Prof. Dr. M. Dolores Pinazo-Durán has completed her degree and PhD at the University of Valencia, Spain, on the subject of developmental neurodevelopment and toxicology of the visual system, mainly the effects of drug and alcohol exposures. She is a foundational member of the Spanish Society of Developmental Biology and the Spanish Glial Net. Prof. Duran is an active member of various professional societies,  a reviewer of international journals, and the founder and managing director of the Ophthalmology Research Unit “Santiago Grisolia” in Valencia. Currently, she is a general research coordinator of the health department at the Valencia University Hospital for Dr. Peset, Valencia, Spain. Her main research lines in ophthalmic research are eye development, neurotoxicology and the visual system, oxidation and antioxidants, nutrition and ocular health, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy, with basic research in animal models (cell and molecular biology).