Ophthalmologists for Glaucoma

Dr. Katsounis Antonios is an Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Chalandri. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, specializing in Ophthalmology, Surgical Ophthalmology, and Pediatric Ophthalmology. In his private clinic, he conducts examinations for cataracts and glaucoma, macular diseases, and generally assesses both children and adults. Additionally, he performs surgeries at a specialized center. Professionally, he has extensive experience, collaborating closely with the Euroclinic Children’s Hospital, OMMA Ophthalmology Institute, Athenian Clinic, and the Ophthalmology Clinic at the Bioiatriki Ambelokipi. Finally, he is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Lenses and Refractive Surgery, the Hellenic College of Ophthalmology, and the Hellenic Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.

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.

O Κατζάκης Μιχαήλ MD, FEBO είναι Χειρουργός Οφθαλμίατρος με ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στους Αμπελόκηπους (μετρό Πανόρμου). Είναι κάτοχος του Ευρωπαϊκού Διπλώματος Οφθαλμολογίας "Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology". Αποφοίτησε από το Λεόντειο Λύκειο Πατησίων με βαθμό "Άριστα". Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών με βαθμό "Λίαν Καλώς". Ο γιατρός έχει ειδικευθεί στο "Οφθαλμιατρείο Αθηνών" και στην "Augen-PraxisKlinik Minden" στο Minden της Γερμανίας. Μετά την απόκτηση του τίτλου ειδικότητας Οφθαλμολογίας ο γιατρός εξειδικεύθηκε σε μεγάλα πανεπιστημιακά νοσοκομεία του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου (Whipps Cross University Hospital, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals) και ολοκλήρωσε την εξειδίκευσή του στην παθολογία του αμφιβληστροειδούς και στις ενδοφθάλμιες φλεγμονές στο διεθνούς φήμης "Moorfields Eye Hospital" στο Λονδίνο. Ο γιατρός έχει εξειδίκευση και πολυετή εμπειρία στη χειρουργική του καταρράκτη, στις παθήσεις του αμφιβληστροειδούς (ηλικιακή εκφύλιση ωχράς κηλίδας, διαβητική αμφιβληστροειδοπάθεια και άλλες αγγειακές παθήσεις του αμφιβληστροειδούς, κεντρική ορώδης χοριοαμφιβληστροειδοπάθεια) και στις ενδοφθάλμιες φλεγμονές (ραγοειδίτιδες). Έχει επίσης εμπειρία στην αντιμετώπιση του γλαυκώματος και στις παθήσεις του προσθίου ημιμορίου (κερατοειδοπάθειες, νόσος της οφθαλμικής επιφάνειας, βλεφαρίτιδα, ξηροφθαλμία). Διαθέτει δημοσιεύσεις σε διεθνή επιστημονικά περιοδικά και παρουσιάσεις ανακοινώσεων σε Ελληνικά και διεθνή οφθαλμολογικά συνέδρια. Είναι μέλος του Γενικού Ιατρικού Συμβουλίου του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου (GMC), της Ελληνικής Οφθαλμολογικής Εταιρείας και της Ευρωπαϊκής Εταιρείας Ειδικών του Αμφιβληστροειδούς (EURETINA).

Koumpouni Kelly is a Ophthalmic Surgeon and maintains her private practice in Petroupoli. She holds a degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, where she graduated with a grade of Very Good. She specialized in Ophthalmology at the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens (partial period of a few months) and at the Athens Eye Clinic, where she was trained in a wide range of Eye Pathology and Surgery. She has served as a collaborator in private ophthalmology clinics for several years. Since 2020, she has been providing ophthalmology services at the INTERAMERICAN polyclinics. She performs cataract and refractive surgery (laser correction of myopia, hypermetropia, astigmatism), monitors glaucoma cases, macular and retinal diseases. The physician has participated and continues to participate in numerous ophthalmological conferences to stay informed about advancements in her field. She is a member of the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, the Hellenic Society of Vitreoretinal Diseases, the Medisystem health network, and the Athens Medical Association.

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.

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.

