Ophthalmologists in the Northern suburbs of Athens

Maria Aleksaki is an ophthalmic surgeon and collaborator at the Aktina Center in Chalandri and Athens. She graduated from the University of Patras Medical School with honors and specialized at the Athens Eye Hospital. During her specialization, she gained experience in diseases of the macula, cornea, glaucoma, ocular inflammations, refractive surgeries, cataract operations, and the entire spectrum of emergency ophthalmology cases. As a collaborator of the Aktina Center, under the scientific supervision of Mr. Liarakos (a specialist in corneal diseases), she has expertise in refractive surgeries, monitoring and management of keratoconus, cataract surgery using the modern phacoemulsification technique, and the implantation of multifocal and toric lenses for the correction of myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, and presbyopia. Additionally, she manages cases involving the removal of pterygium, chalazion, and papillomas.

Το Affidea Νέας Ερυθραίας αποτελεί το ολοκληρωμένο ιατρικό κέντρο της περιοχής, με εξαιρετικά πλούσιο φάσμα ιατρικών ειδικοτήτων. Ξεχωρίζει για τις εξειδικευμένες χειρουργικές υπηρεσίες, την ουρολογία με δυνατότητα κυστεοσκόπησης, τη νεφρολογία και τις προηγμένες αγγειοχειρουργικές παρεμβάσεις - ένας πλήρης ιατρικός προορισμός για κάθε ανάγκη.

Dr. Tantros Xristin MD, MSc, FEBO is a Surgical Ophthalmologist and maintains private practices in Chalandri and Argyroupoli. She holds a medical degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and specialized in ophthalmology in Paris, Lausanne, and Athens. She is the Head of the Fundus (Medical Retina) Department at Eye Day Clinic in Athens. Dr. Tantros has completed a fellowship in Retinal and Macular Diseases at the internationally renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. She possesses extensive experience in services such as laser treatment, fundus examination, refractive assessment (including myopia measurement and prescription of glasses), glaucoma screening, cataract evaluation, macular assessment, tonometry, and corneal topography. Finally, she is a member of numerous scientific societies and associations and regularly attends a variety of conferences to ensure continuous professional development in her specialty.

Dr. Vasileios Apostolopoulos is an Ophthalmologist who maintains a private practice in Marousi. He specializes in Pediatric Ophthalmology, Cataract Surgery, as well as Myopia Laser treatment. He has served as a physician in the Pediatric Ophthalmology Clinic of the Children's Hospital "Agia Sofia" and in the Ophthalmology Clinic of the General Hospital of Divine Providence - Pammakaristos. In his modern and fully equipped clinic, he offers a wide range of services tailored to the individual needs of each patient.

Daravagka-Lyrou Maria is an Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Marousi. She completed her medical studies at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and subsequently specialized in Ophthalmology at a university clinic in Germany. She has completed a fellowship focusing on retinal diseases, macular pathology, and ocular inflammations at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. Her doctoral dissertation topic concerns age-related macular degeneration. She possesses clinical experience from working in hospitals in Greece and Germany. Furthermore, she specializes in Pediatric Ophthalmology and is affiliated with the Pediatric Center of the Athens Medical Center and the REA Maternity Hospital.

Το Πολυϊατρείο Affidea Κηφισιάς εξυπηρετεί τους κατοίκους του βορείου προαστίου, προσφέροντας ένα από τα πλουσιότερα σε ειδικότητες πολυϊατρεία του δικτύου. Διαθέτει εξειδικευμένες υπηρεσίες για τον ύπνο, τη νευρολογία και τη ρευματολογία, καθιστώντας το ιδανικό σημείο πρόσβασης για εξειδικευμένη φροντίδα στη βόρεια Αθήνα.

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.

Alatsaki Myrsini is an Ophthalmic Surgeon and maintains a private clinic in Marousi. She holds a Medical Degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized at the University Ophthalmology Clinic of Athens, where she served as a scientific collaborator in the Department of Refraction and Strabismus for two years. She trained in Refractive Surgery for the correction of Myopia, Astigmatism, and Hyperopia through the American Academy of Ophthalmology and holds a Fellowship from the BEMMO Institute of Optics and Vision. She completed additional training in Cataract Surgery at Erasmus Hospital in Brussels. She holds a Master’s degree in Aesthetic Medicine from the University of Camerino in Rome and Turin, with a specialization in Non-invasive Blepharoplasty, lower eyelid bags, and other eyelid disorders. She performs laser surgeries at the OMMA Ophthalmological Institute and the Athens Refractive Center. She collaborates with the Central Clinic of Athens for Cataract Surgeries. She regularly attends national, European, and Pan-American conferences. Finally, she is a member of the European and Greek Society of Intraocular Lenses and Refractive Surgery, as well as SAMNAS, the Society of Aesthetic Medicine and Non-invasive Surgery.

