Prof. Hélène Dollfus, MD, PhD, is a specialist in Medical Genetics and Ophthalmology. She is the head of the Medical Genetics Department at the Strasbourg University Hospital (HUS). She is the coordinator of the Rare Diseases in Ophthalmic Genetics Reference Center (CARGO). She coordinates the French rare diseases network dedicated to rare genetic sensory disorders FSMR SENSGENE. Since 2017, she is the coordinator of ERN-EYE, the European Reference Network dedicated to Rare Eye Diseases. Hélène Dollfus is also head of the Medical Genetics Research Laboratory INSERM – Université de Strasbourg UMRS_1112 and of the Institute of Medical Genetics of Alsace (IGMA). Her research focuses on genomic, pathogenesis and therapeutic aspects of rare syndromic retinal dystrophies including ciliopathies. As part of the European network endeavour, she leads the “SeeMyLife” project, focused on the quality of life for visually impaired children in Europe.