Ophthalmologists

Toulia Paraskeui MD, FEBO is an Ophthalmologist who maintains a private practice in Agia Paraskevi. She is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, specializing in ophthalmology. In her private practice, every patient, regardless of age, can receive information regarding optic neuropathies and their management. She provides services such as refractive assessment, fundoscopy, tonometry, glaucoma screening, cataract and macular degeneration evaluation, retinoscopy for refractive errors in children, and contact lens fitting. Additionally, working at the Athens Eye Clinic, the ophthalmologist has gained clinical and surgical experience in surgical cases while also focusing on pediatric ophthalmology and the management of diabetic eye disease using new techniques. To date, she has participated in numerous seminars, conferences, and workshops, investing in the continuous education in her field of specialization. Finally, she was awarded first prize in the examinations for the trainee courses of the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society.

Dr. Tantros Xristin MD, MSc, FEBO is a Surgical Ophthalmologist and maintains private practices in Chalandri and Argyroupoli. She holds a medical degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and specialized in ophthalmology in Paris, Lausanne, and Athens. She is the Head of the Fundus (Medical Retina) Department at Eye Day Clinic in Athens. Dr. Tantros has completed a fellowship in Retinal and Macular Diseases at the internationally renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. She possesses extensive experience in services such as laser treatment, fundus examination, refractive assessment (including myopia measurement and prescription of glasses), glaucoma screening, cataract evaluation, macular assessment, tonometry, and corneal topography. Finally, she is a member of numerous scientific societies and associations and regularly attends a variety of conferences to ensure continuous professional development in her specialty.

Kaltsos Konstantinos is an Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Thessaloniki. He holds a PhD from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specializes in ophthalmic surgery and myopia laser treatment. Dr. Kaltsos has worked in several hospitals in Greece and abroad, including AHEPA Hospital and Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. He has extensive experience in cataract and glaucoma surgery, laser vision correction, and diseases of the macula and retina. Furthermore, Ophthalmologist Kaltsos Konstantinos is a member of prominent medical associations and actively participates in seminars and conferences to remain continuously updated on advancements in his field and to provide the most modern services to his patients.

Antoniadou Xristina is an Ophthalmologist who maintains her private practice in Thessaloniki. She is a summa cum laude graduate of Medicine from Comenius University in Bratislava and has completed her Master's degree (Ophthalmic Surgery) at the Medical Department of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (A.U.Th). The physician has received additional training in Refractive Surgery at the Laboratory of Optics and Vision of the University of Crete and specialized at Agios Dimitrios Hospital in Thessaloniki. She holds a European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBO) certification.

Flora - Maria Mitaraki is an Ophthalmologist who has maintained a private practice in Ano Patissia since 1987. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Ophthalmology at the General Hospital of Athens "Hippokration". She received training in Laser and Fluorescein Angiography and worked for 17 years at the Athens Ophthalmology Center, where she managed ocular conditions such as refractive errors, glaucoma, macular and optic nerve diseases, diabetic and hypertensive retinopathy, inflammatory diseases, cataracts, and performed a large number of Fluorescein Angiographies and Laser treatments.

Tsampallas Dimitrios is an Ophthalmologist and maintains a private clinic in Kos. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has completed two postgraduate programs: the "Medical Imaging in Ophthalmology" program at Democritus University of Thrace and the "Ocular Surgery" program at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has served as a Resident Ophthalmologist at the 417 NIMTS and at the General Hospital of Athens "Korgialeneio-Benakeio" ("Red Cross"). Currently, he practices as an Ophthalmologist in his private clinic in Kos, providing comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic services for ophthalmic conditions.

