Ophthalmologists including treatment for children under 12 years near Ekali

Tsironi Maria MD, FEBO is a Surgeon Ophthalmologist and maintains a private clinic in Ilioupoli. She graduated from the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace and has completed a Postgraduate Program in Medical Imaging in Ophthalmology at the same educational institution. Additionally, she holds the European Diploma in Ophthalmology (FEBO). She initially specialized in the United Kingdom at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire. Subsequently, she specialized in Ophthalmology at the General Children's Hospital "P. & A. Kyriakou" and at the Athens Eye Hospital. She has served as a Consultant with specialization in Retinal Pathology at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, and at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London. Furthermore, during 2022-23, she served as Director of the Retinal Pathology Department at the Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, UK. Today, in her private clinic, she offers a wide range of services, respecting the individual needs of each patient.

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.

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.

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.

Fidanaki - Tountor Ntaniela is an Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Pallini. She holds a Medical Degree from the School of Health Sciences at Carol Davila University and is specialized in myopia laser treatment and ophthalmic surgery. Additionally, Dr. Fidanaki - Tountor has extensive experience in conditions such as glaucoma, cataracts, and macular diseases. She obtained her ophthalmology specialty at the 1st University Ophthalmology Clinic at the General Hospital of Athens "Georgios Gennimatas," where she remained as a Scientific Collaborator in the Retina Department until 2002. Since 2002, she has been collaborating as a Scientific Collaborator at the Ophthalmology Clinic of Metropolitan General Hospital. Finally, she is a member of several scientific associations, including the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, and the Society of Intraocular Lenses and Refractive Surgery. She is also the founder of the Society of Aesthetic Medicine and Non-Invasive Surgery.

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.

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. Kafetzis Dimosthenis is a specialized Ophthalmologist with a private practice located in Nea Ionia, Attica. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic, in 2007, and has since dedicated himself to delivering high-quality medical care with professionalism and consistency. He began his medical career with rural medical service at the General Hospital of Kyparissia and the Regional Clinic of Dorio (2008–2009). He completed his ophthalmology residency at Evangelismos General Hospital and the Athens Polyclinic (2016–2022), gaining extensive experience in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of ophthalmic conditions and surgical procedures. Dr. Kafetzis has been a member of the Athens Medical Association since 2007 and is fluent in English, French, and Czech, enabling him to effectively communicate with a diverse patient population.

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.

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.

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.

Dr. Koutsonas Antonis MD, FEBOphth is an Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Kifisia. He holds a Doctorate and is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Aachen in Germany. He served for several years as a Consultant in the Department of Vitreous and Retinal Diseases at the University Ophthalmology Clinic of Aachen (2014-2022), where he specialized in the surgical management of vitreoretinal diseases and cataracts (vitreoretinal and cataract surgeon). Additionally, following European Ophthalmology examinations, he obtained the European Ophthalmology title FEBO (Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology). He possesses extensive clinical experience in prominent positions and has performed over 2200 pars plana vitrectomy surgeries for a wide range of vitreous and retinal diseases, 600 cataract and intraocular lens implantations, as well as more than 5000 intravitreal injections. He has significant research experience, having participated in numerous multicenter studies on various ophthalmic conditions, acting as principal investigator in several, and is trained in the principles of good clinical practice. He has published numerous articles in internationally renowned ophthalmological scientific journals and actively participates in international conferences. Finally, he has been involved in clinical research in the fields of glaucoma, electrophysiology, and the surgical treatment of vitreous and retinal diseases.

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.

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.

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.

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. Fradelos Spyros MD, MSc, FEBO is an Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Piraeus. He graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and specialized in Ophthalmology at the General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio". He pursued further training in "Imaging in Ophthalmology" at the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace. Additionally, since 2013, he has held the European Diploma of Ophthalmology, a title awarded in Paris after specialized examinations covering all ophthalmologic subspecialties. Besides his private practice, he provides home visits for individuals with limited mobility. Dr. Fradelos has performed numerous ophthalmic surgical procedures and has extensive experience in the proper management of the full spectrum of ocular pathology, including retinopathies and glaucoma. His clinic is equipped with state-of-the-art technology to conduct comprehensive ophthalmologic examinations or routine check-ups. Finally, he is a member of the Medical Association of Piraeus, the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Lenses and Refractive Surgery, and the Hellenic Vitreoretinal Society.