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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Kouri Maria is an Ophthalmologist and maintains a private practice in Ilisia. She has many years of experience and up-to-date scientific training both in Greece and abroad, having been trained by leading experts in the fields of the anterior and posterior segments of the eye. Following this international experience, she acquired comprehensive knowledge of the most advanced diagnostic and therapeutic methods in ophthalmology. She is involved in a wide range of ophthalmological services, from preventive screening and diagnosis to treatment and long-term monitoring of eye health. She believes that every patient is unique and deserves personalized and sincere care, with respect, consistency, and genuine concern. Her goal is to help every individual enjoy clear vision and healthy eyes with confidence and assurance.

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.

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.