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.

Lampatou Sevasti is an Ophthalmic Surgeon and maintains her private practice in Ano Patisia. She graduated from the Medical School of the University of Crete. She served as a rural service physician at the Theologos Regional Clinic in Rhodes. She specialized in ophthalmology at the Laiko General Hospital of Athens, where she gained experience in a wide range of ocular pathology and surgery. She holds the European Diploma in Ophthalmology (Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology). She is currently attending the postgraduate program "Modern Approaches in Retinal Pathology and Surgery" at the Medical Department of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She undertakes cataract and refractive surgical procedures (laser surgery for myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism), cases of macular diseases and diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma monitoring and management, as well as corneal and retinal disorders. Dr. Lampatou has participated in numerous ophthalmological conferences and is a member of the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society and the Athens Medical Association.

Dr. Nasikas Vasileios MD, MSc, FEBOphth is a Surgical Ophthalmologist specializing in Refractive Surgery, specifically laser surgery for refractive disorders (myopia, hypermetropia, astigmatism, presbyopia, and their combinations). He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and holds a Master's degree in Ophthalmic Imaging from Democritus University of Thrace. Additionally, he obtained the European Diploma of Ophthalmology FEBOphth after examinations in 2017. Notably, he is the only refractive surgeon in Thessaly officially trained by a certified body, the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Lenses and Refractive Surgery, having received this specialization through a structured scholarship program in 2019. His involvement in refractive surgery began in 2015 at VEMMO under the renowned professor I. Pallikaris, the pioneer of LASIK. "OCLIU" is located in a comfortable, luxurious facility offering highly specialized medical services. It is equipped with cutting-edge technology, including the latest scientific innovations in ocular imaging, optical coherence tomography, and non-invasive angiography OCT/OCT-a for the diagnosis and monitoring of optic nerve and macular diseases, with a strong investment in human resources. Aspiring to be a model ophthalmic clinic and an example of service provision so that people can see as they deserve, with courage and truthfulness regarding their health.

Makridakis Dimitrios MD is an Ophthalmic Surgeon with a private practice in Chalkida. The physician specialized at the General State Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas" and possesses extensive experience in myopia laser treatment, cataract surgery, and intravitreal injections. In his fully equipped clinic, comprehensive examination and treatment of refractive errors (myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, presbyopia) are performed for both children and adults, along with glaucoma evaluation and treatment using visual field testing, strabismus and amblyopia assessment, fundoscopy for acquired and hereditary macular diseases, diagnosis and treatment of corneal conditions and anterior and posterior segment inflammations, diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration management, as well as license renewals.

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.

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.

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.

Filip Gkampriela - Monika is an Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Koukaki. She holds a medical degree from the Faculty of Health Sciences at the Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest. Additionally, she has worked as a Surgical Ophthalmologist at the Athens Eye Clinic. She is specialized in myopia laser treatment, cataract surgery, and macular degeneration. At her private practice, she offers a wide range of services tailored to the individual needs of each patient.

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.

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.

Ioannis Kokkoris is an Ophthalmologist who maintains a private practice in Piraeus. Concurrently, he collaborates with the Ophthalmology Clinic of Metropolitan General. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Ophthalmology at the General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio". Additionally, he holds a European Diploma in Ophthalmology, which he obtained in Paris. He possesses extensive experience, having worked in major Clinics and Hospitals in Attica, and specializes in myopia laser treatment, Pediatric Ophthalmology, and Cataract Surgery.

Dr. Nter-Gkarapetian Vatse is an Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Kallithea. He studied at the Medical School of Yerevan State Medical University in Armenia and subsequently trained at the Medical School of Harvard University and the University of Southern California in the United States of America. Additionally, he specialized at the University Ophthalmology Clinic of the University General Hospital of Heraklion, Crete. The doctor has extensive experience and training in ophthalmology. Furthermore, he is specialized in myopia laser treatment, cataract surgery, as well as pediatric ophthalmology.

Psomiadi Olga is a Ophthalmic Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Ampelokipoi. She is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a few years later obtained her specialty title in Ophthalmology. She has worked as a Resident Ophthalmologist in Greece and Germany. Specifically, at the 2nd University Department of Ophthalmology - "Attikon" University Hospital, at the ARIS Augenklinik Ophthalmology Clinic, a member of the Ober-Scharrer Group, one of the largest ophthalmology groups in Germany, where she gained extensive experience in retinal and macular diseases, as well as at the General Children's Hospital of Penteli, where she specialized in Pediatric Ophthalmology. She has many years of experience in the diagnosis and treatment of ocular diseases in both children and adults and regularly attends numerous conferences in Greece and abroad. Additionally, she provides voluntary medical services as an Ophthalmology Collaborator at the Athens Ophthalmology Center during missions with the non-profit organization "Doctors of the World." Finally, the doctor has a significant number of research scientific publications.

