Liliana Werner, MD, PhD is a tenured Professor of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, and Co-Director of the Intermountain Ocular Research Center, at the John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah. She has an MD degree from Brazil, and a PhD degree (Biomaterials) from France. Dr. Werner's research is centered on the interaction between ocular tissues and different intraocular lens designs, materials and surface modifications. She has authored more than 300 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters on the subject, co-edited 3 books, and received numerous awards in international meetings for scientific presentations, videos and posters. She has also been a guest speaker in different international meetings in at least 20 countries, she is a consultant for different companies manufacturing IOLs and other ocular biodevices, as well as a consultant for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).