Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the appointment of Marjan Farid, M.D., to its Board of Directors. Dr. Farid, who is currently Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Director of Cornea, Refractive & Cataract Surgery, and Vice Chair of Ophthalmic Faculty at the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California Irvine (UCI), founded the Severe Ocular Surface Disease Center at UCI and is an industry leader in the care and treatment of corneal diseases. At UCI, Dr. Farid's clinical practice is divided between patient care, teaching and research.

Her research interests focus on corneal surgery, specifically the use of the femtosecond laser for corneal transplantation. She performs limbal stem cell transplants as well as artificial corneal transplantation for the treatment of patients with severe ocular surface disease. Dr. Farid serves as the Chair of the Corneal Clinic Committee of ASCRS (American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery).

Her work is published in numerous peer-reviewed journals and she has authored multiple textbook chapters. Dr. Farid graduated with a B.A. in Biology from the University of California, Los Angeles and earned her M.D. from the University of California, San Diego.