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An instructor guides a trainee at the surgical microscope in the Amman laboratory, the eye magnified on the screen above them.
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Hands-On Training Courses

  • Amman, Jordan

Surgical courses in the laboratory of Applied Science Private University in Amman, several on real human corneal tissue, taught by operating surgeons. Thirty-two places to each course.

In collaboration with

  • AMEEQ for Conferences & Workshops
  • Applied Science Private University

Three Houses, One Laboratory

  • Sinjab Academy Teaches

    Masterclasses, congresses and accredited programmes delivered to ophthalmologists across the world. The request our members make most often is the one a lecture cannot answer: time with instruments in the hand.

  • Ameeq Trains

    A Jordanian training house built for exactly that: structured curricula, practical simulation and supervision by operating surgeons.

  • Applied Science Private University Hosts

    The courses run in the university’s Cadaveric Microanatomy Laboratory in Amman, and the certificate is issued by Sinjab Academy and Applied Science Private University.

The Six Courses

Places are released in a single allocation and close when the thirty-two are taken. Accommodation with breakfast is included in every course.

  1. A trainee operates at the microscope while an instructor watches the eye on the monitor above.

    Phacoemulsification

    Ran 1 to 2 October 2026The next date is to be announced.

    Two days in the laboratory, with 3.5 hours at the microscope beside a devoted instructor.

    Works on
    BIONIKO model eyes
    Fee
    $1,000, with three nights of accommodation

    What you will do

    1. Day 1: a didactic and practical course
    2. Day 2: incision to lens implantation
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  2. Two trainees at a microscope station

    Penetrating Keratoplasty (PKP)

    Dates to be announced

    The whole patient journey, with intraoperative difficulties managed as they arise.

    Level
    Intermediate to advanced
    Works on
    Real human grafts
    Fee
    $1,200, accommodation included

    What you will do

    1. Selection and planning
    2. Trephination of donor and recipient
    3. Graft preparation
    4. Interrupted and continuous suturing
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  3. An instructor leans over two trainees working at their microscope stations.

    Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (DALK)

    Dates to be announced

    Lamellar transplantation for keratoconus and stromal disease, sparing a healthy endothelium.

    Level
    Advanced
    Works on
    Real human grafts

    What you will do

    1. Big-bubble technique
    2. Dissection
    3. Graft preparation
    4. Centration
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  4. A trainee in a surgical gown working at a wet-lab station

    Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK)

    Dates to be announced

    The most exacting form of endothelial keratoplasty, and the one that returns sight fastest when it goes well: the steps on which the result turns.

    Level
    Advanced
    Works on
    Real human corneas

    What you will do

    1. Donor preparation
    2. Graft manipulation
    3. Unfolding
    4. Air tamponade
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  5. An instructor points out a step to gowned trainees across the laboratory.

    Scleral IOL Fixation Techniques

    Dates to be announced

    Fixing an intraocular lens without capsular support: techniques that reward rehearsal long before they are attempted upon a patient.

    Level
    Advanced

    What you will do

    1. Externalising the haptic
    2. Forming the flange
    3. Fixing it to the sclera
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  6. Vitreoretinal Surgery

    Dates to be announcedAdvanced

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Applied Science Private University

The Cadaveric Microanatomy Laboratory

The courses are taught in the Cadaveric Microanatomy Laboratory of Applied Science Private University in Amman. The university describes it as the first such laboratory in the Middle East, approved by the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies as a world training centre.

Stations
Eight
At each station
Surgical lighting, a neurosurgical microscope with 2D and 3D recording, screen monitors and microsurgical instruments
Teaching
A lecture hall with telemedicine
Address
Al Arab St. 21, Amman, Jordan
About the laboratory(opens in a new tab)
The wet laboratory: parallel microscope stations, each with its own trainee
A trainee in a surgical cap and loupes working at the bench
An instructor and a trainee at a microscope station, the surgical view on the screen above

Before You Enrol

  • Venue

    Applied Science Private University, Al Arab St. 21, Amman, Jordan. P.O. Box 541350, Post Code 11937.

  • Places

    Thirty-two to each course, allocated in the order payment is confirmed.

  • Language

    English. Arabic-speaking instructors on request.

  • Certificate

    Issued by Sinjab Academy and Applied Science Private University.

  • Travel

    Letters of invitation are issued once registration is confirmed.

  • Payment

    Payment in full secures the place. Payments are non-refundable.

  • Sinjab Academy

    Registration and programme support: secretary@sinjabacademy.org

  • Ameeq

    info@ameeqjo.com · +962 77 933 6758 · Sunday to Thursday, 9:00 to 17:00

Asked Often

  • Who are these courses for?

    Residents in ophthalmology, surgeons early in practice, and consultants. Each course states its level, so you can match it to where your hands are now.

  • Do I need surgical experience?

    Phacoemulsification assumes little or no operating experience. The advanced courses (PKP, DALK, DMEK, scleral IOL fixation and vitreoretinal surgery) assume you already operate in the relevant field.

  • How do I secure a place?

    Write to the academy office for your chosen course and complete payment. Each course has thirty-two places, allocated in the order payments are confirmed.

  • Can you support a visa application?

    Yes. A letter of invitation is issued once your registration is confirmed.

  • Is accommodation included?

    Yes. Accommodation with breakfast is included.

Thirty-Two Places, Then Closed

Choose your course and write to the academy office. We confirm your place and send instructions for joining.