Svyatoslav Fyodorov
Svyatoslav Nikolayevich Fyodorov (Russian Святослав Николаевич Фёдоров; born August 8, 1927 in Khmelnytsky / Ukraine; † June 2, 2000 in Moscow) was a Russian professor of ophthalmology, politician and presidential candidate. He is considered one of the pioneers of refractive surgery.
Biography
Fyodorov graduated from the Medical College of Rostov-on- Don and worked as a general practitioner near Rostov. In 1960 he was the first ophthalmologist in the Soviet Union, a replacement of the crystalline lens by intraocular surgery by. Became internationally known Fyodorov. Primarily by his invention of radial keratotomy, which is considered the predecessor of the LASIK procedure for the correction of myopia 1980 Fyodorov was head of the Moscow Research Institute for Eye Microsurgery.
In addition to research activities Fyodorov was at times also active in politics: 1989 to 1991 he was a deputy in the Soviet Congress of People's Deputies, 1993-1995 Duma deputy and 1996 candidate in the presidential elections.
June 2, 2000 Fyodorov was on the way back from a conference in the crash of the institution's helicopter near Tushino on the northwestern outskirts of Moscow died. In the same year that led to his death by Fyodorov Institute of Eye Microsurgery by Government Decision in the Svyatoslav Fyodorov - center was renamed for eye microsurgery. The Institute remains one of the most prestigious research institutes of ophthalmology and specializes today, the company manufactured on laser-assisted surgical procedures.