Ο κ. Ιωάννης Ζαχαρόπουλος είναι Πλοίαρχος του Ελληνικού Πολεμικού Ναυτικού και Διευθυντής στην Οφθαλμολογική Κλινική του Ναυτικού Νοσοκομείου Αθηνών. Από το 2011 διατηρεί το δικό του Οφθαλμολογικό Κέντρο  I See Center στο Χαλάνδρι, μαζί με την Οφθαλμίατρο Θεοκλήτη Παπαδάκη. Πρόκειται για το πλέον εξελιγμένο Οφθαλμολογικό Κέντρο, με υπερσύγχρονα μηχανήματα για όλες τις ανάγκες της σύγχρονης οφθαλμοπαθολογίας. Επιπλέον, είναι μέλος του Ιατρικού Συλλόγου Αθηνών, της Ελληνικής Οφθαλμολογικής Εταιρείας και της Αμερικανικής Ακαδημίας Οφθαλμολογίας . Είναι οφθαλμοπλαστικός, εξειδικευμένος στη Χειρουργική των Βλεφάρων, του Κόγχου και της Δακρυικής Συσκευής με μεγάλη εμπειρία στη Χειρουργική Ογκολογία του οφθαλμού και των περιοχών αυτών καθώς και στην αντιμετώπιση της Θυρεοειδικής Οφθαλμοπάθειας και όλων των συνοδών προβλημάτων της νόσου (Νόσος Graves'). Είναι μάλιστα μέλος και συμμετέχει ενεργά στην Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή Μελέτης της Θυρεοειδικής Οφθαλμοπάθειας (EUGOGO), της επιτροπής η οποία καθορίζει παγκοσμίως τις οδηγίες αντιμετώπισης της νόσου αυτής. Έχει εργαστεί στο Νοσοκομείο Moran Eye Center στο Salt Lake City, Γιούτα, στις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες της Αμερικής, στο τμήμα της Οφθαλμοπλαστικής και Κοσμητικής Οφθαλμολογίας καθώς και στο Orbital Centrum του Academish Medish Centrum του Άμστερνταμ στην Ολλανδία. Εκπαιδεύτηκε στην Οφθαλμολογία για τέσσερα (4) έτη στο Νοσοκομαείο Meir του Πανεπιστημίου του Tel Aviv στο Ισραήλ. Επιπρόσθετα, έχει συμμετάσχει ως εθελοντής οφθαλμίατρος στα Παιδικά Χωριά S.O.S και Φιλανθρωπικό Νοσοκομείο Ιεροσολύμων του Ελληνορθόδοξου Πατριαρχείου Ιεροσολύμων. Στο I See Center πραγματοποιούνται όλες οι απαραίτητες για τη διάγνωση των οφθαλμικών παθήσεων εξετάσεις (OCT, OCT-Αγγειογραφία, Οπτικά Πεδία Humphrey, Κερατογραφία, Παχυμετρία κερατοειδούς, Τοπογραφία κερατοειδούς, Μελέτη της οφθαλμικής επιφάνειας και ξηροφθαλμίας, φωτογραφία βυθού και προσθίων μορίων) ενώ παράλληλα εκτελούνται και επεμβάσεις φωτοπηξίας με Yag και Argon Laser.

Ms. Kapsalaki Georganta Theodouli is an Ophthalmologist and maintains her private practice in Neo Psychiko. She graduated from the Medical School of Athens and completed her specialization in Ophthalmology at Gennimatas General State Hospital of Athens. Until 2014, she served as an Ophthalmologist at the Athens Ophthalmological Center, and in her private practice, she manages numerous cases utilizing her scientific expertise and many years of experience, always for the benefit of each patient she undertakes.

