Alena Reznik, MD, is a glaucoma specialist and board-certified ophthalmologist at the Southern California Eye Institute (SCEI). She completed her medical school training at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine with a full scholarship followed by residency in ophthalmology at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. After her residency, she completed sub-specialty training in glaucoma at UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute in Los Angeles. Prior to SCEI, Dr. Reznik served as an assistant professor in ophthalmology, glaucoma surgeon and glaucoma fellowship director at Keck School of Medicine of USC. During her time at USC she taught residents and fellows minimally invasive and conventional glaucoma surgery. She is an expert in combined cataract and glaucoma surgeries, and her research focuses on the development of novel surgical techniques and approaches to patient care at any stage of glaucoma. She has an extensive history of peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations, not to mention multiple television interviews educating the public on sports injuries of the eye as well as the impact of glaucoma.