October 17 – World Day of Organ Donation and Transplantation
Donation is a chance for a new life, a chance to see the world again.
At the State Institution “The Filatov Institute of Eye Diseases and Tissue Therapy of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine,” there is a Department of Microsurgical Treatment of Corneal Pathology, where the vision of patients with severe corneal damage is saved every day.
Our specialists perform:
Penetrating keratoplasty and its modifications (stepped, mushroom-shaped, posterior penetrating);
Layered keratoplasty: superficial (“biological coverage”), peripheral, interlamellar, and other types with optical, therapeutic, and cosmetic purposes for patients with corneal scars and opacities of post-inflammatory, post-traumatic, or dystrophic etiology;
Reconstructive penetrating keratoplasty for adherent scars, including synechiotomy, pupil formation, cataract extraction with IOL implantation, anterior vitrectomy, and anti-glaucoma surgeries.
✨ Our specialists:
Galina Ivanivna Drozhzhina, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, ophthalmologist of the highest category
Lyudmyla Fedorivna Troychenko, Candidate of Medical Sciences, ophthalmologist of the highest category
Viktor Leonardovych Ostashevskyi, Candidate of Medical Sciences, ophthalmologist of the highest category
Kateryna Vitaliivna Sereda, Candidate of Medical Sciences, ophthalmologist of the highest category
Their professionalism and dedication to their work give patients the chance to see the world again every day.
💬 Corneal donation is a chance for a new life and the opportunity to see the world again for those who have lost their vision.
📍 The Filatov Institute – guarding the vision of Ukraine.