Georgopoulos Minas Md Pgdip Febo Frcophth Febos-Glaucoma is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, maintaining private clinics in Piraeus and Athens. He is a diplomate of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists of Great Britain (FRCOphth), having passed the requisite examinations. He holds the position of Director of the Glaucoma and Cataract departments at the Surrey and Sussex hospitals in the United Kingdom, specializing in Cataract surgery, myopia LASER treatments, Glaucoma, and anterior segment diseases. He is among the few ophthalmologists across Europe to have obtained the FEBOS-Gl title from the European Glaucoma Society (EUGS) and the European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO). He graduated from the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace (2009) and specialized in ophthalmology at hospitals in Great Britain, acquiring the Specialist Ophthalmologist title (2016). In 2016, he became a diplomate of the European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBO), excelling in examinations held in Paris, followed by subspecialty training in glaucoma surgery at Buckinghamshire hospitals (2016-17) and the world-renowned Queen Victoria Hospital (2017-18) as a Fellow in Glaucoma and anterior segment diseases. Since April 2018, he has served as the director of the Glaucoma and Cataract departments at Surrey and Sussex hospitals in Great Britain. Additionally, he was a Visiting Consultant at Spire Gatwick Park Hospital in London. In 2020, he graduated with distinction from his postgraduate studies in Refractive Surgery and Cataract under Professor Dan Reinstein, University of Ulster. He regularly attends and lectures at international conferences and symposia. With experience from thousands of surgeries, he has permanently returned to Greece, where he maintains a clinic in Piraeus and provides his expertise at affiliated clinics in Athens.

Giannoulis Dimitrios MD, MSc, FEBO, PhDc is an Ophthalmologist maintaining a private practice in Kalamaria. He completed the first year of his specialization at Trikala Hospital and continued his training at the 1st Ophthalmology Clinic of AUTH at AHEPA University Hospital. In 2019, he successfully passed the examinations for the European Board of Ophthalmology diploma in Paris, earning the title of Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBO). He is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of AUTH and holds a master's degree from the Medical School of the University of Thessaly, specializing in Biomedical Research Methodology, Biostatistics, and Clinical Bioinformatics. He has specialized in Glaucoma by successfully completing the Postgraduate Fellowship Program at the 1st Ophthalmology Clinic of AUTH under the supervision of Professor Fotis Topouzis. He is a scientific collaborator of the 1st Ophthalmology Clinic of AUTH, responsible for the clinical management of numerous cases and actively participating in various surgical procedures. He has contributed to research projects and the authorship of articles published in international scientific journals, as well as foreign-language books in the field of Ophthalmology. Additionally, he has participated as a speaker in Greek and international conferences. He is a member of the European Glaucoma Society (EGS), actively involved in its scientific committees. He is also a member of the Ophthalmological Society of Northern Greece, the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Lens and Refractive Surgery, and the European Society of Retina Specialists (EURETINA).

Stefanou Georgios is an Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Ano Patissia. He holds a degree from the Medical-Surgical School of the University of Bologna in Italy. He completed his Ophthalmology specialty at the Theia Pronoia Hospital "I Pammakaristos" and the General Children's Hospital of Athens "P. & A. Kyriakou." He has served as a collaborator in an ophthalmology clinic and in the ophthalmology department of the Polyclinic "Cardiological Athens." He has extensive experience in glaucoma, pediatric ophthalmology, and cataract. Furthermore, the physician has attended numerous conferences in Greece and abroad and is a member of the Athens Medical Association and the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society.

Georgopoulos Vasilis MD, FEBO is a Surgeon Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Alimos. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, admitted with honors through national examinations, and holds the European Board of Ophthalmology diploma (FEBO) awarded with a scholarship from the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society. The doctor specialized as a surgeon ophthalmologist at the ophthalmology clinic of the General Hospital "Red Cross Korgialeneio – Benakeio," which is a nationwide reference center for ophthalmic diseases, working for several years as an assistant and collaborator of the director H. Feretis. In addition to extensive surgical experience in a wide range of anterior and posterior segment pathologies, he has significant clinical and therapeutic expertise in retinal diseases such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, vascular occlusions, vitreoretinal surgical conditions (retinal detachment, epiretinal membrane, macular hole), as well as in the management of glaucoma patients. Since then, he has specialized his training in major ophthalmic clinics abroad, such as Manchester Royal Eye Hospital and Leeds University Hospital in the United Kingdom. Currently, the ophthalmologist is the Director of the ophthalmology department at the Dutch Clinic in Amsterdam, Netherlands, focusing on refractive surgery, and is a regular External Associate of Athens Vision clinic in Athens. In his private practice, he treats diseases and provides specialized services across the full spectrum of ophthalmology.

