18th Russian National Ophthalmology Forum (RONF-2025)
From September 24-26, 2025, the 18th Russian National Ophthalmology Forum (RONF-2025) was held with international participation, marking the 125th anniversary of the Helmholtz National Medical Research Center of Eye Diseases. This year's event attracted a record number of participants.
The forum, traditionally held at the Radisson Slavyanskaya Hotel, was attended in person by more than 2,800 participants from 175 Russian cities, as well as guests and speakers from Austria, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Hungary, Germany, Georgia, India, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Peru, the USA, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Switzerland.
Friends of the Center and high-ranking government officials, including V.R. Medinsky, T.A. Golikova, and M.A. Murashko, came to congratulate the Center’s staff.

During the Forum, new technologies in diagnostics, prognosis and treatment of ophthalmopathologies were discussed, and a large-scale exhibition of ophthalmological equipment, instruments and medicines was held. Representatives of RusMedSoft LLC also attended the event and held talks with distributors of ophthalmological diagnostic equipment to expand the functionality of MITRA Middleware.
