AbstractIn this article, we consider an inverse problem for the integral equation of the convolution type in a multidimensional case. This problem is severely ill-posed. To deal with this problem, using a priori information (sourcewise representation) based on optimal recovery theory we propose a new method. The regularization and optimization properties of this method are proved. An optimal minimal a priori error of the problem is found. Moreover, a so-called optimal regularized approximate solution and its corresponding error estimation are considered. Efficiency and applicability of this method are demonstrated in a numerical example of the image deblurring problem with noisy data.