26doc116 10.3205/26doc116 urn:nbn:de:0183-26doc1168 Meeting Abstract Scholtz Scholtz Sibylle S

Saarland University, Institute of Experimental Ophthalmologyl, Homburg/Saar

author Horsch Horsch Rudolf R

Deutsch-Atlantische Gesellschaft, Berlin

author Krogmann Krogmann Frank F

Julius-Hirschberg-Gesellschaft, Austria, Thüngersheim

author Serdyuk Serdyuk Valeryi V

Municipal Enterprise, Dnipropetrovsk Regional Clinical Ophthalmological Hospital, Dnipro, Ukraine

author Klopotska Klopotska Nataliia N

Municipal Enterprise, Dnipropetrovsk Regional Clinical Ophthalmological Hospital, Dnipro, Ukraine

author Kostanyan Kostanyan Vanik V

Podillya Vision Center, Vinnytsia, Ukraine

author Didyk Didyk Natalia N

Podillya Vision Center, Vinnytsia, Ukraine

author Zhmuryk Zhmuryk Dmytro D

Medical Center „OCHI Clinic“, Kyiv, Ukraine

author Vasyltsov Vasyltsov Ihor I

Medical Center „OCHI Clinic“, Kyiv, Ukraine

author Messerschmidt-Roth Messerschmidt-Roth Anke A

Philipps-University Marburg, Eye Clinic, Marburg

author Komarova Komarova Tetiana T

Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine

author Denisyuk Denisyuk Olga O

P. Shupyk National University of Health of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine

author Tselishcheva Tselishcheva Marina M

P. Shupyk National University of Health of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine

author MacMorris MacMorris Lee L

Saarland University, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Homburg/Saar

author Vitovska Vitovska Oksana O

Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine

author German Medical Science GMS Publishing House

Düsseldorf

610 20260617 engl This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Dieser Artikel ist ein Open-Access-Artikel und steht unter den Lizenzbedingungen der Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (Namensnennung). M0651 116 38. Internationaler Kongress der Deutschen Ophthalmochirurgie (DOC) Allgemeine Ophthalmologie Nürnberg 20260618 20260620 EPO 1.1 TextPurpose: Armed conflicts continue to generate a high incidence of complex ocular trauma, posing unique challenges to ophthalmologists worldwide. This book, “Eye Injuries in War” (Springer, 2026), consolidates expertise from international specialists to provide a comprehensive overview of the pathophysiology, diagnostics, surgical strategies, and rehabilitation of eye injuries caused by modern warfare.Methods: The volume integrates historical perspectives, frontline surgical experience, and contemporary clinical research. Contributors include ophthalmic surgeons, trauma specialists, and historians, each addressing a specific aspect of war-related eye injuries. Chapters span from historical accounts of battlefield ophthalmology to state-of-the-art management of blast injuries, ballistic trauma, mine-explosive damage, and combined craniofacial wounds. Additional chapters cover vision assessment without standard equipment, multidisciplinary rehabilitation, and psychosocial dimensions of visual loss.Results: The book highlights advances in emergency surgical strategies under resource-limited conditions, long-term reconstructive approaches, and preventive strategies, including ballistic eye protection. It also presents case series from recent conflicts, offering pragmatic solutions to surgeons faced with mass casualty scenarios. A distinctive feature is the integration of historical lessons with modern clinical practice, providing context for how ophthalmology has adapted to the changing nature of warfare.Conclusion: Eye Injuries in war serves as both a reference and a teaching resource for ophthalmologists, military surgeons, and allied professionals. By bridging history, science, and field experience, it addresses the urgent need for structured knowledge on ocular war trauma and its management. The book underlines the responsibility of ophthalmology not only to restore vision but also to mitigate the long-term consequences of war-related blindness. 0 0 0 0