Kochi, Feb. 3 -- Marking a significant milestone in ophthalmic research, India's first retina biobank has commenced operations at Amrita Hospital.
This state-of-the-art facility is equipped to store aqueous and vitreous samples at ultra-low temperatures of -70deg Celsius, enabling groundbreaking research into complex eye diseases and advancing genetic and biological studies.
The retina biobank was inaugurated by Prof. Shantikumar Nair, Dean of Amrita School of Nanosciences & Molecular Medicine, during the 'Metares 2025' national conference on medical research.
The three-day event, organized by the Department of Ophthalmology at Amrita Hospital in collaboration with the Clinical Trial Network, brought together leading experts and research...