Ana Maria Dascalu is a habilitated doctor of ophthalmology and Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest (Romania). Dr. Dascalu is a member of the Romanian Society of Ophthalmology, Romanian Glaucoma Society, and the Global Burden Disease (GBD) 2019 Blindness and Vision Impairment Collaborators. Her areas of scientific expertise include glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, the role of systemic inflammation in ophthalmologic. She is the author of over 90 original articles, 15 monographs and book chapters, and over 50 abstracts presented during international and Romanian professional meetings. She collaborates as reviewer or guest Editor with more than 40 medical journals. Dr. Dascalu also has over ten years of experience in ophthalmic surgery, with special interest in cataract and anterior segment surgery.