On October 20-21, 2022, a scientific and practical conference with international participation "REFRACTION PLEIN AIR '22" was held, which was organized by the Department of Ophthalmology of the Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine together with the NGO "Association of Children's Ophthalmologists and Optometrists of Ukraine".
The event brought together ophthalmologists, pediatric ophthalmologists and optometrists from Ukraine and foreign colleagues from Great Britain, Poland, Switzerland, Latvia and Georgia. About 16,000 listeners on the YouTube channel registered and took part in the work of the conference in two days. The purpose of the conference is to spread the latest knowledge and skills in ophthalmology and optometry.
The conference program included four plenary sessions of thematic lectures; four satellites and three trainings in various areas of ophthalmology, which were held continuously with live online broadcast on the YouTube channel.
"REFRACTION PLEIN AIR '22" was opened by vice-rector for scientific work of the Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine, president of the Association of Dental Health and Hygienic Education, Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine, Doctor of Medicine, Professor Natalia Savychuk.
As part of the scientific and practical conference "Refraction Plein Air `22", employees of the Department of Ophthalmology of the Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine, Professor Serhiy Rykov, Professor Iryna Shargorodska, Professor Oksana Petrenko, Professor Serhiy Mogilevskyi, Associate Professor Yuriy Barinov, Associate Professor Dmytro Zhmuryk, associate Professor Yuliya Panchenko, associate professor Nataliya Lavryk, candidate of medical sciences Oleg Parkhomenko presented lectures, reports, review of clinical cases with coverage of current areas of ophthalmology.
Acting lecture "Artificial intelligence - new horizons in ophthalmology" Corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Medicine, Professor, head of the Department of Ophthalmology of the Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine, chairman of the board of the NGO "Association of Children's Ophthalmologists and Optometrists of Ukraine" Serhiy Rykov aroused great interest among the participants of the conference, because the development of artificial intelligence is already fundamentally changing the landscape of health care for the benefit of doctors and their patients, allows to carry out diagnosis and treatment of the most serious diseases, in particular pathologies of the organ of vision, at a new level.
Iryna Shargorodska, professor of the Department of Ophthalmology of the Shupyk NHU of Ukraine, in the lecture "The Digital Revolution is Changing the Face of Ophthalmological Practice" emphasized that the use of artificial intelligence and digital technologies in clinical practice will soon allow optimizing the diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma, which today is extremely an actual medical and social problem both in the world and in Ukraine.
Practical experience and knowledge were shared by Oksana Petrenko, Professor of the Department of Ophthalmology of the Shupyk NHU of Ukraine, in the report "Peculiarities of modern combat trauma of the organ of vision, treatment and rehabilitation", because in connection with military actions on the territory of Ukraine, a large the number of patients with mine-explosive injuries turn to ophthalmologists today for first aid, and in the future these patients will require rehabilitation.
The lecture "Modern methods of prevention of reactive complications after surgical treatment of diabetic maculopathy in patients with diabetes" was presented by Serhii Mogilevskyi, Professor of the Department of Ophthalmology of the Shupyk NHU of Ukraine, and associate Professor Yuliya Panchenko.
The scientific and practical conference with international participation "Refraction Plein Air `22" became another proof of the relevance of the problems of refraction anomalies, cataracts and glaucoma and, most importantly, the awareness of Ukrainian doctors of the importance of the role of the ophthalmologist and optometrist in the treatment and prevention of blindness from ophthalmic diseases.
As part of the scientific-practical conference, a meeting was held between the supporting department of ophthalmology and representatives of related departments on the improvement of training programs for ophthalmologists, pediatric ophthalmologists, and optometrists. A meeting of the EPK of the National Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Health of Ukraine "Ophthalmology and tissue therapy" was held.
It is interesting that "REFRACTION PLEIN AIR '22" combined ophthalmological science and practice with Ukrainian culture. This year, the emblem of the conference was Kosiv painted ceramics, which is included in the intangible cultural heritage of UNESCO.
Despite the difficult time of the war in Ukraine, our ophthalmologists hold their front with dignity and continue to raise their professional level, adopting the experience of domestic and international ophthalmology experts.
During the scientific and practical conference, complex clinical cases were examined and discussed, and answers to numerous questions of the participants were provided.
Most of the delegates and guests of the scientific and practical conference noted the high professional and organizational level of its holding.
The program of the scientific and practical conference "REFRACTION PLEIN AIR '22" is available at the following link:
The first day of the conference, October 20, 2022, is available at the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCLD0N8FmQc
The second day of the conference, October 21, 2022, is available at the following link: