Ophthalmologists for Macula lutea

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.

Ο Λιόλιος Βασίλειος είναι Χειρουργός Οφθαλμίατρος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στους Αμπελόκηπους. Αποφοίτησε από την ιατρική σχολή του Αριστοτέλειου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης και το 2008 ξεκίνησε να εργάζεται ως ειδικευόμενος οφθαλμολογίας στο Wirral Teaching Hospital στο Liverpool και μετέπειτα και σε άλλα δημόσια πανεπιστημιακά νοσοκομεία της Μεγάλης Βρετανίας ως και το 2013, όταν και έλαβε τον Τίτλο Ειδικότητας Οφθαλμολογίας. Από το 2013 ως το 2017 εργάστηκε σε νοσοκομεία του Λονδίνου και ευρύτερα ως ειδικός οφθαλμίατρος πλέον. Το ίδιο χρονικό διάστημα ολοκλήρωσε και την εξειδίκευση του στην Παθολογία Αμφιβληστροειδούς και τις Ραγοειδίτιδες (ενδοφθάλμιες φλεγμονές) - Medical Retina and Uveitis Fellowship- στα νοσοκομεία Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Τrust και Western Eye Hospital του Λονδίνου, δίπλα στον καθηγητή Miles Stanford. Κατά την επιστροφή του από την Μεγάλη Βρετανία το 2017, προσέφερε για ένα χρονικό διάστημα τις υπηρεσίες του ως εθελοντής οφθαλμίατρος στην μη κερδοσκοπική οργάνωση PRAKSIS στη Θεσσαλονίκη εξετάζοντας ευάλωτες ομάδες ασθενών με δυσκολία πρόσβασης στις υπηρεσίες υγείας. Τα τελευταία επτά χρόνια εργάστηκε ως επιμελητής στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Νέας Ιωνίας «Κωνσταντοπούλειο -Πατησίων» υπεύθυνος ιατρείου βυθού και οφθαλμικών φλεγμονών. Ο ιατρός έχει περάσει τις ακόλουθες εξετάσεις του Βασιλικού Κολεγίου των Οφθαλμιάτρων του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου: FRCOphth Part I , Refraction Certificate και γραπτές εξετάσεις FRCOphth Part II . Το 2023 ολοκλήρωσε διαδικτυακά το μεταπτυχιακό του με τίτλο «Διοίκηση μονάδων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας», από το πανεπιστήμιο Conservatoire National Des Arts Et Métiers του Παρισιού. Έχει δημοσιεύσεις σε επιστημονικά περιοδικά και πολυάριθμες συμμετοχές σε διεθνή και ελληνικά συνέδρια με ελεύθερες ανακοινώσεις και πόστερ καθώς και συμμετοχή σε ερευνητικό έργο.  Ο ιατρός έχει πραγματοποιήσει πλήθος χειρουργικών επεμβάσεων καταρράκτη, λέιζερ, ενδοϋαλοειδικών ενέσεων και μικροεπεμβάσεων. Παρέχει πλήρη οφθαλμολογική εξέταση παιδιών και ενηλίκων και αναλαμβάνει χειρουργική καταρράκτη, μελέτη και φαρμακευτική αντιμετώπιση παθήσεων της οφθαλμικής επιφάνειας, γλαυκώματος, παθήσεων βυθού και οπτικής οδού και ενδοφθάλμιων φλεγμονών. Επίσης αναλαμβάνει θεραπεία ενδοϋαλοειδικών ενέσεων για παθήσεις του αμφιβληστροειδούς και της ωχράς κηλίδος (εκφύλιση ωχράς κηλίδος, διαβητική αμφιβληστροειδοπάθεια κ.ά.), λέιζερ (για γλαύκωμα, διαθλαστικά, για παθήσεις βυθού κ.ά.) καθώς και μικροεπεμβάσεις ( οφθαλμού, βλεφάρων και δακρυικής συσκευής).

Dr. Mintziras Dionysios is an Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Galatsi. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed his Ophthalmology specialty training at the 251 Air Force General Hospital and the Theia Pronoia Hospital "H Pammakaristos." Throughout his professional career, he has served as a trainee ophthalmologist in England and has taught courses in the Nursing Department of the Technological Educational Institute of Kyparissia. To date, Dr. Mintziras collaborates with the Central Clinic of Athens, the Athens Refractive Center, and Athens Vision. Additionally, he has contributed to the authorship of papers published in both Greek and international scientific journals.

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.

