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Interview with the Kasparov dynasty of ophthalmologists

Our dynasty of ophthalmologists spanning over a century discusses glaucoma, near- sightedness, medicine as an order and special relationship with the eye (more…)

ARKADY ALEKSNADROVICH KASPAROV (1936-2018)

Professor A.A. Kasparov is a professional clinical ophthalmologist and a skilled surgeon who mastered a wide variety of surgical techniques. He is a talented researcher with excellent organizing skills who manages to balance extensive administrative tasks with demanding research projects.

Professor A.A. Kasparov’s research is deeply rooted in theoretical models, is characterized by scientific novelty and offers practical application of the results. A great part of his team’s research was conducted in close collaboration with virologists, immunologists and microbiologists.

Academic degrees and membership

PhD (Doctor of Medical Sciences, 1974)
professor
full member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (1995)
academic secretary at the Clinical Department of the Biomedicine Section of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences
member of the New York Academy of Sciences

Awards

Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union Prize (1984)
Pavlov Medal (2000)
Averbakh Award (2001)

Education

1959 - graduated from Sechenov First Moscow Medical Institute (first general medicine faculty)

Professional and research activity

1960-1962 - medical resident at the Ophthalmology Department of the First Tula City Hospital.
1965 - defended his dissertation on the importance of active glaucoma prevention strategies in the Tula region. Candidate of Medical Sciences.
1972-1974 – doctoral candidate, teaching assistant, associate professor at the Department of Eye Diseases, Sechenov First Moscow Medical Institute.
1974 - defended his doctoral dissertation on clinical features and diagnosis of ocular herpes and treatment targeted at the causative agent and pathogenesis. Doctor of Medical Sciences.
Since 1974 - academic secretary at the National Research Institute of Eye Diseases.
Since 1980 – head of the Department of Reconstructive Eye Surgery, National Research Institute of Eye Diseases.
Head of the National Center for Ocular Herpes Diagnosis and Treatment. Renowned expert on viral diseases of the eye and reconstructive eye surgery.
Since 1997 – consulting professor at the Research Institute of Eye Diseases and “Novy Vzglyad” private eye clinic.

Areas of expertise

Corneal pathology, corneal transplantation, reconstructive eye surgery, ocular herpes, corneal dystrophies, bullous keratopathy, recurrent corneal erosion, corneal ulcer, cell technologies in ophthalmology, excimer laser surgery and many more.

Scholarly work

A.A. Kasparov is the author of 613 research articles, 2 monographs (“Gerpes,” 1986; “Oftalmogerpes,” 1994, Meditsina publishing house), has 60 inventor’s certificates and patents and made 38 innovation proposals. Three doctoral dissertations and 17 candidate dissertations were successfully defended under his supervision.

Some of the articles by A.A. Kasparov: PubMed

Professor A.A. Kasparov’s daughters, Elizaveta Arkadyevna Kasparova (older) and Evgeniya Arkadyevna Kasparova (younger) keep the family tradition alive.

ELIZAVETA ARKADYEVNA KASPAROVA

PhD (Doctor of Medical Sciences), ophthalmic surgeon.

Member of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS).

Creator and owner of keratoconus.ru, crosslinking.ru, keraring.ru и eyeherpes.ru sites and specialized pages on Facebook and VKontakte for patients with eye disorders.

Education

1993 – graduated from Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy, formerly known as Sechenov First Moscow Medical Institute (first general medicine faculty)
1993-1995 – residency, Research Institute of Eye Diseases
Since 1995 - advanced training courses at ESCRS conferences

Professional activity

1995-2012 – leading researcher at the Department of Corneal Pathology, Research Institute of Eye Diseases
1997-2015 – consultant and ophthalmic surgeon, “Novy Vzglyad” private eye clinic, Moscow
Since 2015 - consultant on corneal diseases, EYEWorld clinic, Moscow
2016 - recognition of qualifications (general medicine, ophthalmology) in the UK, where she has been working as an ophthalmologist since 2017.

Research activity

1998 – defended her dissertation (Candidate of Medical Sciences) on clinical features and immunotherapy of complicated forms of adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis.
2003 – defended her doctoral dissertation on early diagnosis, laser treatment and surgical management of keratoconus.
Three candidate dissertations were successfully defended under the supervision of E.A. Kasparova:
- A. Pur Akbarian – Treatment of recurrent corneal erosion of herpes origin
- A.V. Zaytsev – Treatment of initial stages of bacterial corneal ulcers
- O.I Sobkova – Treatment of neurotrophic keratitis associated with lagophthalmos

Areas of expertise

Corneal pathology, keratoconus, cross-linking, ocular herpes and A.A. Kasparov’s approach, adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis, rosacea keratitis, recurrent corneal erosion, antiherpetic vaccination, corneal transplantation, local express auto- cytokine therapy (LEACKT), excimer laser corneal surgery (photorefractive keratectomy, phototherapeutic keratectomy, LASEK), microdiathermocoagulation, amniotic membrane transplantation.

Elizaveta A. Kasparova has 12 patents and is the author of 95 articles in national and foreign periodicals.

Some of the articles by E.A. Kasparova: PubMed

EVGENIYA ARKADYEVNA KASPAROVA

PhD (Candidate of Medical Sciences), ophthalmic surgeon.

Member of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS)

Education

1997 – graduated from Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy (second general medicine faculty)
1997-1999 – ophthalmology residency at the Moscow Hospital for Eye Diseases

Professional activity

Since 1999 – senior researcher, Department of Corneal Pathology, Research Institute of Eye Diseases
Since 2012 – consultant and ophthalmic surgeon, “Novy Vzglyad” private eye clinic, Moscow

Research activity

2001 – defended her dissertation (Candidate of Medical Sciences) on local express auto-cytokine therapy for disorders of the anterior segment of the eye.
2010 – got her doctoral dissertation topic approved (treatment of bullous keratopathy and bacterial corneal ulcers). E.A. Kasparova is currently working on her doctoral dissertation.
Two candidate dissertations were successfully defended under the supervision of E.A. Kasparova.
E.A. Kasparova is the author of 40 research articles and guidelines on viral infections of the eye and has 2 patents related to the topic of her dissertation.

Some of the articles by E.A. Kasparova: PubMed

Areas of expertise

Corneal pathology, ocular herpes and A.A. Kasparov’s approach, corneal infections, bullous keratopathy, herpes simplex keratitis, acanthamoeba keratitis, corneal ulcers, corneal transplantation, keratoconus, triple surgery, cross-linking, cell technologies, microdiathermocoagulation, penetrating keratoplasty, local express auto-cytokine therapy (LEACKT), antiherpetic vaccination.