Institute of Eye Diseases and Tissue Therapy named after V.P. Filatov of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine (Odessa) received a grant from the National Research Foundation of Ukraine to study ophthalmologic biological markers and develop an objective method of early diagnosis of unfavorable stress. V.P. Filatov Institute of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine (Odessa) has received a grant from the National Research Foundation of Ukraine to study ophthalmologic biological markers and develop an objective method for early diagnosis of unfavorable stress-associated psychological changes in the human condition.
As Interfax-Ukraine was informed in the Institute, the research will allow early diagnosis of participants of any crisis situations, both global (such as war, man-made or natural disasters, pandemic, etc.) and local (traffic accidents, domestic violence, terrorist acts, etc.).
It is noted that scientists of the Filatov Institute have already conducted a number of studies in the field of hardware-instrumental determination of signs of stress-associated disorders based on ophthalmologic markers: analysis of eye movement data and changes in pupil parameters.
“Further research combined with the creation of understandable and easy-to-use software for rapid processing of the obtained data should become the basis of a method that will ensure the objectivity of research, the ability to determine the threat of stress-related disorders in the presence of symptoms insufficient for clinical diagnosis,” commented the institute.
In addition, the short time required for research and data processing will make it suitable for use in mass diagnostic activities (screening), the report specified.
According to the Ministry of Health, more than 15 million Ukrainians will require psychological support after the end of the war. Most of all from psychological trauma suffer direct participants of military operations. The number of victims affected by war syndromes, for example, is from 35% to 70% of all participants of military operations, regardless of whether they were in the combat zone or not.
The Institute of Eye Diseases and Tissue Therapy named after V.P. Filatov of the National Academy of Sciences of Russia. V.P. Filatov Institute of Eye Diseases and Tissue Therapy of NAMNU was founded in 1936. It is a leading scientific and medical institution and a national center of scientific research in the field of ophthalmology.
