LV Prasad Eye Institute does transplant using cells from patient's own body

Cells harvested from patient's healthy eye are transplanted onto the affected eye, doing away with the need for immunosuppressants

A burgeoning population and the advent of a range of new pathogenic and lifestyle diseases has made healthcare in India extremely complex. The medical fraternity has risen to the occasion at every step to meet the challenges in maintaining and improving public health, delivering several new molecules and therapeutic procedures to improve the overall well being of the populace. In a new series, Business Standard brings you five institutions that stand out in the field of medical research in India.

Established in 1998, LV Prasad Eye Hospital was probably the only medical institution in India at that time to be