Andriopoulos Georgios is an ophthalmic surgeon who maintains a private practice in the Ampelokipoi area. Upon completion of his medical studies, he specialized at the General Hospital of Patras and at the Konstantopouleio - G.N. N. Ionias - Patision Agia Olga, where he gained extensive experience in the surgical management of cataracts, eyelid surgery, glaucoma monitoring and surgery, as well as in ocular surface diseases and dry eye syndrome. In 2022, he commenced his doctoral dissertation at the Medical School of the University of Ioannina. He has participated in a significant number of international and national conferences. In 2025, he completed his subspecialty training in refractive surgery at the University of Crete. Finally, he is a member of the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Lenses and Refractive Surgery, and the Hellenic Society of Ocular Surface and Dry Eye.

Kardara Eugenia MD is an Ophthalmologist who maintains a private practice in Vrilissia. She holds a degree from the University of Debrecen in Hungary and is specialized in ophthalmic surgery at the Athens Anti-Cancer Oncology Hospital "Agios Savvas." The doctor has worked in hospitals in Greece and abroad, such as "Erythros Stavros" and Dr. Agarwal's Eye Hospital clinic in India. She has extensive experience in the treatment of myopia, astigmatism, presbyopia, glaucoma, hypermetropia, chalazion, color blindness, strabismus, macular degeneration, pterygium, and cataract. Ophthalmologist Kardara Eugenia provides services including blepharoplasty, myopia laser treatment, fundoscopy, refractive error assessment, glaucoma screening, cataract evaluation, visual field testing, macular examination, retinoscopy for pediatric refractive errors, and tonometry. Finally, she has participated in numerous Greek and international ophthalmology conferences with papers and presentations on the lacrimal system, thyroid eye disease and its management, as well as the surgical reconstruction of eyelid tumors.

Gkountis Xristoforos is a Ophthalmic Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Ilioupoli. He is specialized in cataract microsurgery, refractive surgery for the correction of myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism using the latest generation laser technology, and in treatment with Collagen Cross Linking for keratoconus. He has served as a scientific collaborator at the 1st University Ophthalmology Clinic of Athens at the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas" and at the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens. Finally, he performs surgical procedures at reputable hospitals and clinics, such as the "OMMA" Ophthalmology Institute of Athens and the Athens Refractive Laser Center.

Η Μπλαζάκη Στυλιανή, MSc, PhD είναι Χειρουργός Οφθαλμίατρος διατηρώντας ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στο Γέρακα.Απέκτησε τον τίτλος της Ιατρικής από την Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης. Ειδικεύτηκε στην Πανεπιστημιακή Οφθαλμολογική Κλινική Ηρακλείου Κρήτης. Ως ενεργό μέλος της ομάδας του Εργαστηρίου Οπτικής και Όρασης (πρώην ΒΕΜΜΟ) του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης από το 2012 έως σήμερα με επικεφαλή τον καθηγητή κ Παλλήκαρη και τον καθηγητή κ Κυμιωνή έχει εξειδικευτεί στη διαθλαστική χειρουργική (laser μυωπίας, υπερμετρωπίας, αστιγματισμού, cross linking). Tην περίοδο παραμονής της στο τμήμα Αμφιβληστροειδούς της Πανεπιστημιακής Οφθαλμολογικής κλινικής του Ηρακλείου υπο την επίβλεψη του καθηγητή κ Τσιλιμπάρη ως ειδικευόμενη και ως επιστημονικός συνεργάτης εμβάθυνε το πεδίο γνώσεών της στη διάγνωση και θεραπεία των παθήσεων του αμφιβληστροειδούς. Είναι σε θέση να διαχειριστεί εξειδικευμένα περιστατικά διαβητικής αμφιβληστροειδοπάθειας, ηλικιακής εκφύλισης ωχράς κηλίδας, αποφράξεων φλέβας καθώς και επεμβατικές διαδικασίες όπως ενδοϋαλοειδικές εγχύσεις φαρμάκων, φωτοδυναμική θεραπεία, φωτοπηξία αμφιβληστροειδούς. Κατά τη διάρκεια της εκπαίδευσής της ασχολήθηκε επισταμένως με την Παιδοφθαλμολογία και το στραβισμό υπό την επίβλεψη της Διευθύντριας ΠαΓΝΗ κα Ηλιάκη. Έχει στην κατοχή της μεταπτυχιακό και διδακτορικό δίπλωμα της Ιατρικής σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης με βαθμό άριστα. Το ερευνητικό της ενδιαφέρον στην Οφθαλμολογία της έχει αποφέρει πληθώρα δημοσιεύσεων σε διεθνή περιοδικά, κατοχύρωση πατέντας, συμμετοχές σε διεθνή και πανελλήνια συνέδρια με βραβεύσεις και υποτροφίες αριστείας για την επίδοσή της. Αποτελεί μέλος της ιατρικής ομάδας της Οφθαλμοχειρουργικής μονάδας Eye Day Clinic. Διαθέτει χειρουργική εμπειρία στην επέμβαση του καταρράκτη με μονοεστιακούς και πολυεστιακούς φακούς (διόρθωση πρεσβυωπίας) και στη διαθλαστική χειρουργική (laser μυωπίας, αστιγματισμού, cross linking). Επίσης είναι μέλος πολλών επιστημονικών συλλόγων και εταιρειών και παρακολουθεί διεθνή και πανελλήνια συνέδρια με στόχο τη συνεχή επιμόρφωση στον τομέα της Οφθαλμολογίας

