Ophthalmologists

Vasileios Papadopoulos is an Ophthalmologist and operates an Ophthalmology Center in Kifisia. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed his Ophthalmology specialization at the General Hospital of Theia's Providence "H Pammakaristos." He has served as Scientific Director of ophthalmology centers and has participated in numerous ophthalmological and medical seminars, conferences, and workshops. He is a member of the Medical Association of Athens and the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. The Biolaser Ophthalmology Center was established in 1991 by Vasileios Papadopoulos, and their primary goal and distinction from many other impersonal medical centers is the development of a trust-based relationship between doctor and patient. They provide high-level medical services in both diagnostic and therapeutic fields.

Papadopoulos Leonidas is an Ophthalmic Surgeon, graduate of the Athens Medical School. He maintains a private practice in Kifisia, equipped with modern, high-tech ophthalmological instruments. He provides high-level ophthalmological services for both children and adults for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of ocular surface diseases, refractive errors (myopia, astigmatism, hyperopia), cataract, glaucoma, macular and retinal diseases. He specializes in intravitreal injections for the treatment of macular diseases and in the management of blepharitis, dry eye syndrome, and ocular surface disorders. He is experienced in anterior segment surgical procedures, cataract removal, and refractive surgery (correction of myopia, astigmatism, hyperopia with laser or intraocular lens implantation). Additionally, he has worked on the treatment of amblyopia (lazy eye) and binocular vision disorders in children. Furthermore, he possesses specialized modern equipment for conducting home ophthalmologic examinations and specialized tests throughout the Attica region. He is a founding member of the Hellenic Society of Ocular Surface and Dry Eye.

Kalantzis Georgios is an Ophthalmic Surgeon with a private practice in Neo Psychiko. He holds a medical degree from the University of Pécs Medical School in Hungary and has completed advanced training in eyelid, lacrimal system, and orbital surgery at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London and St. James University Hospital in Leeds, United Kingdom. He is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Leeds Medical School in England and has extensive experience in ophthalmic surgery. He practices both in Greece and the United Kingdom, having performed thousands of ophthalmic surgeries using the most advanced methods and technological equipment with the ultimate goal of diagnosing and treating ophthalmic conditions. In his private practice, he provides specialized solutions to patients, fully understanding their unique needs.

Η Δρ. Ελευθεριάδου Δέσποινα είναι Οφθαλμίατρος με ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στη Θέρμη Θεσσαλονίκης. Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλίας και απέκτησε την ειδικότητά της στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Θεσσαλονίκης Γ.Παπανικολάου. Η ιατρός έχοντας αναπτύξει πλούσιο κλινικό έργο προσφέρει μία σφαιρική αντιμετώπιση σε όλα τα θέματα της σύγχρονης οφθαλμολογίας και παρέχει εξατομικευμένες οφθαλμολογικές ιατρικές υπηρεσίες. Σε συνεργασία με την κορυφαία ιδιωτική κλινική LM Vision, προβαίνει και στη χειρουργική αντιμετώπιση μεγάλου εύρους οφθαλμολογικών παθήσεων, εφαρμόζοντας τις πλέον έγκυρες και σύγχρονες μεθόδους. Στο φιλόξενο και ευχάριστο περιβάλλον του ιατρείου της, αναλαμβάνει κάθε περιστατικό που άπτεται της επιστημονικής της ειδικότητας, αναπτύσσοντας πάντα  σχέσεις εμπιστοσύνης με τους ασθενείς της.

Kolea Aggeliki is an Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Peraia, Thessaloniki. She holds a medical degree from the School of Health Sciences at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specialized in Ophthalmology at the General Hospital of Xanthi and the Ophthalmology Department of the General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Agios Dimitrios." Additionally, she has served as an auditing physician at the Health Directorate of Xanthi Prefecture. Furthermore, she has conducted scientific research presented at local and international conferences and journals, and she is a member of the Medical Association of Thessaloniki and the Ophthalmological Society of Northern Greece.

Tsilimpokou Nektaria is an Ophthalmologist maintaining a private practice in Argyroupoli. She is a graduate of the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace and a PhD candidate in Ophthalmology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She specialized in Ophthalmology at the 2nd University Ophthalmology Clinic of the University General Hospital "Attikon". During her residency, she was trained extensively in cataract surgery with a large number of operations and gained experience in a wide range of ophthalmic diseases affecting both the anterior and posterior segments. In parallel, she was trained in performing optical coherence tomography (OCT) for the diagnosis of macular and optic nerve head disorders. She has participated in numerous ophthalmology conferences in Greece and abroad, presenting a significant number of scientific announcements and papers, and has completed two research protocols of international multicenter studies. Since 2016, she has been collaborating with the Modern Polyclinic of Alimos "Medifirst" of the Interamerican Group.

Dr. Kogkas Nikolaos is an Ophthalmic Surgeon with a private practice in Agios Dimitrios. He studied at the Medical School of the University of Patras and specialized in Ophthalmology at the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos," where he received advanced scientific training and specialized in surgery. Additionally, he specialized in anterior segment surgery of the eye, performing a large number of surgical procedures and routine daily minor interventions, acquiring excellent surgical expertise. He has extensive clinical experience and is a Scientific Collaborator of the Ophthalmology Clinic at the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos" and an Ophthalmic Surgeon at the Ophthalmology Clinic "Ypapanti." The clinic is fully equipped with modern diagnostic equipment to facilitate the management of any ophthalmological condition. The doctor has long-standing experience in Cataract Surgery and Refractive Surgery - LASER (Laser treatment for Myopia, Hyperopia, Astigmatism, Presbyopia). His scientific fields include adult and pediatric Ophthalmology, macular diseases, anterior segment ocular diseases, Cataract Surgery, LASER Surgery, among others. The clinic provides a range of medical services, such as fundoscopy, refraction testing and prescription of glasses, amblyopia treatment, cataract screening, glaucoma monitoring, removal of foreign bodies from the eye, and also handles emergency cases, among others.

Kokkaliaris Panagiotis is an Ophthalmic Surgeon and maintains a private practice in Gkyzi. He is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specialized in Ophthalmology at the Athens Eye Hospital. He has extensive experience in cataract surgery, glaucoma, and refractive procedures. He has served as Head of the Outpatient Ophthalmology Clinic at the Children’s Polyclinic of Athens - PIKPA and currently serves as Head of the Outpatient Ophthalmology Clinic at the Vyronas Health Center. In his private practice, he offers a wide range of services, tailored to the individual needs of each patient, and it is possible to obtain insurance coverage for corrective glasses through EOPYY.

Ioannis Papazoglou is an Ophthalmologist and maintains a private practice in Ilioupoli. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Ophthalmology at the Medical Association Westfalen-Lippe in Germany. He worked as an Ophthalmology Resident and later as the Consultant of the Ophthalmology Clinic at Klinikum Lüdenscheid, an academic hospital of the University of Bonn. Additionally, he worked as a specialist Ophthalmic Surgeon at the Ophthalmology Center Praxis Drs. Krause Dortmund in Germany. At his practice, he manages cases across the entire spectrum of Ophthalmology, with a specialization in cataract surgery and macular diseases.

