The Filatov Institute of Eye Diseases & Tissue Therapy
| Державна установа Інститут очних хвороб і тканинної терапії ім. В.П.Філатова Національної академії медичних наук України. | |
| Motto | Quilibet debet, solem videre! |
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Motto in English
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Everyone should see the sun! |
| Established | 1936 |
| Rector | Natalia Volodymyrivna Pasechnikova |
| Students | 27 doctoral, 31 others. |
| Location | Odessa, Ukraine |
| Website | The Filatov Institute. |
The Filatov Institute is a research institute and a large ophthalmology (eye) hospital in Odessa, Ukraine. It was founded by Vladimir Filatov, an academic ophthalmologist. Its mission is the study of eye diseases and injuries, the training of ophthalmologists and the provision of eye care in Ukraine. The institute has 700 staff including 27 professors.
The Institute of Experimental Ophthalmology, was founded in April 1936 under a resolution of the People's Commissars Council of the USSR (order 632). It had a staff of 20. Its building on Proletarian boulevard (now French boulevard) was completed in 1939. In 1942, the institute was renamed the Ukrainian Experimental Institute of Eye Diseases. In 1945, the institute was renamed for its founder, Vladimir Filatov. On 17 January 1956, the USSR Ministry of Health renamed the institute The V. Filatov Ukrainian Research and Development Institute of Eye Diseases and Tissue Therapy of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine. and on 18 January 1965, the Odessa Research Institute of Eye Diseases and Tissue Therapy. On 10 April 1986, the presidium of the supreme council of the USSR awarded the institute the Order of the Red Banner and on 22 January 1992, it became the V. Filatov Ukrainian Research Institute of Eye Diseases and Tissue Therapy. On 22 March 1993, the institute became a part of the Ukraine Academy of Medical Sciences and on 29 September 1993, was awarded the Order of the Academy of Medical Sciences. On 28 February 2012, the Academy named the institute, The Filatov Institute of Eye Diseases and Tissue Therapy of National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine.
Patients from the Ukraine and beyond are seen in a general ophthalmology outpatient clinic where about 700 patients are seen per day. The institute is a national tertiary referral centre with specialist clinics for: uveitis, eye burns, ophthalmic oncology, pediatric ophthalmology and eye trauma. Ophthalmic surgery is performed.
The institute is affiliated with the ophthalmology department of the Odessa National Medical University. Ukrainian and international post graduate trainees from intern level are taught in the fields of scientific and practical ophthalmology. The institute is accredited by the Specialised Academic Council to offer doctorate and master's degrees. The institute has been the publisher of Journal of Ophthalmology, the paper of the Ukrainian Ophthalmological Society since 1946.
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