Venera A. Shaimova, MD, Dr. Sc. Med, is a Retina Specialist and Laser Surgery Expert with over 30 years of experience in ophthalmology. She is the author of 3 scientific research works (Ph.D. thesis, Dr. Sc. thesis, Peripheral Retina OCT Study Report) and 87 publications including 1 atlas and 4 patents. Dr. Shaimova and her colleagues at Centre ZRENIYA were the first in Russia to obtain high-quality OCT images of the peripheral retina and are currently engaged in an in-depth study of peripheral retinal degenerations. Dr. Shaimova is a Senior Researcher at Chelyabinsk State Laser Surgery Institute and Chief Physician at Centre ZRENIYA Medical Clinic, Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation. She is also a member of EURETINA (the European Society of Retina Specialists), Russian Glaucoma Society, and Russian Society of Ophthalmologists.