Yaniv Barkana

Yaniv Barkana serves as Chief Medical Officer at Galimedix Therapeutics, Inc. since April 2018 and co-founded I-OPtSens in 2020, where the role includes leading the clinical development of a permanent miniature intraocular device for intraocular pressure monitoring. Additionally, Yaniv Barkana has been an adviser for Eximore since September 2015 and co-directed the Glaucoma Innovation & Research Lab at Sheba Medical Center from 2020 to 2022. Prior experience includes a position as Tele-Glaucoma lead at Tzafon Medical Center and over 18 years as a senior ophthalmologist specializing in glaucoma at Assaf HaRofeh Medical Center. Academic contributions include serving as a senior clinical lecturer at Tel Aviv University from 2005 to 2015. Yaniv Barkana holds an MD from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and completed a clinical fellowship in glaucoma at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary.