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For more than two decades, Alana Grajewski, M.D., has been a leader in the international effort to eradicate blindness from pediatric glaucoma. She established the Samuel & Ethel Balkan International Pediatric Glaucoma Center at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, the first integrated services center dedicated to pediatric glaucoma and anterior segment dysgenesis. The Center serves as the hub for internationally collaborative research to find underlying causes, genetic factors, and to advance treatment methods for pediatric glaucoma. Grajewski co-founded the Childhood Glaucoma Research Network, a global association of specialists collaborating to advance childhood glaucoma research. An expert in specialized surgical treatment, her influence has been felt worldwide through patient care and education, establishing the Global Eye SITE to train surgeons in dedicated disease management to increase treatment access. Dr. Grajewski was named The Ophthalmologist Power List 2021.