Ophthalmologists for Cataract surgery in the Southern suburbs of Athens

Thanasoulas Nikitas is an Ophthalmologist who maintains a private practice in Vyronas. He holds a medical degree from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Ophthalmology through training at Nikaia-Piraeus General Hospital and the 251 Air Force General Hospital.

Ο Αιμιλιανός Στράτος είναι Χειρουργός Οφθαλμίατρος και διατηρεί το ιατρείο του εντός του Πολυϊατρείου Central Medical Park στην Καλλιθέα. Είναι πτυχιούχος της ιατρικής σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών καθώς και απόφοιτος του τμήματος Οπτικής των ΤΕΙ Αθηνών. Έλαβε τον τίτλο της ειδικότητάς του το 2014 κατόπιν ειδίκευσης στο Οφθαλμιατρείο Αθηνών και κατέχει τον τίτλο «Fellow του Ευρωπαϊκού Συμβουλίου Οφθαλμολογίας» (FEBO) μετά από εξέταση από το Ευρωπαϊκό Συμβούλιο της Οφθαλμολογίας (European Board of Ophthalmology-ΕΒΟ) το 2013. Το 2018 έλαβε την άδεια εκτέλεσης υπερήχων στην ειδικότητα της οφθαλμολογίας μετά από εξέταση της επιτροπής του Υπουργείου Υγείας. Επιπλέον, είναι κάτοχος Μεταπτυχιακού Διπλώματος Ειδίκευσης (Master of Science, MSc) από το διατμηματικό πρόγραμμα "Οπτική και Όραση" του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης. Στην διάρκεια του μεταπτυχιακού προγράμματος ο ιατρός απέκτησε σημαντική εμπειρία στην διαθλαστική χειρουργική ως μέλος της ερευνητικής ομάδας του Βαρδινογιάννειου Εργαστηρίου Μεταμοσχεύσεων και Μικροχειρουργικής του Οφθαλμού (ΒΕΜΜΟ, VEIC) στο Πανεπιστήμιο Κρήτης. Διαθέτει πληθώρα δημοσιεύσεων σε ξενόγλωσσα επιστημονικά περιοδικά αλλά και ένα σημαντικό αριθμό ανακοινώσεων σε ελληνικά και διεθνή συνέδρια οφθαλμολογίας. Μετά την λήψη της ειδικότητας ο ιατρός παρέμεινε για δύο χρόνια στο Οφθαλμιατρείο Αθηνών, όπου απέκτησε σημαντική κλινική και χειρουργική εμπειρία. Την διετία 2016 - 2018 εργάστηκε ως Επιμελητής Β' στο Κέντρο Υγείας Σπάτων με την ταυτόχρονη συμμετοχή του στις δραστηριότητες της Β' Οφθαλμολογικής κλινικής του Οφθαλμιατρείου Αθηνών. Τα πεδία ενδιαφέροντός του στην οφθαλμολογία, αφορούν την αντιμετώπιση παθήσεων των βλέφαρων και της δακρυϊκής συσκευής, των παθήσεων του προσθίου ημιμορίου όπως οι κερατοειδοπάθειες και ο καταρράκτης. Έχει επίσης εμπειρία στην αντιμετώπιση του γλαυκώματος καθώς και παθήσεων του αμφιβληστροειδούς, όπως, π.χ. στην αντιμετώπιση της εκφύλισης της ωχράς κηλίδας με ενδοβολβικές ενέσεις Ant-VEGF παραγόντων.

