Ophthalmologists with experience in Macula lutea

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.

Nikitopoulos Georgios is a Pediatric and Adult Ophthalmic Surgeon maintaining private practices in Patissia and Nea Penteli. He studied at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and obtained the Ophthalmology specialty title following successful examinations, having previously specialized at the "Agia Sofia" Children's Hospital and the General State Hospital of Athens-KOFKA. Since 1988, he has been a member of the Surgical Team led by the ophthalmology professor at Cornell University in New York, Mr. M. Tragakis, specializing in the Cornea and Corneal Transplantations. He is an Anterior Segment Surgeon with an emphasis on modern small-incision cataract surgery, glaucoma, strabismus, and specialization in Lasers (correction of myopia, hypermetropia, astigmatism, presbyopia with Amaris 750S, the most advanced laser device today and unique in Greece). He also deals with the diagnosis and treatment of retinal diseases (Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Diseases, etc.). He serves as a scientific collaborator of the 1st Ophthalmology Clinic of "Errikos Dynan" Hospital, the "Ypapanti" Ophthalmology Clinic, the "OMMA" Ophthalmologic Institute, as well as the "Athena Refractive Center." Finally, he has published 26 scientific papers at national and international ophthalmological conferences and has participated in round tables, clinical workshops, and as an instructor in experimental surgeries for younger colleagues.

Dr. Xalkiadaki Euaggelia is an Ophthalmic Surgeon specializing in retinal diseases, intraocular inflammations, and cataracts. She maintains a private practice in Athens and concurrently serves as an Attending Physician at the Ophthalmology Clinic of the 251 General Air Force Hospital, where she is responsible for the Department of Retina and Intraocular Inflammations.

She completed a three-year postgraduate training program at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, one of the world's leading specialized ophthalmology centers. There, she gained extensive experience in the diagnosis and management of macular diseases, diabetic retinopathy, central serous chorioretinopathy, inherited and other retinal and vitreous disorders, as well as inflammatory eye diseases. In 2020, she was awarded a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

Her clinic offers comprehensive ophthalmological examinations using state-of-the-art equipment and provides a personalized approach for each patient. Conditions treated include age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vascular diseases, ocular inflammations, glaucoma, and cataracts.

Special emphasis is placed on early diagnosis and thorough patient education to ensure appropriate therapeutic decisions are made safely and with scientific justification.

Dr. Xalkiadaki is a member of the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, the Hellenic Vitreous-Retina Society, the United Kingdom’s General Medical Council, and the European Society of Retina Specialists. She maintains ongoing scientific activity by closely following the latest advancements in ophthalmology and actively participates in the authorship of scientific publications that are featured in international peer-reviewed journals and indexed in the PubMed database.

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.

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.

Mpika Marina is an Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Kapandriti. She is a Surgical Ophthalmologist graduated from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Pediatric Ophthalmology at the General Children's Hospital of Penteli and in Ophthalmology at the University General Hospital "Attikon." Additionally, she received training in Cataract Surgery and Glaucoma at the University General Hospital "Attikon." She completed her rural service at the Filiatra Health Center and subsequently worked as a Resident Ophthalmologist at the 2nd University Ophthalmology Clinic of Athens, at the University General Hospital "Attikon," at the General Children's Hospital of Penteli, as well as at the Pediatric Polyclinic of Piraeus. Moreover, she collaborates with ophthalmology clinics in Athens. She has participated in educational programs and international conferences, where she presented clinical research. She is a member of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS), the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Lenses and Refractive Surgery (HSIOIRS), the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, and the Athens Medical Association. Her practice covers the full spectrum of ophthalmology, with particular expertise in Myopia Laser treatment, Pediatric Ophthalmology, and Cataract Surgery.

Dr Georgiadou Eirini MD, PhD is an Ophthalmic Surgeon with a private practice in Thessaloniki. She holds a doctorate from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where she also obtained her medical degree. She completed a postgraduate program in Medical Aesthetics and currently serves as a Scientific Collaborator at the Ophthalmology Clinic of the 424 General Military Teaching Hospital of Thessaloniki. Dr Georgiadou has a significant scientific portfolio, regularly participating in conferences and seminars with presentations and lectures, and has published extensively in both Greek and international journals. The clinic is equipped with the latest technological tools and all necessary examinations are conducted on-site. At the modern ophthalmological center, Dr Georgiadou Eirini collaborates with her father, Professor Nikolaos Georgiadis, former Director of the University General Hospital of Thessaloniki AHEPA, and together they can provide solutions for many difficult and complex ophthalmological conditions.

Kontaksakis Anastasios MD, PhD, FEBO is a Military Ophthalmic Surgeon with a private practice in Chania. He holds a Doctorate from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, is a Consultant at the Ophthalmology Clinic of the Naval Hospital of Crete, and a diplomate of the European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBO). He specialized in cataract microsurgery, refractive surgery for the correction of myopia/astigmatism/hyperopia, pediatric ophthalmology, and intravitreal injection of anti-VEGF agents for the treatment of macular diseases. He completed his specialty at the 1st University Ophthalmology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas". During his career, he served as Consultant at the Ophthalmology Clinic of the 251 Air Force General Hospital and as a collaborator of the Pediatric Ophthalmology department at the Euroclinic Children’s Hospital of Athens. At his private practice, he provides basic and specialized services covering the entire spectrum of ophthalmology, including refractive examination of adults and children, cataract assessment, glaucoma evaluation, and macular disease screening. Additionally, for surgical procedures, he collaborates with reputable hospitals and clinics such as the General Clinic Iasis Gavrilakis, the Therapeutic Center of Chania Kapakis, and the Athenian Refractive Laser Center.

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.

Paulopoulos Georgios MD, PhD, FEBO is a Ophthalmic Surgeon who has maintained a private practice in Neos Kosmos since 2016. He holds a PhD from the Medical School of the University of Athens and was awarded the title Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology - FEBO in 2010. He graduated from the Military Officers School of Corps and the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and completed his specialty training in Ophthalmology at the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens. He served as Director of the Ophthalmology Clinics at the 401 Military Hospital and the Veterans Hospital 417 NIMTS, both located in Athens, for 10 years. He accumulates 25 years of hospital experience, including a two-year postgraduate training in the USA at the University of California San Diego focusing on corneal diseases, and extensive experience in microsurgical cataract surgery, having performed over 3,000 cataract operations. He is a distinguished Ophthalmologist who has served as an examiner for the European Diploma of Ophthalmology, with numerous publications in both international and domestic journals, and a significant educational contribution at conferences and workshops. He possesses specialized and extensive experience in microsurgical cataract surgery using advanced technology intraocular lenses, sutureless pterygium removal with biological adhesive and autotransplantation, glaucoma surgeries with specialized valves, and the diagnosis and treatment of keratoconus (crosslinking). Finally, through his continuous participation in conferences, the doctor ensures he remains updated on the latest developments and surgical procedures in ophthalmology.

Dipla Athanasia is an Ophthalmologist who treats her patients at her private practice in Gerakas, managing the full spectrum of ophthalmological cases. With a primary focus on effective treatment and patient care, she provides comprehensive services for both adults and children. The ophthalmologist has special expertise in pediatric ophthalmology, refractive surgeries (laser cataract), and visual fields. Among other services, her practice conducts examinations for strabismus, cataracts, laser correction of myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism, glaucoma assessment, visual field testing, corneal pachymetry, macular disease evaluation, fundoscopy, and retinoscopy for refractive anomalies in children. Additionally, she is a contracted physician for driver's license examinations and serves as an Associate Ophthalmologist at Eye Day Clinic.