Best and Worst Corneal Fellowships

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Hello, I'm planning on applying this year for a Corneal fellowship. I know there was a similar thread last year but want to get an idea if there are any Corneal fellowship to avoid and are there any lesser known places that have good training? Thanks.
 
Best = most surgical volume

Worst = least surgical volume; most clinic scut work

One thing that you can't "fake" in real practice is your surgical skills. And it is best to hone your skills (as much as possible) during residency and fellowship when the stakes to your reputation aren't as high. When you interview for fellowship, if surgical numbers aren't explicitly given to you, then I would be wary of that program. Do your due diligence and find out the current and past fellows' surgical numbers. Most of the better programs will tell you outright what their surgical #'s are because they are proud of them. Conversely, the weaker programs will try to hide their numbers or come up with excuses why surgical volume "doesn't really matter."
 
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