2 ). ▁It ▁had ▁a ▁staff ▁of ▁ 2 0 . ▁Its ▁building ▁on ▁Pro let arian ▁bou lev ard ▁( now ▁French ▁bou lev ard ) ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁the ▁inst itute ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁Ex perimental ▁Institute ▁of ▁E ye ▁D ise ases . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁inst itute ▁was ▁renamed ▁for ▁its ▁founder , ▁Vladimir ▁Fil at ov . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁the ▁USS R ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health ▁renamed ▁the ▁inst itute ▁The ▁V . ▁Fil at ov ▁Ukrain ian ▁Research ▁and ▁Development ▁Institute ▁of ▁E ye ▁D ise ases ▁and ▁T issue ▁Ther apy ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Medical ▁Sciences ▁of ▁Ukraine . ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁the ▁Od essa ▁Research ▁Institute ▁of ▁E ye ▁D ise ases ▁and ▁T issue ▁Ther apy . ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁pres id ium ▁of ▁the ▁supre me ▁council ▁of ▁the ▁USS R ▁awarded ▁the ▁inst itute ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁B anner ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁V . ▁Fil at ov ▁Ukrain ian ▁Research ▁Institute ▁of ▁E ye ▁D ise ases ▁and ▁T issue ▁Ther apy . ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁inst itute ▁became ▁a ▁part