Ophthalmologists including treatment for children under 12 years near Agia Varvara

Totou Stella is a Military Physician - Ophthalmic Surgeon and maintains a private practice in Chalandri. She is a graduate of the Military Academy of Corps Officers and the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Since 2012, she has held the position of Consultant in the Ophthalmology Clinic of the 251st General Air Force Hospital. She possesses extensive experience and training and specializes in laser treatment for myopia, hypermetropia, and astigmatism, pediatric ophthalmology, and cataract surgery.

Bouzios Dimitrios is an Ophthalmologist who maintains a private practice in Nea Ionia. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Sassari in Italy, where he also completed his Ophthalmology specialization. He specializes in myopia laser treatment, pediatric ophthalmology, and cataract surgery. Since 2018, he has been a collaborating physician at the Central Clinic of Athens, while in his private practice he offers a wide range of services, tailored to the individual needs of each patient. Finally, the doctor is a member of the Athens Medical Association.

Tzanetakou Eimarmeni is an Ophthalmologist at the Private Multi-Clinic Iazo in Chaidari. She holds a medical degree from the University of CRAIOVA Medical School. She specialized in Pediatric Ophthalmology at the University General Hospital of Athens Children's "Agia Sofia" and in Ophthalmology at the University General Hospital Attikon. She has worked as a Resident Physician and Consultant in the Ophthalmology Department of the University General Hospital of Athens Children's "Agia Sofia" and in the Ophthalmology Department of the University General Hospital "Attikon." Additionally, she has completed a three-month internship at the Regional Hospital, Krestena Health Center, served as a General Practitioner at the Kaiafas Thermal Spa, and as a Rural Doctor at the Krestena Health Center with on-call duties at the Krestena General Hospital. Finally, she has extensive experience across the full range of surgical procedures within the specialty (strabismus, cataract restoration, glaucoma, etc.) and in all pediatric ophthalmology surgical procedures.

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.

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.

Kourti Persefoni is a Ophthalmic Surgeon, maintaining a private practice in Athens and serving as the Head of the Pediatric Ophthalmology Department at Mitera Hospital. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens as a scholar of the University of Athens. She specialized in Ophthalmology at the Hôpital ophtalmique Jules Gonin in Switzerland and the 1st University Clinic of G. Gennimatas Hospital. She holds diplomas from the European Board of Ophthalmology and the International Council of Ophthalmology. She has been awarded, following examinations, the European Subspecialty Title in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (FEBO-SP) from the European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO), the European Strabismological Association (ESA), and the European Paediatric Ophthalmological Society (EPOS). She specialized in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in the United Kingdom. She also worked at the Ophthalmology Clinic of "Agia Sophia" Children's Hospital. She has published papers in international scientific journals and has presented at Greek, European, and international conferences. She is a member of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, and the Hellenic Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. In her practice, she manages cases covering the full spectrum of ophthalmology, with a particular specialization in strabismus and pediatric ophthalmology.

Gakis Georgios is an Ophthalmic Surgeon and operates a private clinic in Nea Ionia. He specialized in Ophthalmology at the 2nd University Clinic of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki at the General Hospital "Papageorgiou." He received further training at the Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre at the University Hospital of Southampton and at King’s College Hospital, specializing in eyelid and lacrimal apparatus surgery. He has worked as an instructor of basic ophthalmology techniques and oculoplastic surgical techniques for undergraduate medical students and ophthalmology residents. Lastly, the doctor participates in presentations and attends numerous conferences as part of continuous professional development.

Dr. Stathopoulou Eirini is an Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Peristeri. She holds a medical degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Ophthalmology at the General Hospital of Athens “Laiko.” She has served as an associate at the Second University Ophthalmology Clinic of the University General Hospital “Attikon” and was responsible for the Ophthalmology department of the Western Athens Polyclinic. In recent years, she has collaborated with MIN Eyeday Clinic, where she gained extensive experience in refractive surgeries and cataract procedures. Furthermore, she has attended numerous conferences as part of her ongoing professional development.

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.

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.

Ο Διονύσιος Τριανταφύλλου MD, MSc, PhDc, FEBO είναι Χειρουργός Οφθαλμίατρος με εξειδίκευση στις παθήσεις και τις επεμβάσεις του κερατοειδούς και του προσθίου ημιμορίου. Διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στην Βούλα. Η ακαδημαϊκή του πορεία ξεκίνησε από την Κτηνιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλίας (2008) και συνεχίστηκε στην Ιατρική Σχολή του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών (2013). Εκπαιδεύτηκε στην παιδοφθαλμολογία στο Παιδιατρικό Νοσοκομείο Παίδων Πεντέλης και στην συνέχεια στην οφθαλμολογία ενηλίκων στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Κοργιαλένειο- Μπενάκειο (Ερυθρός Σταυρός) στην Αθήνα και στην Β' Πανεπιστημιακή Οφθαλμολογική κλινική του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Παπαγεωργίου στην Θεσσαλονίκη. Ολοκλήρωσε την ειδικότητά του στην Οφθαλμολογία το 2022, λαμβάνοντας παράλληλα τον ευρωπαϊκό τίτλο Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology (2021). Το έντονο ενδιαφέρον του για τον κερατοειδή, τις μεταμοσχεύσεις και τη διαθλαστική χειρουργική τον οδήγησε στο εθνικό σύστημα υγείας (NHS) του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου , όπου μετεκπαιδεύτηκε εντατικά. Κατείχε τις θέσεις του Cornea and anterior segment Fellow στο Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο του Newcastle (Royal Victoria Hospital) και στο Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο του Southampton. Σε ακαδημαϊκό επίπεδο, ολοκλήρωσε με άριστα το μεταπτυχιακό «Ιατρική μεθοδολογία της έρευνας»  από το Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης το 2020. Από το 2022 είναι υποψήφιος διδάκτωρ στο Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, με ερευνητικό αντικείμενο τη χρήση της συνεστιακής μικροσκοπίας στις παθήσεις του κερατοειδούς. Από το 2024, παρακολουθεί το δεύτερο μεταπτυχιακό του στο ΕΚΠΑ με τίτλο «Αντιμετώπιση Διαθλαστικών Εκτροπών και Διαθλαστικές Επεμβάσεις». Διαθέτει σημαντική ερευνητική εμπειρία, έχοντας συμμετάσχει ως co-investigator σε ευρωπαϊκά clinical trials, ενώ έχει συμβάλλει ενεργά στην εκπαίδευση ως εκπαιδευτής σε wet labs της Ευρωπαϊκής Εταιρίας Καταρράκτη και Διαθλαστικής Χειρουργικής (ESCRS) και του μεταπτυχιακού πργράμματος "Χειρουργική του Οφθαλμού" στο Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης.

