Małgorzata Mrugacz received her PhD in Medicine from the University of Bialystok in 1999 and has been working there ever since. She was awarded the title of Professor of Medical Sciences in 2015. She is a professor and head of the Department of Ophthalmology and Eye Rehabilitation at the Medical University of Bialystok. She also works at the University's Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology with a Strabismus Treatment Center. She is a member of the Polish Ophthalmological Society, European Pediatric Ophthalmology Society, European Association for Vision and Eye Research, American Academy of Ophthalmology, New York Academy of Sciences and Doctors without Borders. Her research topics mainly include ocular surface diseases, botulinum toxin, strabismus surgery, myopia, retina, nutrition and obesity.