Ophthalmologists for Macula lutea in Attica

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.

Giavi Varvara is a Ophthalmic Surgeon and maintains a private practice in Athens. She studied at the Medical School of Patras, graduating in 2010. Subsequently, she completed her rural medical service in Andritsaina, Ilia, and began her specialty training at the Panarcadian Hospital of Tripoli for one year. She obtained her Specialty Title in 2019, after specializing at the 1st University Clinic of GNA G. Gennimatas, where she remained for a total of five years. During the years 2019-2021, she provided services, among others, as the head of the Glaucoma Department of the 1st University Clinic of Gennimatas, managing a multitude of glaucomatous cases both diagnostically and surgically. Although she was accepted for further training in glaucoma at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London in 2022, she chose to remain in Athens, where she currently lives and works. Her clinic began operating in July 2024, while she has also collaborated for several years with the Aktina Center in Athens and Loutraki. As a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, the European Dry Eye Society, and the General Medical Council of the UK, she participates in both Greek and international conferences, with publications, involvement in two doctoral dissertations, and distinctions at the national level. She undertakes the full spectrum of general ophthalmology for adults and children.

Mpezatis I Thanos is an Ophthalmic Surgeon and PhD holder from the University Eye Clinic of Bonn, with a private practice in Kolonaki. He is a former Consultant and Head of the Oculoplastic Surgery and Cataract Department at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. He graduated from the Medical School of Athens in 2008 and completed his full specialization in ophthalmology at the University Clinics of Innsbruck, Austria, and Bonn, Germany. He obtained the European Diploma in Ophthalmology in 2013 and completed his doctoral thesis at the University Eye Clinic of Bonn in 2014. Subsequently, he specialized in cataract microsurgery (Cataract Fellowship) at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. He then specialized in Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Cambridge University Hospital, the State Clinic of Maidstone Hospital, and Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, serving as a salaried Clinical Fellow. Finally, he has extensive experience in laser refractive surgeries as well as in aesthetic medical treatment with botulinum toxin for addressing rhytidic aging.

Manta Georgia is an Ophthalmologist - Pediatric Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Pangrati since 2012. She graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras, where she was admitted through national exams, ranking 2nd in order of success. She specialized in Ophthalmology at the State Ophthalmology Clinic of the General State Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas" and in Pediatric Ophthalmology at the Ophthalmology Clinic of the Children's General Hospital "Agia Sofia." She holds a PhD (2010) and a Master's degree (2006) from the Medical School of the University of Patras. She pursued further training at the University Ophthalmology Clinic of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich in the fields of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Retinal Pathology in children and adults. Recently, as part of continuous scientific education, she attended the Strabismus and Pediatric Ophthalmology department as well as the Cornea department at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. She is a scientific associate of the Ophthalmology Department at IASO Children’s Hospital and IASO Maternity Hospital for the preventive ophthalmic examination of newborns. For surgeries and adult diseases, the ophthalmologist collaborates with private ophthalmology clinics. The practice is contracted with the Ministry of Transportation for issuing driver's license certificates and provides electronic prescribing of medications and glasses. Finally, the doctor accepts cases from infants.

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.

Elisavet Laletsoglou is an Ophthalmic Surgeon and maintains a private practice in Aigaleo. At the clinic, a comprehensive ophthalmological examination and contact lens fitting are performed, and the doctor undertakes Laser surgeries for myopia and cataracts. With many years of experience in providing healthcare services, the doctor manages a wide range of conditions based on the specialized needs of her patients.

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.

Pratikakis Anastasios IRIS Eye Clinic is an Ophthalmic Surgeon maintaining a private practice in Zografou. He has a specialized focus in cataract microsurgery, laser refractive surgeries (myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism), and eyelid microsurgery (bloodless blepharoplasty). He completed his Ophthalmology training at the Theia Pronia Hospital "Pammakaristos" and at the emergency and regular ophthalmology outpatient clinics of the "Red Cross" Hospital. Following the ophthalmologist legacy of his mother who operated a clinic in the same location since 1980, he provides high-quality medical services centered on the patient and has performed numerous ophthalmic surgeries and examinations. Lastly, he endorses the motto "Actions, not words" (practical deeds over talk).

Flora - Maria Mitaraki is an Ophthalmologist who has maintained a private practice in Ano Patissia since 1987. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Ophthalmology at the General Hospital of Athens "Hippokration". She received training in Laser and Fluorescein Angiography and worked for 17 years at the Athens Ophthalmology Center, where she managed ocular conditions such as refractive errors, glaucoma, macular and optic nerve diseases, diabetic and hypertensive retinopathy, inflammatory diseases, cataracts, and performed a large number of Fluorescein Angiographies and Laser treatments.

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.

