Ophthalmologists including treatment for children under 12 years near Zefyri

Follidi Vasiliki is an Ophthalmologist - Pediatric Ophthalmologist with a private practice located in Mavili Square. She studied at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. At the same institution, she completed postgraduate studies in "Medical Genetics: Clinical and Laboratory Direction." She specialized in Surgical Ophthalmology - Pediatric Ophthalmology at the "Agia Sofia" Children's Hospital in Athens, gaining invaluable experience in both specialized pediatric ophthalmological examinations and the surgical correction of pediatric ophthalmologic disorders. From 2012 to 2014, she also practiced monitoring and managing retinopathy of prematurity in premature infants in the neonatal units of the same pediatric hospital. Furthermore, she continued her specialization in Adult Ophthalmology at the "Hippokration" General Hospital of Athens. She has served as the Consultant of the Ophthalmology Department at the Euroclinic Children's Hospital in Athens. Additionally, from 2012 to 2016, she collaborated with the "Athens General Clinic," supporting the management of pediatric ophthalmologic conditions in neonates, infants, and children. Since 2014, she has been the Consultant for the pediatric ophthalmology department at the Pediatric Hospital of the Athens Medical Center group and the "Gaia" maternity hospital. From 2016 to the present, she has been an elected member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus and the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society. The majority of her presentations and lectures at ophthalmology conferences, as well as her publications in Greek and international medical journals, primarily concern pediatric ophthalmology topics. Finally, she has participated in translations of English-language ophthalmology texts into Greek.

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.

Karagianni Natalia is an Ophthalmologist who maintains a private practice at Mavili Square. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She specialized in Ophthalmology at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York - New York Presbyterian Hospital, the University Ophthalmology Clinic of Attikon Hospital, and the Ophthalmology Clinic of the “Agia Sofia” Children’s Hospital. She holds a PhD in Ophthalmology from Weill Cornell Medical College in New York and is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the University of Thessaly. She possesses both the European and the Greek National Ophthalmology Diplomas, as well as the “ECFMG” certification – recognition of a Medical Degree by the USA after excelling in examinations. She has invaluable professional experience in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of ocular diseases in adults and children, having trained and worked at leading University Hospitals in the USA and Greece. She has performed numerous surgical procedures and has extensive surgical experience and specialization in cataract surgery, laser refractive surgeries, aesthetic ophthalmology, and pediatric ophthalmologic surgeries. Finally, she has numerous publications in medical journals as well as posters and presentations at Greek and international conferences.

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.

Dr. Xaira Niki is an Ophthalmologist and maintains a private practice in Agia Paraskevi. She is a graduate of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has worked as a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital in London. The doctor specializes in macular disease and cataract surgery. In her private practice, she offers a wide range of services, respecting the needs of each individual patient.

Dr. Karsaliakou Georgia is an Ophthalmologist who maintains a private practice in the Ampelokipi area. She graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and obtained her specialty certification in Ophthalmology in 2010 after a four-year residency at the General Hospital "Polyclinic of Athens." There, she specialized in cataract surgery as well as the diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma and retinal diseases. Alongside her private practice, she serves as the head of the Ophthalmology Preventive Screening Department at the "Hygeia" Hospital. In her fully equipped clinic, she provides accurate diagnosis and targeted treatment for ophthalmologic patients, including laser procedures for myopia, cataracts, glaucoma, and retinal conditions (such as age-related macular degeneration).

