GROW RESEARCH LABORATORY, NNF

A basic research team was formed at Narayana Netralaya Foundation (NNF) with the aim of utilizing the large inflow of patients here for strategic patient-directed biomedical research for early diagnosis, prevention and therapy. This highlights the primary research goals for GROW- (Genes, repair and regeneration at ophthalmic workstation), with a tagline of bridging bench to the clinic. The overall aim is to establish NNF as a center of excellence for basic and translational research as well as establish technological platforms. The research at GROW labs is undertaken in major ophthalmic disease areas covering both clinical and basic research aspects of the various target diseases. We seek to harness the information derived from the huge patient base at the hospital system to ask relevant biomedical questions. We derive rational scientific projects based on patient data which are followed up with basic research investigations. The basic research will uncover mechanisms underlying dis...