Tsironi Maria MD, FEBO is a Surgeon Ophthalmologist and maintains a private clinic in Ilioupoli. She graduated from the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace and has completed a Postgraduate Program in Medical Imaging in Ophthalmology at the same educational institution. Additionally, she holds the European Diploma in Ophthalmology (FEBO). She initially specialized in the United Kingdom at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire. Subsequently, she specialized in Ophthalmology at the General Children's Hospital "P. & A. Kyriakou" and at the Athens Eye Hospital. She has served as a Consultant with specialization in Retinal Pathology at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, and at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London. Furthermore, during 2022-23, she served as Director of the Retinal Pathology Department at the Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, UK. Today, in her private clinic, she offers a wide range of services, respecting the individual needs of each patient.

Nikitopoulos Georgios is a Pediatric and Adult Ophthalmic Surgeon maintaining private practices in Patissia and Nea Penteli. He studied at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and obtained the Ophthalmology specialty title following successful examinations, having previously specialized at the "Agia Sofia" Children's Hospital and the General State Hospital of Athens-KOFKA. Since 1988, he has been a member of the Surgical Team led by the ophthalmology professor at Cornell University in New York, Mr. M. Tragakis, specializing in the Cornea and Corneal Transplantations. He is an Anterior Segment Surgeon with an emphasis on modern small-incision cataract surgery, glaucoma, strabismus, and specialization in Lasers (correction of myopia, hypermetropia, astigmatism, presbyopia with Amaris 750S, the most advanced laser device today and unique in Greece). He also deals with the diagnosis and treatment of retinal diseases (Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Diseases, etc.). He serves as a scientific collaborator of the 1st Ophthalmology Clinic of "Errikos Dynan" Hospital, the "Ypapanti" Ophthalmology Clinic, the "OMMA" Ophthalmologic Institute, as well as the "Athena Refractive Center." Finally, he has published 26 scientific papers at national and international ophthalmological conferences and has participated in round tables, clinical workshops, and as an instructor in experimental surgeries for younger colleagues.

Ο Δρανίδης Γεώργιος είναι Οφθαλμίατρος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στη Θεσσαλονίκη. Είναι Διδάκτωρ και απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής σχολής του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης και μέλος του Ιατρικού Συλλόγου Θεσσαλονίκης. Ξεκίνησε την ειδικότητα του στην Οφθαλμολογία στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο του Κιλκίς στη συνέχεια στην πανεπιστημιακη κλινική του Γενικού νοσοκομείου "Παπαγεωργίου "και την ολοκλήρωσε στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο «Θριάσειο» της Ελευσίνας.

Στη συνέχεια, μετεκπαιδεύτηκε στο τμήμα Κερατοειδούς - Διαθλαστικής Χειρουργικής και Οφθαλμοπλαστικής Χειρουργικής και Τράπεζας Οφθαλμών του Queen Victoria Hospital στο East Grinstead στη Μεγάλη Βρετανία.

Κατόπιν εκπαιδεύτηκε στο Βαρδινογιάννειο Εργαστήριο Μεταμοσχεύσεων και Μικροχειρουργικής του Οφθαλμού (Β.Ε.Μ.Μ.Ο) του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης, υπό τον καθηγητή

Ι. Παλλήκαρη, εμπνευστή της μεθόδου LASIK για την διόρθωση των διαθλαστικών σφαλμάτων- μυωπία,αστιγματισμος,υπερμετρωπία και στην διορθωση της πρεσβυωπίας, καθώς και του κερατοκωνου.

