Ophthalmologists with experience in Dry eyes

Dr. Maria-Irini Kourakou is a practicing ophthalmologist based in Cholargos, Athens. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2004–2010), and later completed a Master’s Degree in Medical Imaging in Ophthalmology at the Democritus University of Thrace (2018–2023).She began her professional career with a clinical residency at Hospital Bellvitge in Barcelona, Spain (2012–2013), gaining valuable experience in a high-level international medical environment. She then completed her specialization in Ophthalmology at Evangelismos General Hospital in Athens (2016–2022), one of Greece’s most prominent teaching hospitals.Dr. Kourakou is a member of the Athens Medical Association (since 2010) and the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society (since 2017). She actively participates in medical congresses and continuing education. She is fluent in English and Spanish.

Professor Petroutsos Georgios MD, PhD is an Ophthalmic Surgeon with private practices in Athens and Kifisia. He possesses extensive experience in corneal diseases, dry eye syndrome, rheumatic eye disorders, and glaucoma. Surgically, he specializes in cataract surgery and the correction of myopia, astigmatism, hypermetropia, and presbyopia using specialized intraocular lenses. For glaucoma, he applies the latest methods including Laser Trabeculoplasty and Diode Laser External Cyclophotocoagulation. Additionally, he engages in the correction of myopia, hypermetropia, and astigmatism with laser techniques. Following his specialty training, he worked for three years in Paris at the Ophthalmology Clinics of Hôtel-Dieu Université Paris VI and Broussais Hôtel-Dieu, the largest ophthalmologic clinic in France. He served as a Researcher at I.N.S.E.R.M (Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale), Ophthalmology Group Unit 86, and as a Researcher at C.N.R.S (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), Unit 118. He was appointed Maître de Conférences Agrégé des Universités à titre étranger. In March 1987, he was conferred the title of Professeur des Universités - Praticien Hospitalier à titre étranger. After his three-year stay in France, he worked for various periods at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London and at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston. He returned from abroad in 1985 and was appointed Chief Ophthalmologist Grade A at the Athens Eye Hospital. From 1986, he worked at the University Hospital of Ioannina as an Assistant Professor and later Associate Professor until 1992. He gained particular expertise in Sjogren’s syndrome through collaboration with the Internal Medicine Clinic and Professor Ch. Moutsopoulos. He has authored three dissertations, over 50 foreign-language scientific publications, and more than 150 Greek publications. From 1992, he served as Director of the Ophthalmology Clinic at the Blue Cross for fifteen years. He currently performs surgery at the specialized Ophthalmology Clinic Hypapanti tou Christou.

Andrianaki Aggeliki is an Ophthalmologist and maintains her private practice in Galatsi. She holds a degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a PhD from the Medical School of the University of Geneva. The doctor collaborates with the Athens Ophthalmology Center, the Ophthalmology Clinic of GNA Gennimatas Hospital, and the Evgenidio Hospital. It would be remiss not to mention her particular clinical interests in surgical ophthalmology, myopia laser treatment, cataract surgery, glaucoma, macula, and corneal dry eye disease.

Androu Aggeliki is an Ophthalmologist who maintains a private practice in Ilion. She is a PhD candidate in Medicine at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a graduate of the Medical School of the same institution. She completed her ophthalmology specialization at the General Hospital of Komotini and at the Second University Ophthalmology Clinic of the University General Hospital "Attikon." She holds the title of Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology following examinations. She has particular expertise in cataract surgery, vitreoretinal surgery, and macular diseases. She has numerous publications in reputable international and Greek ophthalmology journals and has participated in numerous ophthalmology conferences in Greece and abroad, as well as in multiple research protocols of international multicenter studies as an investigator. Finally, she is a member of the Medical Association of Athens and the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society.

Dr. Karsaliakou Georgia is an Ophthalmologist who maintains a private practice in the Ampelokipi area. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and obtained her specialty certification in Ophthalmology in 2010 after a four-year residency at the General Hospital "Polyclinic of Athens." There, she specialized in cataract surgery as well as the diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma and retinal diseases. Alongside her private practice, she serves as the head of the Ophthalmology Preventive Screening Department at the "Hygeia" Hospital. In her fully equipped clinic, she provides accurate diagnosis and targeted treatment for ophthalmologic patients, including laser procedures for myopia, cataracts, glaucoma, and retinal conditions (such as age-related macular degeneration).