Dr. Kogkas Nikolaos is an Ophthalmic Surgeon with a private practice in Agios Dimitrios. He studied at the Medical School of the University of Patras and specialized in Ophthalmology at the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos," where he received advanced scientific training and specialized in surgery. Additionally, he specialized in anterior segment surgery of the eye, performing a large number of surgical procedures and routine daily minor interventions, acquiring excellent surgical expertise. He has extensive clinical experience and is a Scientific Collaborator of the Ophthalmology Clinic at the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos" and an Ophthalmic Surgeon at the Ophthalmology Clinic "Ypapanti." The clinic is fully equipped with modern diagnostic equipment to facilitate the management of any ophthalmological condition. The doctor has long-standing experience in Cataract Surgery and Refractive Surgery - LASER (Laser treatment for Myopia, Hyperopia, Astigmatism, Presbyopia). His scientific fields include adult and pediatric Ophthalmology, macular diseases, anterior segment ocular diseases, Cataract Surgery, LASER Surgery, among others. The clinic provides a range of medical services, such as fundoscopy, refraction testing and prescription of glasses, amblyopia treatment, cataract screening, glaucoma monitoring, removal of foreign bodies from the eye, and also handles emergency cases, among others.

Tzenaki Maria is an Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Paleo Faliro. She holds a degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is a specialized ophthalmic surgeon. During her studies, she has worked at the Athens Polyclinic and the University Ophthalmology Clinic of the General State Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas." As a private practitioner, she has collaborated with "Hygeia" Hospital, the Athens Medical Center, Paleo Faliro Clinic, the Athenian Clinic, and Eyedayclinic. She has been a private ophthalmologist since 1990 in Paleo Faliro. Her areas of practice in her private clinic include general clinical ophthalmology, refractive assessment, fundus diseases, glaucoma, neuro-ophthalmological conditions, thyroid-related eye disorders, pediatric ophthalmological examinations, anterior segment surgery, refractive surgeries (correction of myopia, hyperopia, presbyopia), and contact lens application.

Dr. Karampatos Theodoros MD is an Ophthalmic Surgeon with a private practice in Piraeus. He is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specializes in glaucoma and cataract surgery, while also possessing extensive experience in the correction of myopia and hypermetropia. Dr. Karampatos is a Scientific Associate at the Ophthalmology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos". At his private practice, he offers a wide range of services, always respecting the individual needs of each patient.

Dr. Fradelos Spyros MD, MSc, FEBO is an Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Piraeus. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specialized in Ophthalmology at the General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio". He pursued further training in "Imaging in Ophthalmology" at the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace. Additionally, since 2013, he has held the European Diploma of Ophthalmology, a title awarded in Paris after specialized examinations covering all ophthalmologic subspecialties. Besides his private practice, he provides home visits for individuals with limited mobility. Dr. Fradelos has performed numerous ophthalmic surgical procedures and has extensive experience in the proper management of the full spectrum of ocular pathology, including retinopathies and glaucoma. His clinic is equipped with state-of-the-art technology to conduct comprehensive ophthalmologic examinations or routine check-ups. Finally, he is a member of the Medical Association of Piraeus, the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Lenses and Refractive Surgery, and the Hellenic Vitreoretinal Society.