Ο Σαϊτάκης Γιώργος είναι Χειρουργός Οφθαλμίατρος με ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στη Νέα Ερυθραία. Εισήχθη στην Ιατρική Σχολή του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών κατόπιν Πανελληνίων εισαγωγικών εξετάσεων. Διετέλεσε υπότροφος του «Γερουλακείου Ιδρύματος» καθ’ όλη τη διάρκεια της εξαετούς φοίτησης στην Ιατρική Σχολή, ως αριστούχος εισακτέος και ακολούθως, ως φοιτητής (2005-2011). Ειδικεύτηκε στην Οφθαλμολογία στη Β’ Πανεπιστημιακή Οφθαλμολογική Κλινική του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών στο Πανεπιστημιακό Γενικό Νοσοκομείο "Αττικόν’’, με ιδιαίτερη έμφαση στους τομείς του γλαυκώματος και του αμφιβληστροειδούς. Εκπονεί τη διδακτορική διατριβή του (PhD) στο αντικείμενο της Διαβητικής Αμφιβληστροειδοπάθειας στη Β’ Πανεπιστημιακή Οφθαλμολογική Κλινική του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Κατά το ακαδημαϊκό έτος 2018-2019, συμμετείχε στην κλινική εκπαίδευση στην Οφθαλμολογία των πεμπτοετών φοιτητών Ιατρικής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Μετά από πανευρωπαϊκές εξετάσεις στο Παρίσι, απέκτησε τον τίτλο του “Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology, FEBO“. Ακόμη, τον Μάρτιο του 2018, έλαβε την υποτροφία του καθηγητή Οφθαλμολογίας του Πανεπιστημίου του Harvard "E. Gragoudas“, αφού κατέλαβε την πρώτη θέση σε πανελλήνιες γραπτές εξετάσεις ανάμεσα στους Έλληνες ειδικευόμενους Οφθαλμολογίας, και παρακολούθησε στις ΗΠΑ το ‘’Lancaster Course in Ophthalmology’’,το οποίο διοργανώνεται από το Harvard Medical School και το Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. Εν συνεχεία, το ακαδημαϊκό έτος 2019-2020, εξειδικεύτηκε στον τομέα της Νευρο-Οφθαλμολογίας (διάρκεια Fellowship 1 έτος) ως προσκεκλημένος Neuro-Ophthalmology International Fellow στο Πανεπιστήμιο του Harvard, στο νοσοκομείο Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, στην Βοστώνη των ΗΠΑ, υπό την καθοδήγηση των παγκοσμίου φήμης καθηγητών Νευρο-Οφθαλμολογίας του Πανεπιστημίου Harvard, Dr Joseph Rizzo III και Dr Dean Cestari. Κατά την παραμονή του στις ΗΠΑ, o κος Σαϊτάκης συμμετείχε με εργασίες στο Συνέδριο Νευρο-Οφθαλμολογίας της Βορείου Αμερικής (NANOS) και ανέλαβε ερευνητικά projects στο πεδίο της νευρο-οφθαλμολογικής προσβολής στην ‘’IgG4-related disease’’, συνεργαζόμενος με τον φημισμένο καθηγητή Ρευματολογίας του Πανεπιστημίου του Harvard, Dr John Stone. Είναι κάτοχος του Μεταπτυχιακού Διπλώματος (MSc) «Οπτική και Όραση» του Βαρδινογιάννειου Εργαστηρίου Μεταμοσχεύσεων και Μικροχειρουργικής του Οφθαλμού (IVO) και της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης, αποφοιτώντας από το διετές πρόγραμμα με τον υψηλότερο βαθμό. Είναι, ακόμα, κάτοχος του Μεταπτυχιακού Διπλώματος (MSc) «Διοίκηση Υπηρεσιών Υγείας και Διαχείριση Κρίσεων» του Πανεπιστημίου Πελοποννήσου (2017). Κατά το ακαδημαϊκό έτος 2013-2014, εκπαιδεύτηκε στον τομέα της Γενικής Οφθαλμολογίας στην Οφθαλμολογική Κλινική του Πανεπιστημίου Ludwig-Maximilian’s (L.M.U.), Μόναχο της Γερμανίας. Εργάστηκε, επίσης, ως Ερευνητικός και κλινικός συνεργάτης στο Ελληνικό ΄Ίδρυμα Υγείας (Hellenic Health Foundation) υπό την εποπτεία της Καθηγήτριας των Πανεπιστημίων Αθηνών και Harvard κας Αντωνίας Τριχοπούλου στα προγράμματα ‘’Consortium on Health and Ageing: Netwotk of Cohorts in Europe and the United States” και ‘’Υδρία’’. Eίναι ιδρυτικό μέλος της Διεθνούς Εταιρείας Έρευνας της Αλληλεπίδρασης Ψυχικών και Σωματικών Νοσημάτων. Έχει συμμετάσχει σε σημαντικό αριθμό ξένων και ελληνικών συνεδρίων, καθώς και ξενόγλωσσων και ελληνικών δημοσιεύσεων. Τέλος, διατελεί Διευθυντής του τμήματος Νευρο-Οφθαλμολογίας στο Athens Eye Hospital.

