India, July 2 -- The University of Salford (UK), in collaboration with CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB) and the Organization for Rare Diseases India (ORDI), hosted a national workshop titled"Towards Equitable and Early Genetic Care for Glaucoma"in New Delhi on 30thJune.

Premas Life Sciences and Shroff Eye Hospital were the event partners. The event brought together leading clinicians, scientists, genetic counsellors, policy advocates, non-profit charities and media representatives to spotlight the urgent need for early genetic diagnosis in managing inherited forms of glaucoma in India.

The workshop opened with a welcome address by the Director, CSIR-IGIB, highlighting the need for such events and its alignm...