Title

Sankara Nethralaya Glaucoma Study & Molecular Genetics of Glaucoma in the South Indian Population. Funded by Chennai Willingdon Corporate Foundation.

Scope

• To identify families with strong family history of glaucoma.
• To screen the candidate regions/genes causing glaucoma.
• To undertake a whole genome search with fluorescent-based linkage panels for
  Glaucoma.
• Clinical documentation of the patients including photograph of the lens of patient who have abnormal genetic results.
  

Duration: Three years

Expected benefits

To study the expression of proteins and their levels in the tissues like trabecular meshwork, involved in the pathology and compare that with the normal condition. This will help in understanding the pathology of the disease. This will be of potential significance in drug targeting and thus the management of the disease.