Ο Διονύσιος Τριανταφύλλου MD, MSc, PhDc, FEBO είναι Χειρουργός Οφθαλμίατρος με εξειδίκευση στις παθήσεις και τις επεμβάσεις του κερατοειδούς και του προσθίου ημιμορίου. Διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στην Βούλα. Η ακαδημαϊκή του πορεία ξεκίνησε από την Κτηνιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλίας (2008) και συνεχίστηκε στην Ιατρική Σχολή του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών (2013). Εκπαιδεύτηκε στην παιδοφθαλμολογία στο Παιδιατρικό Νοσοκομείο Παίδων Πεντέλης και στην συνέχεια στην οφθαλμολογία ενηλίκων στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Κοργιαλένειο- Μπενάκειο (Ερυθρός Σταυρός) στην Αθήνα και στην Β' Πανεπιστημιακή Οφθαλμολογική κλινική του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Παπαγεωργίου στην Θεσσαλονίκη. Ολοκλήρωσε την ειδικότητά του στην Οφθαλμολογία το 2022, λαμβάνοντας παράλληλα τον ευρωπαϊκό τίτλο Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology (2021). Το έντονο ενδιαφέρον του για τον κερατοειδή, τις μεταμοσχεύσεις και τη διαθλαστική χειρουργική τον οδήγησε στο εθνικό σύστημα υγείας (NHS) του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου , όπου μετεκπαιδεύτηκε εντατικά. Κατείχε τις θέσεις του Cornea and anterior segment Fellow στο Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο του Newcastle (Royal Victoria Hospital) και στο Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο του Southampton. Σε ακαδημαϊκό επίπεδο, ολοκλήρωσε με άριστα το μεταπτυχιακό «Ιατρική μεθοδολογία της έρευνας»  από το Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης το 2020. Από το 2022 είναι υποψήφιος διδάκτωρ στο Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, με ερευνητικό αντικείμενο τη χρήση της συνεστιακής μικροσκοπίας στις παθήσεις του κερατοειδούς. Από το 2024, παρακολουθεί το δεύτερο μεταπτυχιακό του στο ΕΚΠΑ με τίτλο «Αντιμετώπιση Διαθλαστικών Εκτροπών και Διαθλαστικές Επεμβάσεις». Διαθέτει σημαντική ερευνητική εμπειρία, έχοντας συμμετάσχει ως co-investigator σε ευρωπαϊκά clinical trials, ενώ έχει συμβάλλει ενεργά στην εκπαίδευση ως εκπαιδευτής σε wet labs της Ευρωπαϊκής Εταιρίας Καταρράκτη και Διαθλαστικής Χειρουργικής (ESCRS) και του μεταπτυχιακού πργράμματος "Χειρουργική του Οφθαλμού" στο Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης.

Tsilimpokou Nektaria is an Ophthalmologist maintaining a private practice in Argyroupoli. She is a graduate of the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace and a PhD candidate in Ophthalmology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She specialized in Ophthalmology at the 2nd University Ophthalmology Clinic of the University General Hospital "Attikon". During her residency, she was trained extensively in cataract surgery with a large number of operations and gained experience in a wide range of ophthalmic diseases affecting both the anterior and posterior segments. In parallel, she was trained in performing optical coherence tomography (OCT) for the diagnosis of macular and optic nerve head disorders. She has participated in numerous ophthalmology conferences in Greece and abroad, presenting a significant number of scientific announcements and papers, and has completed two research protocols of international multicenter studies. Since 2016, she has been collaborating with the Modern Polyclinic of Alimos "Medifirst" of the Interamerican Group.

Gretou Aikaterini is an Ophthalmologist who maintains a private practice in Piraeus, while also serving as the Consultant of the Pediatric Ophthalmology Department at the "Mitera" Hospital. She specialized at the Athens Eye Clinic, completing numerous cataract surgeries as well as other procedures, and following her specialty training, she continued her specialization at the "Agia Sofia" Children's Hospital. The physician undertakes preventive ophthalmological examinations as well as fundus examinations of premature newborns and children. Finally, she participates in numerous scientific conferences with the aim of continuous education and updating in ophthalmology.

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.

Dr Theodorou Olga is an adult Ophthalmic Surgeon and Pediatric Ophthalmologist, maintaining a private practice in the Dafni area. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Ophthalmology at the Charité University Hospital in Berlin. She has undergone further training in the United Kingdom for three consecutive years in macular and retinal diseases, posterior and anterior segment inflammations of the eye, cataract surgery, refractive surgery, as well as pediatric ophthalmology. She has been trained in the most modern and advanced surgical techniques for cataract removal and laser treatment for myopia and other refractive errors in the United Kingdom. Her clinic, a welcoming and fully equipped facility, offers comprehensive and technologically advanced equipment for the investigation of all ocular diseases as well as for performing imaging examinations. Her clinical and surgical experience reflects the high quality of the UK Health System. Finally, she has participated in numerous European conferences and ophthalmological studies, contributed to scientific articles in international ophthalmological journals, and is a member of numerous scientific associations in Greece and abroad.

