[Contemporary achievments in ophthalmotraumatology].

The paper presents the results of research work carried out in Eye Trauma Department during the last 30 years, covering in particular new issues in penetrating wound management and astigmatism prevention, original methods of foreign body removal, some approaches to eye transplantation, the pathogenesis and treatment of eye burn disease, surgical treatment of close eye injury, and research performed in collaboration with the center of disaster medicine Zaschita.