Andriy Kovalev
Specialty: Ophthalmologist
Experience: 45 years
Clinic: Full Cycle Ophthalmological Center “Ailaz”
Admission fee: from 30$
About doctor Andriy Kovalev
Andriy Kovalev is the chief physician of the Aylaz medical center, an ophthalmologist of the highest category, a consultant physician, and a candidate of medical sciences.
Andriy Kovalev completed his studies at the Odessa Pirogov Medical Institute in 1979 with honors. After the institute, he worked at the Filatov Research Institute of Eye Diseases, holding positions of junior and senior researcher, and then headed the department of vitrectomy and retinal detachment.
In 1987, he defended his PhD thesis on retinal surgery.
From 1990 to 2003, Dr. Kovalev worked abroad, completing internships at various leading institutions:
- at Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, USA) in vitrectomy and phacoemulsification;
- at the clinical site of Oertli (Zurich, Switzerland) for phacoemulsification;
- at Bausch & Lomb (Munich, Germany) for laser vision correction, as well as in Arizona (USA);
- with Professor Seiler in Zurich (Switzerland) on cross-linking.
He has performed more than 30,000 ophthalmological operations, of which about 10,000 are refractive interventions. The doctor is a recognized specialist in the treatment of retinal pathologies, cataract and refractive eye surgery.
Dr. Kovalev has 22 years of experience with ophthalmic lasers and has worked with the Technolas laser for over 10 years. He completed specialization and received licenses for the use of Technolas lasers in Germany (models Zyoptix 100 in 2001 and Zyoptix z100 in 2004).
Doctor’s specialty
The main areas of clinical practice and scientific activity of Dr. Andriy Kovalev are:
- laser correction;
- cataract and glaucoma surgery;
- refractive surgery;
- treatment of keratoconus;
- reconstructive operations of the anterior segment of the eye.
Membership in medical associations
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2010
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ASCRS);
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2011
European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS).
Achievements and awards
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2015
Chief consultant of Bausch&Lomb for laser vision correction in the European region;
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2016
Official consultant of the Swiss company STAAR for implantation of intraocular contact lenses in Eastern Europe;
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2018
Official consultant to the American company Paragon in Eastern Europe for refractive therapy;
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2019
Ophthalmologist-consultant – diploma of the European standard FRCS (the only one in Ukraine), holder of the Order of the Cross of honor of Ukraine.
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