Volodymyr Filatov

Volodymyr Petrovich Filatov (Вoлoдимир Філaтoв) (15 [O.S. 27] February 1875 - 30 October 1956) was a Ukrainian 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 Filatov Institute of Eye Diseases & Tissue Therapy in Odessa, Ukraine.