Επίσης, εκπαιδεύτηκε στη Μ. Βρετανία στη χρήση βοτουλινικής τοξίνης για την εξάλειψη των ρυτίδων του προσώπου και τη θεραπεία του βλεφαρόσπασμου καθώς και στην εφαρμογή ενέσιμων σκευασμάτων υαλουρονικού οξέος για την εξάλειψη των ρυτίδων και ουλών του προσώπου.

Ο ιατρός ασχολείται με την αντιμετώπιση παθήσεων της ωχράς κηλίδας (ωχροπάθειες υγρού και ξηρού τύπου και διαβητικό οίδημα της ωχράς ή μετά από θρομβώσεις), με την χορήγηση των νέων αντιαγγειογενετικών παραγόντων (αντι - VEGF) και lasers. Στο πλήρως εξοπλισμένο οφθαλμολογικό ιατρείο του, δραστηριοποιείται σε όλο το φάσμα της Οφθαλμολογίας. Διαθέτει ειδικό εξοπλισμό για τη διάγνωση και παρακολούθηση όλου του φάσματος των Οφθαλμολογικών παθήσεων.΄Εχει πολυετή εμπειρία( σε Ελλάδα και Ηνωμένο βασίλειο) στην διόρθωση μυωπίας, υπερμετρωπίας και αστιγματισμού με Laser (LASIK - PRK), καθώς και στην αντιμετώπιση παθήσεων του κερατοειδούς - όπως του κερατόκωνου- με την επέμβαση Cross - Linking. Έχει εκπαιδευτεί στην χειρουργική αφαίρεση του καταρράκτη με φακοθρυψία και στην ένθεση ειδικών ενδοφακών (τωρικών) για την διόρθωση υψηλών αμετρωπιών (πολύ μεγάλης μυωπίας και αστιγματισμού).Διαθέτει αξιόλογη ερευνητική εμπειρία αποτελούμενη από συμμετοχές σε σε συνέδρια και workshops στην Ελλάδα και το εξωτερικό και συγγραφή πολλών επιστημονικών εργασιών.Διαθέτει αξιόλογη ερευνητική εμπειρία αποτελούμενη από συμμετοχές σε σε συνέδρια και workshops στην Ελλάδα και το εξωτερικό και συγγραφή πολλών επιστημονικών εργασιών.

Τέλος, ο ιατρός είναι μέλος της European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, της Ελληνικής Οφθαλμολογικής Εταιρείας, της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Ενδοφακών και Διαθλαστικής Χειρουργικής, του European Board of Ophthalmology, αλλά και του British Medical Council.

Το ιατρείο διαθέτει τον εξής εξοπλισμό:

OCT- Οπτική τομογραφία συνοχής

Oπτικά πεδία - Αυτόματο περίμετρο

Ψηφιακή φωτογραφία βυθού του οφθαλμού

Αυτόματο κερατοδιαθλασίμετρο

Τοπογραφία κερατοειδούς

Σχισμοειδής λυχνία

Αυτόματο φακόμετρο

Πίνακας οπτοτύπων

Παχυμετρία κερατοειδούς

Τονόμετρο Goldmann

Δοκιμαστικοί σκελετοί- ενηλίκων και παιδιών

Ειδικός εξοπλισμός για παιδοοφθαλμολογικό έλεγχο

Gedeon Spyros is an Ophthalmologist who maintains a private practice in Cholargos. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the Health Sciences Department at the University of Crete and holds the European Board of Ophthalmology Diploma (EBOD). He specialized in ophthalmology at the Athens General Hospital "Evangelismos - Athens Eye Clinic - Polyclinic." The physician has extensive experience in anterior segment eye surgery (cataract, glaucoma, eyelid surgery), as well as in refractive surgery (correction of myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism). Additionally, he has numerous presentations and continuously participates in conferences and seminars to stay updated on advancements in his field. Finally, besides his private practice, the doctor collaborates as a surgeon with the OMMA Eye Center and is a member of the Athens Medical Association.

