Issue No. 61 of the Information Bulletin, a supplement to the Journal of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, has been published. The issue presents scientific developments by institutions of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine recommended for implementation in healthcare practice.

Among the scientific proposals featured in the Bulletin are 11 developments by researchers of the SI “Filatov Institute of Eye Diseases and Tissue Therapy of the NAMS of Ukraine,” carried out as part of fundamental and applied research projects.

Fundamental research developments:

1. Technology for the objective assessment of ocular heat exchange in patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR) based on measurements of the ocular heat flux density.
Authors/developers: O.S. Zadorozhnyi, M.M. Umanets, T.B. Kustrin, I.O. Nasinnik, V.V. Myrnenko, H.V. Ivanchukova, L.V. Khutorna.

2. A method for modeling a military-relevant model of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Authors/developers: I.M. Mykheitseva, S.H. Kolomiichuk, T.I. Siroshtanenko, M.K. Kuznetsov.

Applied research developments:

1. A method for restoring the size, position, and shape of the pupil in microcoria and corectopia complicated by a persistent irido-pupillary-lenticular membrane.
Authors/developers: Bobrova N.F., Romanova T.V., Dovgan O.D.

2. A method for removing a microspherophakic lens dislocated into the anterior chamber or incarcerated in the pupil during an acute attack of glaucoma.
Authors/developers: N.F. Bobrova, T.V. Romanova, K.S. Vdovichenko

3. A method for forming an optical capsular diaphragm during cataract removal in eyes with congenital aniridia.

Authors/developers: N.F. Bobrova, T.V. Romanova, G.M. Dembovetska, K.S. Vdovichenko

4. A method for diagnosing recurrence of herpetic keratitis and anterior and intermediate uveitis based on the ratio of CD3+ lymphocytes in peripheral blood expressing receptors for adrenaline and kappa-opioid receptors.
Authors/developers: L.M. Velychko, N.I. Khramenko, O.V. Bohdanova, N.V. Konovalova, H.I. Drozhzhyna, K.V. Sereda.

5. A method for diagnosing recurrence of herpetic keratitis and anterior and intermediate uveitis based on the level of kappa-opioid receptor expression on CD3 lymphocytes in peripheral blood.
Authors/developers: L.M. Velychko, N.I. Khramenko, O.V. Bohdanova, N.V. Konovalova, H.I. Drozhzhyna, K.V. Sereda.

6. A method for predicting scleromalacia in malignant tumours (carcinoma and melanoma) of the conjunctiva using ultrasound scanning.
Authors/developers: A.P. Maletskyi, S.I. Poliakova, I.O. Safronenkova, V.A. Yelahina, Y.P. Chebotariov, O.S. Pukhlyk, I.V. Tsukanova, D.A. Drumi.

7. A method for treating patients with T2–T3 stage choroidal melanoma using a combination of transpupillary thermotherapy according to the developed technique  and brachytherapy with strontium-90/yttrium-90.
Authors/developers: A.P. Maletskyi, S.I. Poliakova, I.O. Safronenkova, V.A. Yelahina, Y.P. Chebotariov, O.S. Pukhlyk, I.V. Tsukanova, D.A. Drumi.

8. The use of prolonged gas tamponade for the treatment of early persistent idiopathic macular tears.
Authors/developers: M.M. Umanets, Z.A. Rozanova, I.P. Dovhan, V.S. Ponomarchuk.

9. A method for diagnosing the inflammatory process in patients with idiopathic anterior and intermediate uveitis.
Authors/developers: N.I. Khramenko, N.V. Konovalova, O.V. Zborovska, L.M. Velychko, O.V. Bohdanova.

The publication of these studies in the ‘Information Bulletin’ of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine is an important recognition of the scientific potential of the Filatov Institute and the practical focus of its research.

The results presented cover a broad spectrum  of a current ophthalmology — from the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, cataract, uveitis, and herpetic keratitis to the treatment of intraocular tumors and retinal pathology.

The Institute’s research teams continue to develop and implement new methods for the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of diseases of the eye, strengthening the contribution of the Filatov School of Ophthalmology to the advancement of modern ophthalmology and practical medicine.

Information Bulletin of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Issue No. 61