Ο Αναγνωστόπουλος Απόστολος είναι Οφθαλμίατρος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στους Αμπελοκήπους, διαθέτει πολυετή διεθνή εκπαίδευση και εξειδίκευση στην Οφθαλμολογία, με ιδιαίτερη ενασχόληση στην Οφθαλμοπλαστική,τις παθήσεις των βλεφάρων,της δακρυικής συσκευής και του κόγχου, καθώς και στην Παιδοοφθαλμολογία και τον Στραβισμό παίδων και ενηλίκων.Είναι απόφοιτος της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών (ΕΚΠΑ) και ολοκλήρωσε την ειδικότητα της Οφθαλμολογίας στο St. Josefs Hospital / Universität Witten-Herdecke στη Γερμανία. Στη συνέχεια μετεκπαιδεύτηκε στην Πλαστική Χειρουργική των Βλεφάρων, στις παθήσεις της Δακρυικής Συσκευής και του Κόγχου, αρχικά στη Γερμανία και στη συνέχεια στο διεθνούς φήμης Bascom Palmer Eye Institute στο Miami των ΗΠΑ.Στο Bascom Palmer Eye Institute συνέχισε την εξειδίκευσή του στην Παιδοοφθαλμολογία και στον Στραβισμό παίδων και ενηλίκων, αποκτώντας σημαντική εμπειρία στη διάγνωση και αντιμετώπιση σύνθετων οφθαλμολογικών περιστατικών.Έχει συνεργαστεί με σημαντικά νοσοκομεία και κλινικές στην Ελλάδα, μεταξύ των οποίων το ΜΗΤΕΡΑ, το Ερρίκος Ντυνάν, η Ευρωκλινική, η Αθηναϊκή Κλινική, ο Οφθαλμός – Οφθαλμός Λέσβου, το Eye Day Clinic, το Ασκληπιείο Ηρακλείου Κρήτης και το Ελπίς Βόλου.Είναι μέλος της American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS), καθώς και της American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS).Στο ιατρείο του παρέχει ολοκληρωμένη οφθαλμολογική αξιολόγηση και εξατομικευμένη αντιμετώπιση, με ιδιαίτερη έμφαση στην Οφθαλμοπλαστική, την Παιδοοφθαλμολογία και τον Στραβισμό.

Lamprakis Georgios is an Ophthalmologist and maintains his private practice in Ioannina. Following nationwide examinations, he was admitted to the Medical School of the University of Ioannina, from which he graduated in 1993 with the grade "very good." He specialized in ophthalmology, training at the University Ophthalmology Clinic of the University General Hospital of Ioannina (PGNI). Since 2001, he has been practicing ophthalmology at the modern ophthalmological clinic he currently operates at the new address, 11 Harilaou Trikoupi Street, Ioannina. He is continuously updated with current literature and regularly participates in national and international ophthalmological conferences, actively being a member of their scientific societies. Lastly, he is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina.

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.

Pappa Eleni is an Ophthalmic Surgeon and has maintained a private practice in Peristeri since 2021. She is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She completed her five-year specialization in ophthalmology at one of the largest hospitals in northern Germany, Klinikum Bremen-Mitte. She also worked at the same hospital as a Consultant until March 2020, gaining significant experience in the diagnosis, monitoring, as well as the conservative and surgical management of ophthalmic conditions in both children and adults. Since September 2020, she has been a Consultant at the Euroclinic of Pediatrics and since 2021 also at the Euroclinic of Athens. She holds the European, German, and Greek National Ophthalmology Diplomas. She has numerous participations in international seminars and ophthalmology postgraduate trainings, as well as presentations/posters at German conferences. Finally, she is fluent in English and German.

Mpanteka Marina is an Ophthalmic Surgeon - Pediatric Ophthalmologist who maintains a private practice in Trikala. She has received additional training and specialization in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus in Children and Adults at the internationally renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK, where she worked as a paid fellow, gaining extensive experience in pediatric ophthalmology cases, strabismus, amblyopia (lazy eye), keratoconus, pediatric cataract, pediatric glaucoma, and nasolacrimal duct obstruction. Simultaneously, she trained in LASER correction for myopia, astigmatism, hypermetropia, and adult cataract surgery. Since 2016, she has been the Scientific Head of the Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus department at JuniorVision within the LMVision (Laser and Microsurgery Vision) Day Care Unit based in Thessaloniki. Since 2019, she collaborates with the 1st University Ophthalmology Clinic of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and is responsible for the pediatric ophthalmology clinic at AHEPA Hospital. She is certified by the European Board of Ophthalmology (Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology) and is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, with postgraduate studies in Clinical Applications of Molecular Medicine. She is very actively involved in clinical research, and her notable research experience is reflected in numerous scientific publications in international ophthalmology journals, as well as many presentations at conferences in both Greece and abroad, where she frequently participates.

Drakos Evangelos MD, FEBO is an Ophthalmic Surgeon with a private practice in Glyfada. He is also a visiting consultant ophthalmologist at Ayr and Crosshouse University Hospitals, Ayrshire and Arran NHS Trust, UK. He holds the European Diploma in Ophthalmology "Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology" and is a member of the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom. The doctor has specialized in the "Athens Ophthalmology Clinic" and has specialized in internationally renowned universities in England in cataract surgery, laser glaucoma surgery, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and ocular inflammation. Finally, the doctor has numerous publications and presentations in Greek and international conferences.

