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'''Vladimir Petrovich Filatov''' ({{lang-ru|Владимир Филaтoв}}, {{lang-uk|Вoлoдимир Філaтoв}}) (15 [O.S. 27] February 1875, [[Saransk]], [[Russian Empire]] - 30 October 1956, [[Odessa]], [[Ukrainian SSR]]) was a [[Russians|Russian]]-[[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] [[ophthalmologist]] and [[surgery|surgeon]] best known for his development of [[tissue therapy]]. He introduced the tube flap grafting method, [[corneal transplantation]] and preservation of grafts from cadaver eyes. He founded [[The Filatov Institute of Eye Diseases & Tissue Therapy]] in [[Odessa]], Ukraine. Filatov is also credited for restoring [[Vasily Zaytsev]]'s sight when he suffered an injury to his eyes from a mortar attack during [[Battle of Stalingrad]].

First corneal transplantation was attempted by Filatov at 28 February, 1912, but the graft grew opaque. After numerous attempts over the course of many years, Filatov achieved a successful transplantation of cornea from a diseased person on 6 of May, 1931.<ref name="pipsru">[http://www.peoples.ru/medicine/ophthalmologist/vladimir_filatov/ Vladimir Filatov], peoples.ru</ref>

==See also==
* [[Ramon Castroviejo]] - a Spanish contemporary of Filatov that was also a pioneer in corneal transplantation.

==External links==
*{{cite web
| title =The Filatov Institute of Eye Diseases & Tissue Therapy official website
| work =filatovinstitut.com.ua
| url =http://filatovinstitut.com.ua/indexen.htm 
| accessdate=2006-07-30
}} 
*{{cite web
| title =Filatov Research Institute of Eye Diseases and Tissue Therapy
| work =2odessa.com
| url = http://www.2odessa.com/wiki/index.php?title=Filatov_Research_Institute_of_Eye_Diseases_and_Tissue_Therapy
| accessdate=2006-07-30
}} Photos of the institute.
*{{cite web
| title =Filatov's grave
| work =2odessa.com
| url = http://www.2odessa.com/wiki/index.php?title=Odessa%27s_Main_Cemetery#Filotav.27s_grave
| accessdate=2006-07-30
}} Photo of Filotav's grave.
*{{cite web
| title =The Filatov Institute in the Web Space 
| work =www.geocities.com
| url =http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Villa/1708/filatovonweb.htm
| accessdate=2006-07-30
}} {{ru icon}}

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