F&Q

What type of the city is Agra?
Agra is a crowded city with population of 1.5 million people, medium polluted. Winter in Agra begins from November and lasts till mid-march. The temperature settles between 8C and 14C. The temperature sometimes drops down to 2C when the weather is very cold.
Summer begins from March and lasts till June. The day temperature is between 25C and 42C during the season.

What I can visit in Agra?
In your free time you can enjoy sightseeing. Agra has to offer a lot of beautiful places:
- TajMahal – UNECO ivory white-marble mausoleum, as the icon of love
- Taj Nature Walk –more relaxing side of Agra, is locates just 500 meters away from the eastern gate of TajMahal
- Akbar’s Mausoleum Sikandra and Tomb of Miriam (wife of Akbar)
- MehtabBagh – just opposite TajMahal, four-garden complex
- Agra Fort – Mughal fort made from red stone from 1565
- Tomb of Etmad–ud-Daulah – called also “Baby Taj”
- Kinari Bazar – with multitudes of colourful shops
- DayalBagh Temple – memorial of Shiv Dayal Sahib
- FatehpurSikri (BulandDarwaza) - also known as the “Gate of Magnificence”, is one of the largest gateways in the world with a height of 54 meters


What kind of transport I can use?
You can download an application Ola Cabs and Uber Cabs on your smartphone Through an application you can order a taxi or tuk-tuk and pay in cash or with credit card.

What I should bring with me?
Please bring your slippers, operating clothes, and sterile powder gloves of your size, in which you would feel comfortable.
It is also useful to bring your USB-stick and laptop. All of your surgeries would be recorded; you can copy them and after that watch on your laptop. It is very useful way to learn.
You will receive from Dr. Nath a SIM card with a local number and an umbrella in case of the rain (really rare).

What days are we working?
Normal working week is from Monday to Saturday. Sometimes when is needed operations are also performed on Sunday.

What I should bring for glaucoma surgery course?
Glaucoma implants please take them with you.