Valentine Solomonovich Kontridze (Georgian კონტრიძე) Sobol (Russian Соболь) (b.

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, 12 January 1933; d.

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, 25 October 2002) was a Georgian Jewish scientist, ophthalmologist, and eye microsurgeon.

Biography

In 1968 he defended the thesis for his Master of Medical degree. From 1977 to 1988 he was the head of the eye microsurgery department at the Institute of Advance Training for Doctors,

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, Georgia. Between 1976 and 1978 he completed a program in eye microsurgery at the All Union Scientific Research Institute, where his scientific adviser was academician M. Krasnova (an associate member of the National Academy, USSR). In 1980 he finished the course under the supervision of Associate Member of the Academy of Sciences S. Federov. Kontridze was a specialist in plastic and reconstructive surgery on

palpebra An eyelid is a thin fold of skin that covers and protects an eye. The levator palpebrae superioris muscle retracts the eyelid, exposing the cornea to the outside, giving vision. This can be either voluntarily or involuntarily. The human eyel ...

and

conjunctiva The conjunctiva is a thin mucous membrane that lines the inside of the eyelids and covers the sclera (the white of the eye). It is composed of non-keratinized, stratified squamous epithelium with goblet cells, stratified columnar epithelium ...

. He performed corneal transplants, extra- and intra-capsule

cataract extraction Cataract surgery, also called lens replacement surgery, is the removal of the natural lens of the eye (also called "crystalline lens") that has developed an opacification, which is referred to as a cataract, and its replacement with an intraoc ...

s, and implanted artificial lenses. He performed all kinds of anti-

glaucoma Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that result in damage to the optic nerve (or retina) and cause vision loss. The most common type is open-angle (wide angle, chronic simple) glaucoma, in which the drainage angle for fluid within the eye rem ...

operations, worked on retinal detachment,

virtual surgery A surgery simulator is computer technology developed to simulate surgical procedures for the purpose of training medical professionals, without the need of a patient, cadaver or animal. The concept goes back to the 1980s with video games, but only ...

, and trauma to the eye. He removed magnetic and anti-magnetic interocular objects, performed optic reconstructive operations, worked on eye muscles, orbits, and cosmetic repairs after

enucleation of the eye Enucleation is the removal of the eye that leaves the eye muscles and remaining orbital contents intact. This type of ocular surgery is indicated for a number of ocular tumors, in eyes that have sustained severe trauma, and in eyes that are other ...

. In 1994, after political and criminal unrest in Georgia, Kontridze moved to Israel with his family, where he continued his scientific research at Shapiro’s organization. His 74 scientific research papers were published in the former USSR, Europe, and Asia. He is the author of multiple adopted rationalization proposals.

Publications

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References

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