Guest: Ali Djalilian, MD
Ali Djalilian, MD is a cornea specialist and a clinician-scientist. He is the Searls-Schenk Professor of Ophthalmology at University of Illinois at Chicago. He completed fellowships with Dr Edward Holland at Cincinnati Eye Institute and at the National Eye Institute. He has an active clinical interest in limbal stem cell disease, ocular surface reconstruction, and high risk corneal and limbal transplantation. He also leads an active laboratory and translational research program focused on developing novel therapies for limbal stem cell disease.
Dr. Djalilian has been active in researching multiple avenues for treating the cornea in aniridia. He is an editor of The Ocular Surface, a journal dedicated to major findings related to the surface of the eye. He also serves on the Aniridia North America Medical Advisor Board.
Host: Janelle Collins
Janelle serves as a Board Member at Large for ANA. She is also the Chair of the Patient and Family Advisory Board and serves as the host for Focal Point. Janelle has been involved in the aniridia patient community via both patient advocacy groups and Facebook groups for a number of years. She enjoys reading peer-reviewed journal articles and summarizing their contents for the patient community. She also is passionate about welcoming new parents of children with aniridia to the community and assisting them as they begin their aniridia journey.
