Vladimir Petrovich Filatov

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Vladimir Petrovich Filatov (Russian: Владимир Петрович Филaтoв, 27 February [O.S. 15 February] 1875 – 30 October 1956) was a Russian Empire and Soviet ophthalmologist and 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 Institute of Eye Diseases & Tissue Therapy in Odessa, Soviet Union (today 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. The first corneal transplantation was attempted by Filatov on 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 May 1931. Throughout his life, Filatov made no secret of the fact that he was a devout Orthodox Christian. The Communist Party honoured him for his medical work, but pretended not to notice his faith. A large group of official representatives from the Kremlin came for his funeral, which was to be a majestic affair, ending with the bier being burned. His widow asked that his will be read out…Citește mai mult

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Tissue therapy Tissue therapy is a method initially proposed by Filatov, that is based on a hypothesis of existing of biogenic stimulators (substances appearing in tissues exposed to unfavorable conditions) that stimulate inner powers of a treated organism. Filatov treated corneal opacity by human cornea transplantation. At the first, transplantation material was taken from humans who were having an eye surgically removed. Due to a shortage of supply, Filatov tried to use corneas from recently dead people. That did not lead to satisfying results. During experimental work he discovered that corpses' corneas, saved at 3-4 °C for several days, rather than used immediately, gave more positive results. Thus he succeeded in growing his practice in cornea transplantation. As it seemed to Filatov in the time of engaging in that practice, the method also cured a number of diseases not connected to corneal opacity. He suggested that a piece of tissue placed in unfavorable conditions (cold and darkness) which still do not kill it, changes its metabolism for producing some yet unknown compounds, that serve saving it alive as long as possible. He named them biogenic stimulators. Then he applied the same method to treating skin diseases, and (by 1933) he…Citește mai mult