The Ophthalmology Clinic of Spyrakou Eleni P. is located in a central area on Kifisias Street in Kifisia, near the Electric Train Station (End of Kifisia). The clinic is housed on the 1st floor at 255 Kifisias Street, with easy access for individuals with mobility issues. It features a comfortable and pleasant reception area and a spacious waiting room with informative brochures for adults and many toys for young patients. The examination area includes a modern ophthalmological unit, which is customized for each patient, allowing for immediate and easy Visual Acuity testing, measurement of refractive errors using a keratorefractometer, and the use of trial lenses to improve visual acuity. In the same manner, without the patient needing to move, tonometry is performed with the latest model TONOREN, as well as slit-lamp examination, which is very important as it provides information about both the anterior and posterior segments of the eye. Using specialized lenses, the retina and other anatomical elements of the eye are thoroughly evaluated.

Papadopoulos Konstantinos is an Ophthalmologist, Director of the 1st Ophthalmology Clinic at Metropolitan General, and the scientific head of the Glaucoma Ophthalmology Institute. He maintains his private practice in Pefki. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at Charles University in Prague and has trained at the University Clinic of G. Gennimatas. In his private practice, he manages a wide range of cases covering the entire spectrum of his specialty, always focusing on providing the best possible care tailored to the individualized needs of each patient he treats.

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.

Xristodoulidis Mixail X. MD is an Ophthalmologist who has maintained a private practice in Cholargos since 1997. He is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and completed his specialization in Ophthalmology. He possesses extensive experience and expertise, having collaborated with public and private clinics for approximately 20 years. Currently, he serves as the scientific director of the Ophthalmology Department at "Hygeia" Hospital and is a collaborator at the Athens Ophthalmology Institute (OMMA) and the Athenian MediClinic. He was the Director of the Ophthalmology Department at Euroclinic Athens for 12 years. He operates at Hygeia Hospital, Athens Mediclinic, the "Mitera" clinic, and is a selected collaborating ophthalmic surgeon with Medisystem. Simultaneously, he specializes in anterior segment eye surgery, cataract removal through a microscopic incision without sutures and with topical anesthesia (phacoemulsification), and correction of myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism using femtosecond laser (LASIK) and PRK. Additionally, he has specialized expertise in the removal of eyelid formations (chalazion, pterygium, nodules, xanthelasma) and foreign bodies from the anterior segment, contact lens fitting for myopia, astigmatism, hyperopia, as well as multifocal contact lenses, and anti-VEGF factor injections. Finally, he is a member of the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Lens and Refractive Surgery, the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He also participates in national and international ophthalmological conferences and advanced training seminars abroad, aiming to stay fully informed on the latest surgical and technological advancements in ophthalmology.

Ntantous Galemp is Ophthalmologist and maintains a private practice in Halandri. She holds a medical degree from the University of Athens and completed his specialty in Ophthalmology in Ophthalmology Hospital of Greek Red Cross in 1982. Then he worked at the General Hospital of Nafplio IKA Alexandra, and for seven years he was director of the Department of Retina - Vitreous Ophthalmology Center in Athens, Lenorman. He is specialized in microsurgery cataract and glaucoma, in refractive laser surgery myopia - hyperopia and astigmatism and treatment of diabetic macular amfivlistheias Laser with intravitreous injections. Surgical Hospital Athens Eye Hospital in Glyfada.

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.

Kalogeropoulou Dionysia is an Ophthalmologist who runs a private practice in Nea Erythraia. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She completed her Ophthalmology specialty training at the Athens Polyclinic, Hygeia Melathron, and the General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos." During her specialty training, she successfully performed numerous surgical procedures, including cataract surgery, glaucoma surgery, dacryocystorhinostomies, blepharoplasties, entropion, and ectropion corrections. She has attended many courses both in Greece and abroad, where she received further training in Refractive Surgery and the latest advancements in cataract and glaucoma surgery. She completed a mini fellowship at the Vardinogiannis Institute of Crete focused on the latest developments in refractive procedures for correcting myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, and presbyopia. She maintains a modern ophthalmology practice equipped with the latest technology devices for the diagnosis and treatment of ophthalmic conditions. She collaborates with Hygeia Hospital, the Ophthalmology Clinic of Ypapanti, as well as the Athens Refractive Center. Finally, the physician is a member of the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, the Society of Intraocular Lenses and Refractive Surgery, the Glaucoma Society, and the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons.