Sankara Nethralaya. A Mission For Vision

The hands on summer training programme conducted by the Vidyasagar Institute of Bio Medical Sciences at the Medical Research Foundation between 13th May and 10th June 2011 gave participating students the much needed, real-time and beyond the classroom insight into their subjects of specialization. A total of 9 trainee students from colleges across the State [...]

The Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences (BITS) conducted a national symposium entitled ’Contemporary Trends in Biological and Pharmaceutical Research’ from March 12 – 13, 2011 at its premises in Pilani.
A total of 100 posters and 10 oral presentations in the field of biology and pharmacy were presented at the two-day symposium.
Ms. Vidhya S, senior [...]

The Vision Research Foundation (VRF) has been recognized as a patentee for developing a novel method to quantitate the Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) in clinical specimens. Spearheaded by Dr. HN Madhavan, President, VRF, microbiology scientists have developed the Multiple Polymerase Chain Reaction for rapid detection and specific identification of the HCMV which is found in immuno-compromising [...]

Dr. Lingam Gopal, Director –Research, Vision Research Foundation and Consultant, Vitreroretinal Services, Sankara Nethralaya, has received the ‘Hayreh’ award for his significant scientific contribution in retina and vitreous at the recently held 19th Annual Vitreoretinal Society Conference. The award was instituted by (late) Bijayanand Patnaik, a pioneer Vitreo-Retinal surgeon, in the name of Dr. Sohan [...]

A collaborative effort between the Vision Research Foundation and Nichi-In Biosciences has borne fruit with the invention of a novel procedure which will help treat diseases like persistent corneal ulcers, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and other severely damaging injuries to the corneal epithelium.
In 2003, VRF scientists identified a synthetic material — the Mebiol Gel — which was [...]

Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, run by Medical and Vision Research Foundation, is a superspecialty institution for ophthalmic care receiving patients from all over the country. Each day, about 1500 patients are seen in the out-patient department of the hospital. And, about 120 surgeries are performed in the hospital, out of which 35 per cent are done [...]