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.

Retired Military Doctor - Ophthalmic Surgeon Kavalarakis Emmanouil has maintained a private practice in Chalandri since 2002. He served as the Director of the Ophthalmology Clinic at the Naval Hospital of Athens, concurrently with the operation of his private practice. He received advanced training in retinal diseases at Mount Sinai New York Hospital for two years. He has performed over 5,000 surgical procedures addressing a wide range of ocular conditions. Additionally, he has trained dozens of ophthalmology residents and has participated in numerous conferences both within Greece and internationally. With over 30 years of experience, the doctor provides his patients with high-quality ophthalmological services characterized by reliability and professionalism, utilizing the most modern diagnostic and treatment methods.

Dr. Eleni Messini, MD, PhD, is a Ophthalmic Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Ilisia. She studied at the Medical School of the University of Athens, from which she graduated with honors. She specialized in Ophthalmology at the Athens Eye Hospital. She holds a PhD from the Medical School of the University of Athens. She is a member of the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, the Hellenic College of Ophthalmology, the Vitreous and Retina Society, the Ocular Surface and Dry Eye Society, as well as the Ophthalmology History Group. Since 1992, she has maintained a co-located private practice with cardiologist Stavros Vogiatzis. She is an external collaborator of the Ophthalmology Clinic of Ypapanti, the Athens Ophthalmology Center, the Eye Care Clinic, Piraeus Refractive Center, a former collaborator of the Ophthalmic Surgery Unit of the "EVE DAY CLINIC" Day Hospital Unit, and an internal collaborator at EDOEAP. She completed a fellowship in the Vitreoretinal Department at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, in 2002, and in the Refractive Surgery Department of the Vardinogiannis Ophthalmology Institute of Crete in 2003. She has participated in seminars, conferences, publications, clinical studies - in Greece and abroad - and in the authorship of medical textbooks.

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.

Tsoukanas Dimitrios is a Surgeon Ophthalmologist who maintains a private practice in Kifisia. He graduated with distinction from the Medical School of the University of Crete. Subsequently, he trained in Ophthalmology at the Corinth Hospital and the 2nd University Clinic of Athens. Simultaneously, he collaborated with the Ophthalmology Clinic Athens Vision, where he was trained in refractive surgery (laser myopia correction) and first studied glaucoma in depth, undertaking the design and completion of research protocols and observing esteemed Glaucoma specialists in managing complex cases. Completing his training in 2016 and following examinations, he was certified as a Surgeon Ophthalmologist and Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology. In 2018, he was accepted into the prestigious European Ophthalmology Clinic Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, where he specialized in the medical and surgical management of glaucoma and performed high-difficulty cataract surgeries. Additionally, he attended seminars on injectable therapies in aesthetic ophthalmology (Botox and Fillers), as well as the renowned Moorfields training program in refractive surgery. In 2021, after 20 years of studies, specialization, surgeries, presentations, and publications at national and international conferences and scientific journals, he inaugurated his private practice Precision Ophthalmology in Kifisia, where with great responsibility and respect towards the patient, he offers his services to new and existing patients. Simultaneously, he serves as Scientific Collaborator of the Ophthalmology Clinic Athens Vision and Honorary Consultant at Moorfields Eye Hospital. Finally, the physician collaborates with the private clinics Euroclinic Pediatrics, Euroclinic Athens, and Errikos Dynan as a Scientific Collaborator.

Ntousis Georgios is an Ophthalmologist who has maintained a private practice in Pangrati since 1999. He enrolled in 1985 and graduated in 1991 from the Medical School of the University of Athens with honors. After gaining 1.5 years of experience as a surgical assistant in the Ophthalmology Clinic of Ypapanti, where he had the opportunity to collaborate with some of the most renowned ophthalmologists in Athens, he specialized in Ophthalmology at the Athens Eye Clinic from 1995 to 1999, which was pioneering at the time in cataract surgery using the new phacoemulsification method. He continued his training in the United Kingdom and from 2000 began his private practice in Pangrati with the goal of treating each patient as he would wish to be treated himself. Since 2014, he resumed part-time collaboration with English hospitals, an experience that exposes him to a wide range of rare or interesting cases, which is reflected in his confident and proficient management of complex cases (RVI Newcastle, North Middlesex University Hospital London, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, etc.). He has a particular interest in painless, small-incision cataract surgeries, correction of myopia/astigmatism/hypermetropia with excimer laser, diagnosis and long-term monitoring of glaucoma with visual fields and corneal pachymetry, management of macular diseases, and more. His perpetual goal remains the provision of excellent services with personal care for each of his patients.

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.