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YOUSSEF NAIM YOUSSEF

Head of Division of scientific development of new treatment methods in ophthalmology in the State Research Institute of Eye Diseases, Chief scientific researcher, Doctor of medical sciences, Head physician of “Scientific and Practical Sight Recovery Center”.

 Member of Moscow Ophthalmologic Society and Russian Ophthalmologic Society, member of American Academy of Ophthalmology, member of European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons.

 Member of the Scientific Council of State Research Institute of Eye Diseases, member of the Editorial Board of Russian edition of an international magazine for ophthalmologists “EyeWorld”.

 Scientific interests and practical skills:

Author of more than 80 publications, inventions and innovations.

Many times took the floor in scientific conferences and international symposiums in Russia and abroad.

Main directions of scientific activities include research and development of new technological solutions during ultrasound and laser phacoemulsification of cataract in cases of combined ophthalmopathology (glaucoma, defects of ligamentous capsular apparatus of the lens, myopia of high degree, dystrophy of retina, dystrophy of cornea, unsatisfactory state after various eye operations) and also by concomitant illnesses (ischemic heart disease, hypertension, atherosclerosis, diabetes and others).

To subjects of scientific research belongs also refractive surgery, and namely, excimer laser correction of ametropy with methods based on use of modern wavefront technologies.

 Masters perfectly well modern methods of diagnostics and treatment of patients with different ophthalmopathology, carries out active surgical activities. Fulfilled about 15 000 operations.

 Implements operations of cataract extraction with IOL implantation using contemporary technologies (ultrasound and aqualase phacoemulsification), antiglaucomatous operations, penetrating keratoplasty and lay-by-lay keratoplasty, scleroplastic operations by progressive myopia.

Short biography

In 1989 graduated from Kalinin State Medical Institute and during one year worked as an ophthalmologist in Syria. From 1992 until 1994 was in clinical study in Moscow Medical Academy, specialty “eye diseases”, chair of eye diseases.

In June 1998 completed post-graduate study on the chair of eye diseases of Moscow Medical Academy.

In 1998 defended the candidate’s thesis “Perfection of technology of urgent keratoplasty by inflammatory diseases of cornea”, in 2000 – the M.D. thesis “New possibilities of perfection of modern phacoemulsification by different kinds of cataracts”.

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International conference, San Francisco (USA) 1997, Candidate of Medical Science A. S. Vvedenskiy, Doctor of Medical Science, Y. N. Youssef, RMSA’s academician M. M. Krasnov, professor J. Sheperd (USA), Candidate of Medical Science I. A. Mustaev

 

International conference, Moscow 1998, professor L. Buratto (Italy), academician M. M. Krasnov

 

International conference, Moscow 2000. ERC’s General Director V. R. Zaitsev, Doctor of Medical Science Y. N. Youssef, ALCON’s General Director P.Peracci (USA) -vendor of lens, Candidate of Medical Science A. S. Vvedenskiy

International conference, Moscow 2000 Joint surgery: Doctor of Medical Science Y. N. Youssef, professor L. Buratto (Italy)

Moscow 2003. Doctor of Medical Science Y. N. Youssef, professor I. Pallicaris (USA) - author of Lasik method of laser correction, RMSA’s corresponding member S. E. Avetisov

Moscow 2003. Putting into operation the Schwind Co.’s ESIRIS eximer-laser unit of last generation - Doctor of Medical Science Y. N. Youssef, President R. Shvindt (Germany)