Vergados Athanasios is an Ophthalmologist and maintains a private clinic in Ampelokipoi. Upon completing his medical studies, he specialized at the First University Ophthalmology Clinic (G. Gennimatas - KOFKA). In May 2014, he was awarded a PhD in Ophthalmology for his research project titled "Preperimetric lesions in pseudoexfoliative Glaucoma" from the Medical School of the University of Athens. Subsequently, he further specialized in the United Kingdom at the second largest ophthalmologic hospital in Europe (Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre). Following his specialization, he was appointed Director of the Glaucoma Department at the James Paget University Hospital in the East Anglia region. In 2017, he moved to London, where he was appointed at Barts Health NHS Trust, the largest hospital complex in England. He worked as a glaucoma specialist at Whipps Cross University Hospital and was head of the Glaucoma and Emergency Department. He also served as the lead physician for glaucoma treatment at Newham University Hospital. He is a member of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (UK), GMC (UK), UKEGS (member of the United Kingdom Glaucoma Society), BEECS (British Emergency Eye Care Society), British Ophthalmic Anaesthesia Society. Additionally, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, and the European and Hellenic Glaucoma Societies.

Ο Ασλανίδης Ιωάννης MD,PhD, F.R.C.Ophth,MBA είναι Οφθαλμίατρος με ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στο Ηράκλειο Κρήτης. Είναι Πρόεδρος του Ελληνικού Κολλεγίου Οφθαλμολογίας και ιδρυτής και ιατρικός διευθυντής της Εμμετρωπία ΑΕ. Εκπόνησε τη διδακτορική του διατριβή στο Πανεπιστήμιο Weill-Cornell Medical College της Νέας Υόρκης με θέμα "Υπέρηχοι πολύ υψηλής συχνότητας στη Διαθλαστική χειρουργική", ενώ παράλληλα εμπλούτισε επιμελώς την κλινική του εκπαίδευση και εμπειρία και σε άλλους τομείς της Οφθαλμολογίας στις ΗΠΑ. Εξειδικεύθηκε στη Νεύρο-Οφθαλμολογία στο πανεπιστήμιο SUNY (State university of New York.) και στο "Γλαύκωμα" στο διεθνούς φήμης νοσοκομείο Wills Eye Hospital, στο Πανεπιστήμιο Thomas Jefferson της Pennsylvania Philadelphia, HΠΑ. Επιπροσθέτως, εξειδικεύθηκε στις Παθήσεις Αμφιβληστροειδούς και της Ωχράς στο University of Toronto στον Καναδά, ενώ τo 1999-2000 σαν υπότροφος του Ιδρύματος Ωνάση εξειδικεύθηκε στη "Διαθλαστική Χειρουργική και Χειρουργική του Προσθίου ημιμορίου του Οφθαλμού" στο University of Newcastle της Μεγάλης Βρετανίας. Έχει διατελέσει Επιστημονικός Διευθυντής Διαθλαστικής Χειρουργικής του Βαρδινογιάννειου Εργαστηρίου Μικροχειρουργικής και Μεταμοσχεύσεων του Οφθαλμού (ΒΕΜΜΟ) της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης. Έχει ενεργό συμμετοχή σε πάνω από 300 δημοσιεύσεις, ανακοινώσεις, επιστημονικά άρθρα, κεφάλαια σε βιβλία, ή παρουσιάσεις σε ευρωπαϊκό ή παγκόσμιο επίπεδο και είναι εταίρος του Royal College of Ophthalmologists του Λονδίνου, ενώ έχει πραγματοποιήσει πάνω από 10.000 διαθλαστικές και άλλες οφθαλμολογικές επεμβάσεις και έχει εκπαιδεύσει μεγάλο αριθμό ημεδαπών και αλλοδαπών διαθλαστικών χειρούργων από όλο τον κόσμο. Επιπλέον, είναι καθηγητής Οφθαλμολογίας στο Weill - Cornell Medical College της Νέας Υόρκης, επισκέπτης καθηγητής στο Ιατρικό Πανεπιστήμιο Wenzhou της Κίνας και επιστημονικός σύμβουλος της ιατρικής βιομηχανίας λέιζερ και απεικονιστικών συστημάτων στην οφθαλμολογία. Τέλος, είναι μέλος της Επιστημονικής Επιτροπής της Ελληνικής Ολυμπιακής Επιτροπής.