Lakidis Ophthalmology, whose Scientific Director is Lakidis Vasilis - Ophthalmologist, in collaboration with his son Lakidis Antonis and associates, is an ophthalmology center located in Thessaloniki. He holds a PhD from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, with a degree from the same university, and has undergone advanced training at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London and at the University Clinic of Cologne in the management of complex retinal and choroidal diseases. He possesses extensive professional experience in prominent hospitals and university clinics, such as Hippokration General Hospital of Thessaloniki, where he worked as a scientific collaborator for 8 years, and the Ophthalmology Clinic of Democritus University of Thrace, where he served as a scientific advisor for 5 years. At his ophthalmology center, together with his associates, they provide services across the full spectrum of ophthalmology, including refractive surgery, pediatric ophthalmology, corneal diseases, posterior segment diseases, eyelid disorders, neuro-ophthalmology, preventive ophthalmology, general ophthalmology, minimally invasive blepharoplasty, cataract treatment, ophthalmic inflammations, and glaucoma.

Georgios Kateris is an Ophthalmic Surgeon with a private practice in Thessaloniki. He is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and has completed postgraduate training in the clinical retina and neuro-ophthalmology department at the Swedish University Ophthalmology Clinic Sahlgrenska. He specialized in cataract and glaucoma surgery at the Ophthalmology Clinic of the Swedish Hospital SÄS, where he served as Consultant Surgeon for two years. Currently, he has extensive experience in cataract surgery, refractive procedures for myopia and astigmatism, as well as in the study and management of macular degeneration and retinopathy. Finally, the doctor is a member of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Lens and Refractive Surgery, the European Board of Ophthalmology, and the Swedish Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

Η Όρχα Σιμίνα είναι Οφθαλμίατρος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στην Νέα Μάκρη. Είναι απόφοιτη της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy και διαθέτει πολυετή εμπειρία στον τομέα της οφθαλμολογίας. Έχει εκπαιδευτεί και εργαστεί σε μεγάλα νοσοκομεία της Ελλάδας, όπως το νοσοκομείο Ερυθρός Σταυρός και το Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών "Γεώργιος Γεννηματάς", ενώ έχει διατελέσει και επιστημονικός συνεργάτης σε εξειδικευμένο τμήμα οφθαλμικών φλεγμονών. Στο οφθαλμολογικό ιατρείο της προσφέρει ολοκληρωμένες υπηρεσίες οφθαλμολογικής φροντίδας

Dr Kaiafas Konstantinos MD, FEBO is an Ophthalmologist who maintains a private practice in Patras. He holds a medical degree from the Medical School of the University of Patras and specialized in Ophthalmology at the Augenärzte OWL Ophthalmological Clinic, one of the largest ophthalmic surgical centers in North Rhine-Westphalia. He received further training in Ophthalmology at the University Ophthalmology Clinic HUG in Geneva and at the University Ophthalmology Clinic Creteil in Paris. He completed a doctoral dissertation on cataract surgery, was awarded a Doctorate and earned the title Dr. med from the Medical School of the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. Following successful pan-European examinations in Paris, he was certified as a member of the European Board of Ophthalmology and acquired the FEBO title. Finally, he has served as a specialist ophthalmologist - ophthalmic surgeon at the Augenärzte OWL Ophthalmological Clinic in Germany, with expertise in cataract surgery, glaucoma, and refractive surgery.

Fidanaki - Tountor Ntaniela is an Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Pallini. She holds a Medical Degree from the School of Health Sciences at Carol Davila University and is specialized in myopia laser treatment and ophthalmic surgery. Additionally, Dr. Fidanaki - Tountor has extensive experience in conditions such as glaucoma, cataracts, and macular diseases. She obtained her ophthalmology specialty at the 1st University Ophthalmology Clinic at the General Hospital of Athens "Georgios Gennimatas," where she remained as a Scientific Collaborator in the Retina Department until 2002. Since 2002, she has been collaborating as a Scientific Collaborator at the Ophthalmology Clinic of Metropolitan General Hospital. Finally, she is a member of several scientific associations, including the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, and the Society of Intraocular Lenses and Refractive Surgery. She is also the founder of the Society of Aesthetic Medicine and Non-Invasive Surgery.