Boris Malyugin to deliver Binkhorst Medal Lecture

This year’s Binkhorst Medal Lecture will be delivered by Boris Malyugin MD, PhD, Russia, during the XXXV Congress of the ESCRS in Lisbon, Portugal. He will speak on the topic of ‘Cataract Surgery in High-Risk Eyes: Lessons Learned’. Dr Malyugin is Professor of Ophthalmology, Deputy Director General (R&D, Edu) at the S. Fyodorov Eye Microsurgery Federal State Institution in Moscow, Russia. He is the President of the Russian Ophthalmology Society and a Board member of the ESCRS. He is an internationally recognised expert in the field of modern ophthalmic surgery, establishing himself at the forefront of advanced cataract and corneal surgery. He has pioneered a device for pupil expansion for cataract surgery (Malyugin Ring) and several other technologies. Dr Malyugin is well-known for his educational activities in Russia and abroad, having gathered multiple international awards, and has participated in invited lectures and live surgery sessions in numerous national and supranational meetings. For more information visit:http://www.escrs.org/lisbon2017/programme/Binkhorst_Medal_Lecture.asp

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