The Department of Lens Surgery and Intraocular Refractive Surgery provides comprehensive ophthalmic care to patients with various types of lens pathologies.

The department uses the most modern technologies for cataract removal through a small incision by ultrasonic and laser phacoemulsification with the implantation of artificial lenses of all available models. More than 11000 of femto-assisted cataract surgery procedures and 8000 multifocal or toric lens implantations are among 89000 surgeries performed annually

Scientific school of academician Svyatoslav Fyodorov has been working on cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation for over 40 years. The first implantation of an artificial lens in the USSR has been performed by Fyodorov in 1960.
Today, the Department’s specialists have the largest and most unique experience in the world — more than a million cataract extractions and intraocular lens implantations

Department employs 9 PhD ophthalmologists fluent in English, participating in international conferences, and employing worldwide experience in their practice. Our surgeons authored many inventions and patents in the field of cataract surgery. Our department hosts international studies on lens surgery and clinical trials of innovative cataract treatment techniques for Russian Ministry of Health