AMRF is a not for profit research and educational institution, registered as a society under Tamil Nadu Societies’ act. AMRF has been recognized as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO) by Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Government of India. AMRF is a recognised research centre of several Universities and scholars enroll for research leading to Ph.D. degree. Researchers at AMRF conduct basic and translational research to gain insights about vision science and to finding new ways to reduce the burden of blindness.