Dr. Cindy Hutnik is Professor and Chair in the Department of Ophthalmology at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, and Ophthalmologist-in-Chief at the Ivey Eye Institute in London, Ontario, Canada. She holds the inaugural Marcel and Louise Brunette Chair in Ophthalmology at Western. Dr. Hutnik is the Chair of the Governing Committee of the Academic Medical Association of Southwestern Ontario (AMOSO), the Academic Representative of the Eye Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (EPSO), as well as a Board member of the Glaucoma Research Society of Canada. Her major research interest is focused on the pathophysiology and management of glaucoma. She continues to have keen interest in the development of novel and/or optimization of existing treatments for patients with glaucoma. Believing strongly in collaborative models of eye care. Dr. Hutnik is proud to be the co-creator of the London and District Interprofessional Model of Care (LDIM) aimed at improving access to care for patients with glaucoma. In 2023 she was elected to the fellowship of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences which is recognized as one of the highest honors granted to scholars in Canada.