Dr. Nikoleta Michailidou is a Ophthalmologist (Grade A) at the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Agios Dimitrios", with extensive experience in cataract surgery and subspecialization in retinal surgery. She graduated from the School of Medicine at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2006 and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Forensic and Forensic Psychiatry at the same university (expected completion in 2025).She completed her residency in Ophthalmology at the General Hospital "Agios Dimitrios" (2007–2013) and subsequently underwent advanced subspecialty training in Retinal Surgery at the Athens Eye Hospital (2017–2019). Since 2016, she has been serving as a Consultant in the National Health System of Greece and has performed over 5,500 cataract surgeries, demonstrating exceptional surgical expertise and clinical experience.Dr. Michailidou is recognized for her professionalism, commitment to continuous medical education, and patient-centered approach to ophthalmic care.

O Δρ. Τσακπίνης Δημήτρης είναι Χειρουργός Οφθαλμίατρος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στη Θεσσαλονίκη. Παράλληλα, είναι συντονιστής Διευθυντής στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Θεσσαλονίκης "Ο Άγιος Δημήτριος" με εμπειρία σε πάνω από 14.000 επιτυχημένες επεμβάσεις καταρράκτη ακόμη και στις πλέον απαιτητικές περιπτώσεις. Επιπλέον, είναι Διδάκτορας στο Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης με διατριβή στην αμφιβληστροειδίτιδα από μεγαλοκυτταροϊό σε HIV+ ασθενείς. Έχει εξειδίκευση στη Χειρουργική του καταρράκτη και τη διαχείριση των επιπλοκών και έλαβε εξειδίκευση επί ένα έτος (Fellowship) στο Πανεπιστήμιο Κρήτης για τη διόρθωση με LASER της μυωπίας, υπερμετρωπίας, αστιγματισμού και πρεσβυωπίας υπό τον καθηγητή Ι. Παλλήκαρη, πρωτοπόρο της μεθόδου LASIK. Επίσης, έχει εξειδίκευση στις χειρουργικές παθήσεις του υαλοειδούς, του αμφιβληστροειδούς και της ωχράς κηλίδας την οποία απέκτησε στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Ηρακλείου "Βενιζέλειο" στη Κρήτη. Έλαβε την ειδικότητα οφθαλμολογίας στην Α' Πανεπιστημιακή Κλινική του Πανεπιστημιακού Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Θεσσαλονίκης - ΑΧΕΠΑ και πτυχίο της Ιατρικής σχολής του Αριστοτέλειου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης.

Στο ιδιωτικό του ιατρείο διενεργείται πλήρης οφθαλμολογικός έλεγχος σε ενήλικές, διατίθεται πλήρης και νέας γενιάς εξοπλισμόα, που καθιστά ευχερή την ακριβή διάγνωση οφθαλμολογικών παθήσεων, ενώ η τεράστια εμπειρία του Δρ. Δημήτρη Τσακπίνη, επιτρέπει την ορθή διάγνωση και επιλογή της χειρουργικής θεραπείας, όπου και όταν αυτή χρειάζεται.

Για επεμβατικές θεραπείες οι οποίες δεν διενεργούνται στο ιατρείο, ο Δρ. Δημήτρης Τσακπίνης, με χειρουργική εμπειρία στην αντιμετώπιση και των πλέον δύσκολων καταστάσεων και χειρουργικών επιπλοκών, αναλαμβάνει ασθενείς σε Οφθαλμολογικές Κλινικές με τις οποίες συνεργάζεται.

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.

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.

Maria Melisourgaki is an Ophthalmologist and runs the private practice EyeCheck in Neo Psychiko. She holds a medical degree from the Medical School of the University of Crete and specialized in Ophthalmology at the Venizeleio Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, and at the Athens Ophthalmology Clinic. She is responsible for the ophthalmology clinic at the Medifirst Polyclinic in Marousi and is an affiliated physician of the Athens Medi-clinic and the OMMA Ophthalmology Institute of Athens. She examines adults and children from 5 years old.

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.

