The Department of Eye Diseases was among the first departments of the university to be established. Its organizer and first head in 1920 was the head of the eye department of the former 3rd city Hospital (now Children’s Regional Hospital), a well-known doctor, Doctor of Medicine Stanislav Vladimirovich Ochapovsky, who led it until 1945. During his 35 years as head of the department and 25 years as head of the department, S.V. Ochapovsky published 112 works. The first assistant of the department was A.M. Privalova, who worked as an eye department resident since 1918. At various times before 1945, the assistants were R.G. Berberov, A.A. Gulnazaryants, M.Z. Popov, N.M. Pavlov, I.A. Sharkovsky, N.V. Ochapovskaya, V.A. Kuznetsov, A.I. Lipovskaya, Ya.G. Khazarov. During this period, two PhD theses (N.V. Ochapovskaya, 1941; V.V. Nazarov, 1941) and one doctoral dissertation (N.V. Ochapovskaya, 1947) were completed and defended.
For 20 years (1945-1965), the department was headed by Professor Nadezhda Vasilyevna Ochapovskaya. At that time, assistants A.I. Lipovskaya and N.A. Yushko worked at the department.
In 1965, the department was headed by Candidate of Medical Sciences Ariadna Ilinichna Lipovskaya.
From 1965 to 1981 – Professor Nadezhda Avraamovna Yushko. In 1966, she was awarded the title of associate professor. During this period, A.I. Lipovskaya, L.I. Peskova, V.A. Emilit, L.F. Lazarenko, L.A. Kalenich, V.I. Kolosov, O.P. Volozhenina worked as assistants. In 1970, L.I. Peskova was elected associate professor of the department. During these years, he completed three doctoral theses (N.A. Yushko, 1970; N.I. Kucheryavy, 1972; L.F. Lazarenko, 1975) and seven candidate theses (L.F. Lazarenko, 1967; V.F. Groets, 1969; V.I. Kolosov, 1969; L.A. Kalenich, 1971; O.P. Volozhenina, 1975; L.A. Zolotarev, 1980; O.S. Moshnikov, 1981).
From 1981 to 1986, the department was headed by Professor Nikolai Ivanovich Kucheryavy, and from 1986 to 1989 – associate professor. Lydia Iosifovna Peskova. Two new assistants are joining the department – L.A. Zolotarev and V.N. Kurochkin.
From 1989 to 2010, the head of the department was Professor Alexander Ivanovich Eremenko, Honored Healthcare Worker of Kuban and the Republic of Adygea, Honored Scientist and Educator, Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation, full member (academician) of the International Academy of Shape Memory Implants, Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences. He is the author of 532 scientific papers and 11 inventions.
In 2010, the department was headed by Sergey Nikolaevich Sakhnov, Director of the Krasnodar branch of the FSBI MNTC Eye Microsurgery named after Academician S.N. Fedorov of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Honored Physician of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Interregional Council of the OER in the Southern Federal District, Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Candidate of Economics. Author of 250 scientific papers, 4 monographs and 11 collections of scientific papers; 25 articles in refereed journals from the list of the Higher Attestation Commission of the Russian Federation; 20 inventions; 10 teaching aids. In 2004, S.N. Sakhnov was awarded the medal “For noble Thoughts and worthy deeds.” Work experience in the healthcare system is more than 30 years.
Currently, the department has five associate professors: A.G. Zabolotny, Head of the Scientific Department of the S.N. Fedorov Federal State Budgetary Institution “ISTK”Eye Microsurgery” of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Honored Doctor of Kuban, PhD; L.A. Kalenich, PhD; O.I. Lysenko, PhD; A.V. Malyshev – Head of the Department S.V. Ochapovsky of the Ministry of Health of the Krasnodar Territory, chief freelance specialist of the Ministry of Health of the Krasnodar Territory, Chief ophthalmologist, “Best Doctor of 2009” in the nomination “Best Ophthalmologist”, Candidate of Medical Sciences; S.V. Yanchenko, Doctor of Medical Sciences; three assistants – Z.J. Al-Rashid Candidate of Medical Sciences; L.A. Basinskaya, PhD; N.Y. Kalinina, Junior Researcher at the Scientific Department of the FSBI “Eye Microsurgery named after Academician S.N. Fedorov” of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation; T.G. Katkhanov, PhD; T.M. Tikhonova; senior laboratory assistant T.M. Tikhonova; laboratory assistants – L.M. Kardanova, T.P. Knyazeva.