Banu Cosar, MD, is Chief of the Acibadem MAA University, School of Medicine, Ophthalmology Department in Istanbul, Turkiye.

Dr. Cosar is the author of 26 book chapters and more than 140 articles in the peer-reviewed literature on corneal diseases, cataract and refractive surgery. She serves as a reviewer on several peer-reviewed ophthalmology journals.

Dr. Cosar is an active member of the Cornea, Cataract - Refractive Surgery and Contactology units of the Turkish Ophthalmology Association.

Prof. Serdiuk is the chairman of the Association of Ophthalmologists in the Dnipropetrovsk Region, a member of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons; US Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, member of the German Ophthalmological Society.

Author of more than 350 scientific works on topical issues of Ophthalmology.

Dr. Serdiuk is a member of the editorial board of two scientific journals indexed by Scopus.

Under the supervision of Professor Valerii Serdiuk, 5 PhD theses were done.

For many years Valerii Serdiuk headed the regional Department of Health Care and the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Clinical Ophthalmological Hospital, where he is currently a consultant.

In 2019, he was awarded the title "Honored Doctor of Ukraine".

Professor Serdiuk performs all types of surgical interventions in ophthalmology, both for adults and children.

For the first time in Ukraine, he introduced into clinical practice the next surgical methods:

• anterior deep lamellar keratoplasty with femtosecond laser support
• posterior endothelial keratoplasty with femtosecond laser support
• keratoplasty in children
• phacoemulsification of a traumatic cataract with lens subluxation using a fixing device
• simultaneous implantation of premium class intraocular lenses with femtosecond support in both eyes.

Since 2014, Dr. Serdiuk has been directly participating in the providing of ophthalmic care to militaries and civilians affected by hostilities. During this time, about 5,000 people were treated, including more than 3,500 persons were treated surgically.

Having extensive experience in the treatment of very complex, combined combat eye injuries, Professor Valerii Serdiuk would like to share the features of surgical treatment and management of such patients.