Dr. Koutsonas Antonis MD, FEBOphth is an Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Kifisia. He holds a Doctorate and is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Aachen in Germany. He served for several years as a Consultant in the Department of Vitreous and Retinal Diseases at the University Ophthalmology Clinic of Aachen (2014-2022), where he specialized in the surgical management of vitreoretinal diseases and cataracts (vitreoretinal and cataract surgeon). Additionally, following European Ophthalmology examinations, he obtained the European Ophthalmology title FEBO (Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology). He possesses extensive clinical experience in prominent positions and has performed over 2200 pars plana vitrectomy surgeries for a wide range of vitreous and retinal diseases, 600 cataract and intraocular lens implantations, as well as more than 5000 intravitreal injections. He has significant research experience, having participated in numerous multicenter studies on various ophthalmic conditions, acting as principal investigator in several, and is trained in the principles of good clinical practice. He has published numerous articles in internationally renowned ophthalmological scientific journals and actively participates in international conferences. Finally, he has been involved in clinical research in the fields of glaucoma, electrophysiology, and the surgical treatment of vitreous and retinal diseases.

Karagianni Natalia is an Ophthalmologist who maintains a private practice at Mavili Square. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She specialized in Ophthalmology at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York - New York Presbyterian Hospital, the University Ophthalmology Clinic of Attikon Hospital, and the Ophthalmology Clinic of the “Agia Sofia” Children’s Hospital. She holds a PhD in Ophthalmology from Weill Cornell Medical College in New York and is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the University of Thessaly. She possesses both the European and the Greek National Ophthalmology Diplomas, as well as the “ECFMG” certification – recognition of a Medical Degree by the USA after excelling in examinations. She has invaluable professional experience in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of ocular diseases in adults and children, having trained and worked at leading University Hospitals in the USA and Greece. She has performed numerous surgical procedures and has extensive surgical experience and specialization in cataract surgery, laser refractive surgeries, aesthetic ophthalmology, and pediatric ophthalmologic surgeries. Finally, she has numerous publications in medical journals as well as posters and presentations at Greek and international conferences.

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.

Kyrodimos Dimitrios is an Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Kaisariani. He holds a degree from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and completed his specialization in Ophthalmology at the Ophthalmology Clinic of the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Papanikolaou." Furthermore, he is specialized in Surgical Ophthalmology and possesses extensive experience in modern cataract surgical techniques and refractive surgery (laser correction of myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism), pediatric ophthalmology, and diseases of the macula. He has significant professional experience, having collaborated with ophthalmological clinics and institutes, and currently manages a wide range of ophthalmic conditions in his private practice. Finally, he is distinguished by his eagerness for knowledge and continuous scientific advancement, with nearly uninterrupted participation in scientific conferences and further training alongside leading Ophthalmologists in Greece and abroad.

Gkartzonikas Apostolos is a Surgeon Ophthalmologist - Military Doctor and maintains a private practice in Peristeri. He is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a graduate of the Military School of Corps Officers. He specialized in Ophthalmology at the Ophthalmology Clinic of the 424 General Military Training Hospital and at the 2nd University Ophthalmology Clinic of the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Papageorgiou." Additionally, he holds a postgraduate degree in Health Unit Management from the Hellenic Open University. He has served as an Ophthalmology instructor at the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and as Consultant in the Ophthalmology Clinic of the 424 General Military Training Hospital. To date, he is a Consultant at the Ophthalmology Clinic of the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens and a Scientific Collaborator of the Ophthalmic Surgery Clinic Eye Day Clinic. Finally, the doctor is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Lenses and Refractive Surgery, as well as the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons.

Gkartzios Xristos is an Ophthalmologist and maintains his private practice in Ioannina. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Ioannina and continued his training in the United Kingdom at Moorfields Eye Hospital. Additionally, he holds a PhD from the Medical School of the University of Ioannina. At his private practice, which he has been operating since 2010 to the present, he manages a wide range of cases using modern methods in a patient-friendly environment.

Ophthalmic Surgeon Mpozikas Dimitrios is a graduate with honors from the University of Siena, Italy, with an award-winning thesis on Retinoblastoma (intraocular tumor). The physician, with many years of experience in both clinical and surgical fields, provides his services at the eponymous center "Mpozikas Dimitrios - Standard Ophthalmological Center," where both emergency and chronic ophthalmic cases are monitored and treated, and a wide range of ocular minor surgeries are performed. The clinic is equipped with specialized devices for glaucoma and macular diseases assessment, such as OCT and Visual Fields. Additionally, the physician is a Scientific Collaborator with the glaucoma department of the Ophthalmology Clinic at the General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio," as well as an External Collaborator of the Athens Eye Hospital Clinic for surgical procedures (cataract, myopia/hypermetropia laser, blepharoplasty, glaucoma, etc.).