- TFOS Ambassadors
Kazakhstan
Zhamilya Sangilbayeva
Dr. Zhamilya Sangilbayeva is an ophthalmologist with extensive clinical and academic experience in ophthalmology and a particular professional focus on glaucoma. She has been working at the Kazakh Scientific Research Institute of Eye Diseases since 2013, following completion of her ophthalmology residency at the same institution. She holds a Diploma in Medicine from the Kazakh National Medical University named after S.D. Asfendiyarov in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Dr. Sangilbayeva has actively pursued continuing professional education and international scientific development. Her professional experience includes participation in major international ophthalmology and glaucoma meetings, including the European Glaucoma Society (EGS) and the World Glaucoma Congresses, AAO and ESCRS meetings.
Her clinical interests extend beyond intraocular pressure management to the ocular surface health of glaucoma patients, particularly the diagnosis and management of ocular surface disease associated with long-term topical glaucoma therapy. She is interested in understanding and addressing treatment-related ocular surface changes, improving patients’ ocular comfort and adherence to therapy, and optimizing long-term glaucoma management through a more comprehensive, patient-centered approach.
