoma centre)Bordeaux University Hospital (CHU de Bordeaux) · Bordeaux, FranceFRAEGS European Glaucoma Fellowship and EGS Observership (EGS-accredited glaucoma centre)Institut du Glaucome de Paris · Paris, FranceSingapore 3
SGPCombined Fellowship in Glaucoma & Neuro-OphthalmologyNational University Hospital (NUH), Singapore · SingaporeSGPGlaucoma Surgery Fellowship ProgrammeNational University Hospital (NUH), Singapore · SingaporeSGPInternational Fellowship in GlaucomaSingapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) · SingaporeSpain 3
ESPEGS European Glaucoma Fellowship and EGS Observership (EGS-accredited glaucoma centre)Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Universidad Complutense de Madrid · Madrid, SpainESPMaster in GlaucomaInstitut Català de Retina (ICR) with Universitat Internacional de Catalunya · Barcelona, SpainESPMaster in GlaucomaInstituto de Microcirugía Ocular (IMO) Barcelona / Fundación IMO with Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona · Barcelona, SpainInternational (multi-country) 2
INTEGS Glaucoma Observership (Grant and Self-Funded)European Glaucoma Society (EGS) - accredited glaucoma centres · Host-dependent, International (multi-country)INTICO-World Glaucoma Association Three-Month FellowshipInternational Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) Fellowship Program · Host-dependent, International (multi-country)Italy 2
ITAEGS European Glaucoma Fellowship and EGS Observership (EGS-accredited glaucoma centre)Clinica Oculistica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino · Genoa, ItalyITAEGS European Glaucoma Fellowship and EGS Observership (EGS-accredited glaucoma centre)Ospedale San Paolo, University of Milan Eye Clinic · Milan, ItalyMalaysia 2
MYSClinical Fellowship in GlaucomaUniversity Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) · Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaMYSFellowship in GlaucomaUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Medical Centre · Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaPhilippines 2
PHLGlaucoma FellowshipAsian Eye Institute · Makati City, PhilippinesPHLGlaucoma FellowshipUniversity of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (Sentro Oftalmologico Jose Rizal) · Manila, PhilippinesSaudi Arabia 2
SAUGlaucoma & Cataract Subspecialty Fellowship ProgramKing Saud University College of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology · Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSAUSCFHS Saudi Fellowship in GlaucomaSCFHS-accredited centres: King Khalid Eye Specialist Hospital, Prince Sultan Military Medical City (Riyadh) · Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSwitzerland 2
CHEEGS European Glaucoma Fellowship and EGS Observership (EGS-accredited glaucoma centre)Talacker Augen Zentrum Zürich (TAZZ) · Zurich, SwitzerlandCHEInternational Fellow and Scholar Program - GlaucomaGlaucoma Center, Montchoisi Clinic (Swiss Vision Network) · Lausanne, SwitzerlandAustralia 1
AUSGlaucoma FellowshipThe Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital · Melbourne, AustraliaAustria 1
AUTEGS European Glaucoma Fellowship and EGS Observership (EGS-accredited glaucoma centre)Medical University of Vienna, Department of Ophthalmology, Glaucoma Section · Vienna, AustriaBangladesh 1
BGDLong-Term Fellowship in GlaucomaIspahani Islamia Eye Institute and Hospital (IIEI&H) · Dhaka, BangladeshBelgium 1
BELEGS European Glaucoma Fellowship and EGS Observership (EGS-accredited glaucoma centre)University of Leuven (KU Leuven / UZ Leuven), Glaucoma service · Leuven, BelgiumChile 1
CHIEstada de Perfeccionamiento en GlaucomaUniversidad de Chile, Facultad de Medicina – Servicio de Oftalmología del Hospital Clínico de la U. de Chile · Santiago, ChileCroatia 1
HRVEGS European Glaucoma Fellowship and EGS Observership (EGS-accredited glaucoma centre)Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Glaucoma Referral Centre · Zagreb, CroatiaEurope (multi-country) 1
EUREGS Europe-wide Clinical Glaucoma FellowshipEuropean Glaucoma Society (EGS-certified training centres in UEMS countries) · Various EGS-certified centres, Europe (multi-country)Finland 1
FINEGS European Glaucoma Fellowship and EGS Observership (EGS-accredited glaucoma centre)Helsinki University Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology · Helsinki, FinlandGhana 1
GHAFellowship Residency in Ophthalmology – GlaucomaGhana College of Physicians and Surgeons (GCPS) – Faculty of Ophthalmology · Accra, GhanaGreece 1
GRCEGS European Glaucoma Fellowship and EGS Observership (EGS-accredited glaucoma centre)Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Ophthalmology · Thessaloniki, GreeceHong Kong SAR 1
HKGInternational Fellowship - GlaucomaThe Chinese University of Hong Kong / Hong Kong Eye Hospital / Prince of Wales Hospital (CUHK DOVS) · Hong Kong, Hong Kong SARIndonesia 1
IDNGlaucoma Management FellowshipRSUP Dr. Sardjito (Dr. Sardjito General Hospital), Yogyakarta · Yogyakarta, IndonesiaMexico 1
MEXCurso de Alta Especialidad en GlaucomaFundación Hospital Nuestra Señora de la Luz, I.A.P. · Mexico City, MexicoNepal 1
NPLFellowship in Glaucoma & OculoplasticHimalaya Eye Hospital (Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh) · Pokhara, NepalNetherlands 1
NLDEGS Glaucoma Observership (host centre)The Rotterdam Eye Hospital (affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam) · Rotterdam, NetherlandsNew Zealand 1
NZLSenior Clinical Research Fellowship - GlaucomaUniversity of Auckland, Department of Ophthalmology · Auckland, New ZealandQatar 1
QATGlaucoma and Anterior Segment FellowshipHamad Medical Corporation (HMC) · Doha, QatarThailand 1
THAFellowship Training Program in GlaucomaFaculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University · Bangkok, Thailand