Ο Dr Ζησούλης Αιμίλιος MD PhD είναι Χειρουργός Οφθαλμίατρος και Διδάκτωρ Πανεπιστημίου Ιωαννίνων. Το 2010 πέτυχε βαθμολογία ρεκόρ στις πανελλήνιες εξετάσεις με 19780 μόρια και εισήλθε στην Ιατρική σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλίας. Αποφοίτησε το 2016, 1ος σε σειρά λαμβάνοντας έπαινο και το αριστείο της Ιατρικής Σχολής. Υπηρέτησε τη δωδεκάμηνη στρατιωτική του θητεία (2017-2018) ως υπαξιωματικός ιατρός της Πολεμικής Αεροπορίας υπηρετώντας σε μεγάλο αριθμό μονάδων ανά την επικράτεια. Υπηρέτησε ως ειδικευόμενος οφθαλμίατρος στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Λάρισας Κουτλιμπάνειο και Τριανταφύλλειο κατά τα έτη 2018-2023, στη διάρκεια των οποίων διετέλεσε ως πρώτος χειρουργός σε εκατοντάδες χειρουργικές επεμβάσεις καταρράκτη και άλλα χειρουργεία προσθίου οφθαλμικού ημιμορίου, ενώ παράλληλα ανέλαβε την διερεύνηση και θεραπεία χιλιάδων ασθενών με πληθώρα οφθαλμικών παθήσεων. Κατά τη διάρκεια της ειδικότητας του συμμετείχε σε μεγάλο αριθμό οφθαλμολογικών συνεδρίων και διεθνών σεμιναρίων χειρουργικής προσθίου οφθαλμικού ημιμορίου, παρουσιάζοντας ως ομιλητής ιδιαίτερα περιστατικά και την ερευνητική πρόοδο της διδακτορικής του διατριβής. Τον Μάιο του 2023 έλαβε τον τίτλο ειδικότητας της οφθαλμολογίας συμμετέχοντας στις εξετάσεις του Πανεπιστημιακού Γενικού Νοσοκομείου ΑΧΕΠΑ της Θεσσαλονίκης. Αναγορεύτηκε Διδάκτορας της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Ιωαννίνων το 2020 με διδακτορική διατριβή επί του γλαυκώματος και βαθμό άριστα καταρρίπτοντας το ρεκόρ μικρότερης ηλικίας γιατρού με διδακτορικό (28 ετών). Εργάζεται από το καλοκαίρι του 2023 ως χειρουργός οφθαλμίατρος στο ιδιωτικό του ιατρείο επί της οδού Ασκληπιού 38 στη Λάρισα και χειρουργεί στην οφθαλμολογική κλινική του ΙΑΣΩ Θεσσαλίας. Έχει ήδη μεγάλη πείρα σε επεμβάσεις κερατόκωνου : cross linking και Kerarings , ενώ διενεργεί με μεγάλη επιτυχία όλες τις επεμβάσεις αφαίρεσης γυαλιών: femtoLASIK, PRK, ICLφακικοί ενδοφακοί και refractive lensectomy. Είναι ένας από τους πρώτους ευρωπαίους οφθαλμίατρους που εκπαιδεύτηκε το 2025 από την ALCON στην Βαρκελώνη σε ένθεση των premium ενδοφακών της Alcon Vivity και Panoptix με τη χρήση του digital marker VERION προσαρμοσμένου επί του μικροσκοπίου Luxor Revalia. Όλος ο παραπάνω ο εξοπλισμός είναι πλέον σε πλήρη χρήση στο Ιασώ Θεσσαλίας. Η προηγμένη αυτή τεχνική αποσκοπεί στην πλήρη απαλλαγή από γυαλιά σε κάθε απόσταση μετά από επέμβαση καταρράκτη. Στις 10/9/2025 τοποθέτησε σε ασθενείς τους πρώτους στην κεντρική Ελλάδα ενδοφακούς Alcon Clareon Vivity προ της επίσημης κυκλοφορίας τους στην ελληνική αγορά. Αποτελούν πρωτοπόρο τεχνολογία κατασκευασμένη στις Η.Π.Α. ικανή να προσφέρει ταυτόχρονα άριστη μακρινή και κοντινή όραση, με στόχο την πλήρη απαλλαγή από κάθε γυαλί όρασης, χωρίς παραγωγή δυσφωτοπικών φαινομένων.

Athanasiou Vasiliki MD, MSc, FEBO is an Ophthalmologist who maintains a private practice in Trikala. She is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She completed her specialization in Ophthalmology and Pediatric Ophthalmology in hospitals in Germany as well as in Greece. The doctor has specialized in modern cataract surgery and in laser treatment for myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. She offers comprehensive pediatric ophthalmologic examinations at her clinic, glaucoma assessment, and the management of macular and retinal diseases. Additionally, the doctor handles cases involving correction of refractive errors through laser procedures for myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. Finally, having completed intensive training seminars in eyelid surgery at international centers, she possesses thorough and comprehensive expertise in the latest treatments for eyelid disorders.