Dr. Vouvouras Thomas is an Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Agios Dimitrios. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Craiova and completed his specialization in ophthalmology at Melissia General Hospital "Amalia Fleming" and the General Hospital "Red Cross". His private clinic is fully equipped with state-of-the-art technology, and he provides a range of medical services including fundoscopy, refraction assessment, glaucoma screening, cataract evaluation, macular examination, tonometry, gonioscopy, removal of foreign bodies from the eye and eyelids, myopia and astigmatism laser treatment, hypermetropia laser, presbyopia laser, keratoconus laser treatment, and surgical interventions for retinal detachment repair. Additionally, Dr. Vouvouras has performed a significant number of surgeries to treat ophthalmic conditions, including corneal transplantation, surgical restoration of obstructed lacrimal ducts (dacryocystorhinostomy), and ultrasound-assisted cataract surgery.

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.

Maria Zozolou MD, PhD, FEBO is a Ophthalmic Surgeon who maintains private practices in Kallithea, Marousi, and Piraeus. She specializes in refractive surgery and cataract surgery. With many years of experience in the use of advanced laser technologies and premium intraocular lenses, she provides comprehensive management of refractive errors and high-level care for patients with cataracts. Since 2015, she has been a key member of the medical team at the Athens Vision Eye Institute, where she is clinically and surgically active across the full spectrum of anterior segment disorders. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, holds a specialty in Ophthalmology from the General Hospital of Nikaia “Agios Panteleimon,” and obtained the European FEBO title in Paris in 2014. In 2015, she completed the “Grigoris P. Georgariou” Clinical and Surgical Fellowship in Refractive Surgery and Cataract Surgery. In 2019, she was awarded a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with a dissertation in the History of Medicine. Her clinical practice encompasses refractive surgery using femtosecond and excimer lasers or with Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL), modern cataract surgery with premium intraocular lenses, diagnosis and treatment of keratoconus, ocular surface diseases such as dry eye syndrome, as well as pediatric ophthalmology.

Nikolopoulos Dionysios is a Surgeon Ophthalmologist and maintains a private practice in Glyfada. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Patras and specialized in Ophthalmology at the Ophthalmology Clinic of the University Hospital of Patras. After obtaining his specialty, he worked in the Retina-Vitreous Department of the Athens Medical Center, enriching his experience in cataract surgery and the management of posterior segment diseases. He is a Consultant in the Pediatric Ophthalmology Department of the private clinic "Mitera," as well as a Scientific Collaborator of the Maternity Hospital "Leto." In his practice, he undertakes ophthalmological examinations of neonates, infants, and children (refractive assessment/prescription of glasses, strabismus evaluation, fundus examination), as well as adults (refractive assessment/prescription of glasses, glaucoma evaluation, fundus examination).

Ioannis Papazoglou is an Ophthalmologist and maintains a private practice in Ilioupoli. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Ophthalmology at the Medical Association Westfalen-Lippe in Germany. He worked as an Ophthalmology Resident and later as the Consultant of the Ophthalmology Clinic at Klinikum Lüdenscheid, an academic hospital of the University of Bonn. Additionally, he worked as a specialist Ophthalmic Surgeon at the Ophthalmology Center Praxis Drs. Krause Dortmund in Germany. At his practice, he manages cases across the entire spectrum of Ophthalmology, with a specialization in cataract surgery and macular diseases.

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.

Dr. Syndikakis Konstantinos MD is an Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Kallithea. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed his specialization in Ophthalmology at the University Ophthalmology Clinic of Athens. Additionally, he specialized in Ophthalmic Surgery and currently serves as a Scientific Associate at the Ophthalmic Surgery Center "Athens Eye Hospital" in Glyfada and at the "Eye Day Clinic." Throughout his career, he has worked in numerous hospitals and has also held the position of Director of the Ophthalmology Department at the “Panagia Odhigitria” Clinic. Finally, Dr. Syndikakis is a member of the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, the Hellenic Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, and the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.