Vardavas Euripidis is an Ophthalmologist and Scientific Director of the Diavgeia Eye Center. He is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. After completing his mandatory rural service at the Infectious Diseases Hospital of Athens, he specialized in Ophthalmology at the Athens Polyclinic and the Athens Eye Clinic. Subsequently, he attended numerous seminars and medical conferences abroad for several years in order to gain further expertise in contact lens application. He has been involved in contact lens fitting, specifically for keratoconus, since 1973. For this reason, he is considered one of the first and, simultaneously, most experienced contact lens fitters in Greece, having performed over 70,000 fittings throughout his career to date. Additionally, he has contributed to the authorship of a significant number of papers and has spoken at conferences regarding contact lens application following cataract surgery in neonates and children. Furthermore, he has been the main speaker at conferences on myopia correction using Paragon lenses. In 1995, he founded the model Diavgeia Eye Center, which is now considered one of the leading clinics of its kind in Greece. Simultaneously, he collaborates with the Hypapanti Ophthalmology Clinic for cataract surgeries as well as with the Athens Eye Center for Excimer Laser surgeries. Finally, the doctor is a member of the Athens Medical Association and the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society.

Dr. Ksanthopoulou Paraskeui, MD, PhDc, MSc, FEBO, is an Ophthalmic Surgeon, Military Physician - Consultant at the Ophthalmology Clinic & Scientific Director of the Corneal Clinic at the Athens General Military Hospital 401. She maintains a private practice in Cholargos. She is specialized in Corneal and Anterior Segment Surgery. She has undergone advanced training in Corneal and Anterior Segment Surgery at a specialized Corneal Transplantation clinic in the United Kingdom for three years. Her expertise includes the management of corneal diseases, corneal transplants, cataract surgeries with monofocal, toric, and multifocal lenses, correction of myopia/hyperopia and astigmatism using the latest laser techniques (Trans PRK, Femto LASIK), pterygium surgery with autograft, amniotic membrane implantation, and ocular surface diseases. Her research interests focus on corneal surgery and complex cataract procedures. She has experience in the management of macular diseases, follow-up of patients with glaucoma, and treatment of eyelid disorders.

Maria Zozolou MD, PhD, FEBO is a Ophthalmic Surgeon who maintains private practices in Kallithea, Marousi, and Piraeus. She specializes in refractive surgery and cataract surgery. With many years of experience in the use of advanced laser technologies and premium intraocular lenses, she provides comprehensive management of refractive errors and high-level care for patients with cataracts. Since 2015, she has been a key member of the medical team at the Athens Vision Eye Institute, where she is clinically and surgically active across the full spectrum of anterior segment disorders. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, holds a specialty in Ophthalmology from the General Hospital of Nikaia “Agios Panteleimon,” and obtained the European FEBO title in Paris in 2014. In 2015, she completed the “Grigoris P. Georgariou” Clinical and Surgical Fellowship in Refractive Surgery and Cataract Surgery. In 2019, she was awarded a PhD from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with a dissertation in the History of Medicine. Her clinical practice encompasses refractive surgery using femtosecond and excimer lasers or with Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL), modern cataract surgery with premium intraocular lenses, diagnosis and treatment of keratoconus, ocular surface diseases such as dry eye syndrome, as well as pediatric ophthalmology.

Ntora Euthalia is a Ophthalmic Surgeon who maintains a private practice in Nea Ionia, Attica. She graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specialized at the General Hospital of Katerini and in the First University Clinic of the General Hospital of Thessaloniki AHEPA. There, she trained in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of clinical ophthalmology conditions, with a particular interest in cataract microsurgery and diseases of the cornea and retina. Since 2015, she has been a recognized Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBOphth). The services provided at her private practice include comprehensive refractive assessment, visual acuity measurement, keratometry, slit-lamp examination, tonometry, anterior segment and fundus photography, cataract evaluation, glaucoma study, fundoscopy, and complete pediatric ophthalmological examination.