Dr. Miraxtsis Theodoros MD, PhD is an Ophthalmic Surgeon - Military Physician and Director of the Ophthalmology Clinic at the 424 General Army Hospital of Thessaloniki, with a private practice in Thessaloniki. He holds a degree from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and is a graduate of the Military Officers School of Corps (SSAS). He has completed postgraduate studies in Pediatric Ophthalmology and, as part of his doctoral thesis, he is extensively involved in the management of macular diseases (wet and dry age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema or post-thrombotic conditions), with the administration of new anti-angiogenic agents (anti-VEGF) and lasers. Currently, in his fully equipped ophthalmology clinic, he practices across the full spectrum of Ophthalmology with a special emphasis on Pediatric Ophthalmology - Neuro-ophthalmology, the correction of myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism with laser techniques (LASIK - PRK - FEMTO-LASIK), especially for candidates of military, police, and merchant marine academies, as well as the treatment of corneal disorders (e.g., keratoconus) using the new Cross-Linking method. He has been trained in cataract surgery using phacoemulsification and the implantation of special toric intraocular lenses for the correction of high refractive errors (very high myopia and astigmatism).

Reziti Ioanna is an Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Patras. She holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Patras and specialized in Ophthalmology at Penteli Children’s Hospital, the University General Hospital of Patras, Edgeware Hospital in London, and Birmingham Eye Hospital in England. Dr. Reziti participates in numerous conferences both in Greece and abroad and is a member of the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society.

Triantafyllidou Annampella is an Ophthalmologist who maintains her private practice in Alimos. Combining her scientific expertise and many years of experience, she manages a wide range of cases, always prioritizing the best possible care for her patients. Lastly, it would be remiss not to mention her specialization in myopia laser treatment, cataract surgery, and non-invasive blepharoplasty.

Dr Karamitsos Athanasios MD, MSc, PhD, FEBO is an Ophthalmic Surgeon who maintains a private practice in the center of Thessaloniki. He holds a doctorate from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a postgraduate degree in Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies with a distinction from the same university. He has specialized for five years in the United Kingdom at the University Hospitals of Cambridge and Newcastle, focusing on diseases of the ocular fundus and specialized surgeries of the retina and macula, complex cataract surgeries, laser treatments, as well as ophthalmic inflammations and their therapies. He also has significant experience with rare ophthalmic cases and syndromes, such as Stickler syndrome. Additionally, he has specialized in OCT technology, Optical Coherence Tomography. Currently, he works as a University Fellow at the 2nd University Clinic of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, specifically in the Department of Retinal Surgery, treating patients with macular disease, diabetic retinopathy and edema, epiretinal membrane, macular hole, intravitreal hemorrhage, and complex cataract cases. Finally, Dr Karamitsos actively participates with presentations at numerous Greek and international conferences and is a member of the Medical Association of Thessaloniki, the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, the European Vitreoretinal Society, and the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.

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.

Marinopoulos Konstantinos is a Military Ophthalmic Surgeon and maintains a private practice in Katerini. He is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki as well as the Military Officers’ School of Corps (S.S.A.S.) with the rank of Pilot Officer. He completed his specialty in Ophthalmology at the Ophthalmology Clinic of the 251 General Air Force Hospital and at the 1st University Ophthalmology Clinic of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, at the University General Hospital AHEPA. Additionally, he holds the European Board of Ophthalmology Diploma. Alongside his private practice, he works as Head of the Health Service at the KEDA Skotina. Moreover, he is a scientific collaborator of the 1st University Ophthalmology Clinic of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Lastly, he has contributed papers to numerous Greek and international ophthalmology conferences and is a member of the major Greek and European scientific ophthalmological societies.

Samiotaki Afroditi is an Ophthalmologist - Pediatric Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Evosmos since 1993. She holds a degree from the Medical Academy of Sofia with honors and has received her specialty training in Ophthalmology in both Greece and Bulgaria. She has expertise in surgical ophthalmology, strabismus, pediatric ophthalmology, as well as in bloodless surgery and bloodless blepharoplasty. Additionally, at her practice, she offers a wide range of ophthalmology services including comprehensive ophthalmological examinations for adults, full pediatric ophthalmological assessments, complete orthoptic evaluations, amblyopia treatment, minor eyelid surgeries, aesthetic ophthalmology, as well as bloodless eyelid and facial surgery. Furthermore, Dr. Samiotaki is certified for prescribing glasses and medications under the National Organization for Healthcare Services Provision (EOPYY). Finally, as a private practitioner, she attends numerous conferences and seminars annually related to her professional development and is a member of the Northern Greece Ophthalmological Society and the Society of Aesthetic Medicine and Bloodless Surgery, with her most recent workshops in aesthetic medicine and bloodless surgery held in October 2016 in Thessaloniki with Venus Medicine, and in January and April 2017 in Larissa and Thessaloniki respectively, with Hermes Medicine.