Artashes Zilfyan
Professor Artashes Zilfyan, MBA, PhD, is a chief ophthalmologist of Yerevan City. He is the founder and president of Association of Young Ophthalmologists in Armenia. He is the director of Eye Laser Center at MC “Shengavit.” He is also a professor of Ophthalmology. His areas of specialization are minimally invasive cataract surgery—microcoaxial phacoemulsification—glaucoma nonpenetrating and penetrating surgery, using drains and shunts; treatment of keratoconus by crosslinking, keraring, and keratoplasty; and treatment of myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism using Excimer laser Femto-LASIK. He is the author of more than 75 publications and more than 45 scientific articles in international conferences and journals (mainly in ophthalmology on the subject ACAID syndrome of immune deviation of the eye for complicated and senile cataracts). He is the author and inventor of a new method of keratoconus diagnosis MMP9 as a main factor.