Orfanidis Thomas is an Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Chaidari. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Crete and completed his Ophthalmology residency at the Ophthalmology Department of the Athens Polyclinic. He specializes in refractive surgery, including cataract surgeries using phacoemulsification, laser procedures for the correction of myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism, as well as glaucoma investigation and monitoring. Additionally, Dr. Orfanidis has served as a collaborator at the Research Institute of Optics and Vision of the University of Crete, working alongside Professor I. Pallikari.

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.

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.

Krassas Georgios is an Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Petroupoli. He holds a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is specialized in retinal diseases. He is an Associate of the First University Clinic of Athens, the Hypapanti Ophthalmology Clinic, and Athens Vision. His clinic is a modern facility covering the entire spectrum of ophthalmological conditions. Dr. Krassas manages refractive errors (myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, presbyopia), cataract, glaucoma, fundus diseases (vasculopathies, maculopathies, inflammations), dry eye syndrome and lacrimal apparatus disorders, and performs eyelid surgeries (chalazion, cysts, ectropion, entropion, nevi, etc.), surface eye diseases (pterygium, cysts, epiphora, traumas, etc.), as well as laser treatments for myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism.

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.

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.

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.

Tyligadi Aspasia MD is an Ophthalmic Surgeon who has maintained a practice in Neo Psychiko since 1998. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in 1989 and obtained her specialty title at the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas." She served as the scientific head of the ophthalmology department at Euroclinic Athens for twelve years. Currently, she is a collaborator at the Ophthalmological Institute "OMMA" and the Athenian Mediclinic. She is a selected collaborating ophthalmic surgeon with Medisystem Interamerican. She performs surgeries at Athenian Mediclinic. The doctor specializes in cataract surgery, glaucoma surgery, macular diseases, diabetic retinopathy, intravitreal injections, removal of eyelid lesions, ocular surface disease - dry eye syndrome.

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.

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.

Karaoglanis Loukas is a Ophthalmic Surgeon and maintains a private practice in Agios Stefanos. He is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Crete. He has specialized in Ophthalmology and cataract microsurgery at the Naval Hospital of Athens and the General Hospital of Athens "Laiko". He possesses extensive experience in cataract surgery, refractive surgery (laser correction of myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism using Femtosecond Laser), medical and surgical treatment of glaucoma, and management of retinal and macular diseases (age-related macular degeneration). In addition to his private practice, he collaborates with numerous Ophthalmology Clinics. The physician is certified for electronic prescribing of medications and glasses and holds a contract with the Ministry of Transport for driver examinations. Finally, he is a member of the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, the European Cataract Society, and the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Lenses and Refractive Surgery.

Georgios Mpeis MD, FEBO is an Ophthalmic Surgeon who maintains private practices in Nafplio and Tolo Argolis. He completed his specialist training at the 251 Air Force General Hospital and the General Hospital of Nikaia - Piraeus. He possesses extensive experience in ocular diseases, cataract surgery, and refractive surgery. Additionally, he has published articles in Greek and international journals and continuously attends numerous conferences aimed at his ongoing education and professional development.

Triantafyllos Antonis is an Ophthalmologist who maintains private practices in Piraeus and Salamina. He is a graduate of the Military School of Officer Corps of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specialized in Ophthalmology at the Naval Hospital of Athens. Subsequently, he further specialized at the Ophthalmology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas," where he managed a wide range of cases and their treatment, obtaining his Ophthalmology specialty in 1999. Currently, he is the deputy director of the Ophthalmology Clinic at the Naval Hospital of Athens and collaborates with private ophthalmology clinics. Notably, he has ongoing participation in conferences. Furthermore, he is a member of the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society. He handles cases across the entire spectrum of ophthalmology and specializes in myopia and hyperopia Laser treatment, cataract surgery, and macular disorders.

Dr. Thomas Siempis is a highly trained Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, subspecialized in Glaucoma, Cataract, and Anterior Segment Surgery. He completed his training in Glasgow (Tennent Institute of Ophthalmology) and pursued further fellowship training at the University of Toronto through the world-renowned GAASS Fellowship under Dr. Ike Ahmed. He is the only ophthalmologist in Greece with this specific subspecialty training and one of the very few across Europe. He has served as Consultant Ophthalmologist at King’s College Hospital NHS Trust in London and currently runs a state-of-the-art private clinic in the center of Thessaloniki (110 Mitropoleos Street). He is Head of the Glaucoma and Anterior Segment Service at Saint Luke’s Clinic, a medical associate of the Ophthalmica Institute, and holds a Consultant position at Newmedica Eye Clinic in the United Kingdom.