Sudha K. Iyengar, USA visited Sankara Nethralaya

Sudha K. Iyengar, Associate Professor, Division of Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology School of Medicine, Case - Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA visited Sankara Nethralaya on 16th January 2006. She completed her Ph. D in 1992 at University of Pittsburgh in the Research Area - Genetics of Complex Human Disorders. She is currently working on mapping quantitative trait loci associated with ocular disorders in  a population from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, end - stage renal disease and speech - sound disorders. She is a member of several large consortia to map genes for complex traits such as diabetic nephropathy, diabetic retinopathy and sarcoidosis. The purpose of her visit is to help us in stratifying the samples and study design for the project on understanding the Genetics of complex eye diseases like the adult onset Cataract angle closure Glaucoma Diabetic Retinopathy and ARMD (Age Related Macular Degeneration).