Η Αντωνοπούλου Παναγιώτα είναι Χειρουργός Οφθαλμίατρος, με επίσημες εξειδικεύσεις σε Παιδοοφθαλμολογία, Στραβισμό και Καταρράκτη όλων των ηλικιών από το Hν. Βασίλειο και τον Καναδά, και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στους Αμπελόκηπους. Εισήχθη στην Ιατρική Σχολή του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, από όπου και αποφοίτησε με βαθμό Άριστα. Φοίτησε στο μεταπτυχιακό πρόγραμμα MSc Biology of Vision του University College Lοndon λαμβάνοντας τον τίτλο με Διάκριση. Ολοκλήρωσε το επίσημο πρόγραμμα ειδικότητας του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου (Certificate of Completion of Training). Πρόκειται για το πιο μακροχρόνιο και εντατικό πρόγραμμα ειδίκευσης στη Χειρουργική Οφθαλμολογία σε παγκόσμιο επίπεδο. Μετά από εξετάσεις, έλαβε τον τίτλο της Fellow του Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRCOphth) στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο και του European Board of Ophthalmologists (FEBO). Είναι κάτοχος αναγνωρισμένων διπλωμάτων εξειδίκευσης στην Παιδιατρική Οφθαλμολογία και το Στραβισμό Eνηλίκων ενώ είναι η πρώτη ιατρός από την Ελλάδα που εξειδικεύτηκε στην Παιδιατρική Οφθαλμολογία στο εμβληματικό The Hospital for Sick Children of Toronto, όπου βρίσκεται το μεγαλύτερο κέντρο Παιδιατρικής Οφθαλμολογίας της Βορείου Αμερικής (HΠΑ και Καναδάς). Έχει εργαστεί ως Επιμελήτρια στο Νοσοκομείο Παίδων « Η Αγία Σοφία» και στο Manchester Royal Eye Hospital (Senior Registrar & ΑSTO). Διαθέτει πλούσιο ερευνητικό και εκπαιδευτικό έργο. Ακόμη, συμμετέχει ενεργά με ομιλίες σε διεθνή συνέδρια και είναι εξετάστρια για τις εξετάσεις FRCOphth. Μετά τη δωδεκαετή πορεία της στο εξωτερικό, επέστρεψε στην Ελλάδα το 2023 και, παράλληλα με το ιδιωτικό της ιατρείο στην Αθήνα, συνεργάζεται με μεγάλα ιδιωτικά νοσοκομεία. Πέραν της Γενικής Οφθαλμολογίας, παρέχει εξειδικευμένες υπηρεσίες σε όλους τους τομείς της Παιδοοφθαλμολογίας και του Στραβισμού Ενηλίκων. Έχοντας πραγματοποιήσει χιλιάδες χειρουργικές επεμβάσεις σε βρέφη, παιδιά και ενήλικες, έχει μεγάλη εμπειρία στις πλέον σύγχρονες μεθόδους χειρουργικής αντιμετώπισης καταρράκτη βρεφών, παίδων και ενηλίκων, δύσκολων περιστατικών στραβισμού σε όλες τις ηλικίες, παιδιατρικού γλαυκώματος, ανωμαλιών του προσθίου τμήματος του οφθαλμού και των βλεφάρων, αμφιβληστροειδοπάθειας της προωρότητας και της αδυναμίας παροχέτευσης των δακρύων.

Papaxaralampous Eudokia MSc is a Surgeon Ophthalmologist - Pediatric Ophthalmologist who maintains a private practice in Nea Ionia. She specialized in Ophthalmology at the General Children's Hospital of Penteli and at the General Hospital of Nea Ionia Konstantopouleio - Patision Agia Olga. She is the Scientific Head of the Pediatric Ophthalmology Department at "Iaso Paidon" Hospital and the Responsible Ophthalmologist for neonatal screening in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the hospital. In her private practice, she monitors children from infancy. She attends and participates in numerous seminars and conferences as part of her continuous professional development. Finally, she is a member of the European Pediatric Ophthalmology Society, the European Society of Refractive Surgery and Intraocular Lens, and the Hellenic Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.

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.

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.

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.

Gretou Aikaterini is an Ophthalmologist who maintains a private practice in Piraeus, while also serving as the Consultant of the Pediatric Ophthalmology Department at the "Mitera" Hospital. She specialized at the Athens Eye Clinic, completing numerous cataract surgeries as well as other procedures, and following her specialty training, she continued her specialization at the "Agia Sofia" Children's Hospital. The physician undertakes preventive ophthalmological examinations as well as fundus examinations of premature newborns and children. Finally, she participates in numerous scientific conferences with the aim of continuous education and updating in ophthalmology.