Η Ραπάνου Ανδρομάχη MD, MSc, FEBO, PhDc είναι Χειρουργός Οφθαλμίατρος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στην Ηλιούπολη. Είναι απόφοιτος Ιατρικής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και ειδικεύτηκε στην Οφθαλμολογία στην Ά Πανεπιστημιακή Οφθαλμολογική Κλινική Αθηνών του ΓΝΑ "Γ. Γεννηματάς", εργαζόμενη δίπλα σε έγκριτους και διεθνούς φήμης Καθηγητές Οφθαλμολογίας. Μετά από πανευρωπαϊκές εξετάσεις έλαβε τον τίτλο της Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology ως Πιστοποιημένη Οφθαλμίατρος από το Ευρωπαϊκό Συμβούλιο Οφθαλμολογίας, ενώ κατέχει και τίτλο Μεταπτυχιακού (Msc) στην “Ιατρική Απεικόνιση στην Οφθαλμολογία”, τον οποίο έλαβε με διάκριση και υποτροφία. Ταυτόχρονα είναι Υποψήφια Διδάκτωρ της Ιατρικής Σχολής Αθηνών και κατέχει πιστοποιήσεις ως ερευνήτρια σε ιατρικές κλινικές μελέτες. Εξειδικεύθηκε στις Παθήσεις και Χειρουργική Ωχράς Κηλίδος, Αμφιβληστροειδούς και Υαλοειδούς και στη Χειρουργική Καταρράκτη στο Πανεπιστημιακό νοσοκομείο Whipps Cross University Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, στο Λονδίνο της Μεγάλης Βρετανίας. Ταυτόχρονα, έχει διοριστεί ως Επιστημονικός Συνεργάτης και Πανεπιστημιακή Υπότροφος του τμήματος Παθήσεων Ωχράς Κηλίδος και Αμφιβληστροειδούς στην Ά Πανεπιστημιακή Οφθαλμολογική Κλινική Αθηνών του ΓΝΑ "Γ. Γεννηματάς", αναλαμβάνοντας τη διάγνωση και τη θεραπεία ολόκληρου του φάσματος των παθήσεων της Ωχράς κηλίδος και του Αμφιβληστροειδούς, συμμετέχοντας παράλληλα στην εκπαίδευση και κατάρτιση των ειδικευομένων Ιατρών Οφθαλμολογίας και των φοιτητών της Ιατρικής Σχολής Αθηνών. Βρίσκεται ανάμεσα στους πολύ λίγους εξειδικευμένους Οφθαλμιάτρους με εκτεταμένη εμπειρία στη θεραπεία με τα ειδικά laser αμφιβληστροειδούς και Ωχράς Κηλίδος : Φωτοδυναμική θεραπεία PDT- Photodynamic Therapy, Micropulse Laser , Panretinal Photocoagulation PRP. Τέλος, διδάσκει στο Μεταπτυχιακό Πρόγραμμα σπουδών του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών για ιατρούς Οφθαλμιάτρους ¨Σύγχρονες Προσεγγίσεις στην Παθολογία και Χειρουργική του Αμφιβληστροειδούς¨ και στο μεταπτυχιακό πρόγραμμα διαθλαστικής χειρουργικής "Αντιμετώπιση διαθλαστικών εκτροπών και διαθλαστικές επεμβάσεις ", επίσης του Πανεπιστημίου Ιατρικής Αθηνών ΕΚΠΑ. Στο ιατρείο της αναλαμβάνει περιστατικά που άπτονται σε όλες τις υποεξειδικεύσεις και φάσμα της Οφθαλμολογίας σε ενήλικες και παιδιά, καθώς και χειρουργικά περιστατικά.

Dimitrios Roupas is an Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Kolonos. He holds a medical degree from the University of Iași, Romania. He has also completed his specialization in Ophthalmology at major hospitals in Athens and has further specialized in the pathology and surgical management of anterior segment diseases in England and France. The clinic covers all ophthalmological conditions. Dr. Roupas deals with refractive errors (myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, presbyopia), cataracts, glaucoma, fundus and lacrimal system diseases, and performs eyelid surgeries (chalazion, cysts, xanthelasma, ectropion, entropion, etc.), ocular surface conditions (pterygium, trauma, styes, etc.), as well as laser treatments for myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. Additionally, he specializes in myopia laser surgery, pediatric ophthalmology, and cataract surgery.

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.

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.

Tsoukanas Dimitrios is a Surgeon Ophthalmologist who maintains a private practice in Kifisia. He graduated with distinction from the Medical School of the University of Crete. Subsequently, he trained in Ophthalmology at the Corinth Hospital and the 2nd University Clinic of Athens. Simultaneously, he collaborated with the Ophthalmology Clinic Athens Vision, where he was trained in refractive surgery (laser myopia correction) and first studied glaucoma in depth, undertaking the design and completion of research protocols and observing esteemed Glaucoma specialists in managing complex cases. Completing his training in 2016 and following examinations, he was certified as a Surgeon Ophthalmologist and Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology. In 2018, he was accepted into the prestigious European Ophthalmology Clinic Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, where he specialized in the medical and surgical management of glaucoma and performed high-difficulty cataract surgeries. Additionally, he attended seminars on injectable therapies in aesthetic ophthalmology (Botox and Fillers), as well as the renowned Moorfields training program in refractive surgery. In 2021, after 20 years of studies, specialization, surgeries, presentations, and publications at national and international conferences and scientific journals, he inaugurated his private practice Precision Ophthalmology in Kifisia, where with great responsibility and respect towards the patient, he offers his services to new and existing patients. Simultaneously, he serves as Scientific Collaborator of the Ophthalmology Clinic Athens Vision and Honorary Consultant at Moorfields Eye Hospital. Finally, the physician collaborates with the private clinics Euroclinic Pediatrics, Euroclinic Athens, and Errikos Dynan as a Scientific Collaborator.

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.

Ioannis Kokkoris is an Ophthalmologist who maintains a private practice in Piraeus. Concurrently, he collaborates with the Ophthalmology Clinic of Metropolitan General. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Ophthalmology at the General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio". Additionally, he holds a European Diploma in Ophthalmology, which he obtained in Paris. He possesses extensive experience, having worked in major Clinics and Hospitals in Attica, and specializes in myopia laser treatment, Pediatric Ophthalmology, and Cataract Surgery.

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.

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.