Ioana Damian MD is an Assistant professor of Ophthalmology at University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hațieganu”, Romania. She earned her medical degree from University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hațieganu” in 2014 and completed her residency in Ophthalmology at Clinic of Ophthalmology, Emergency County Hospital Cluj in 2019. She received her PhD in Medicine at University of Oradea, Romania in 2021. Her research is centered on imaging biomarkers in the development of diabetic retinopathy as well as optical coherence biomarkers in age-related macular degeneration development and progression.