Ophthalmologists including treatment for children under 12 years near Plaka

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.

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.

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.

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.

Dr. Mintziras Dionysios is an Ophthalmologist with a private practice in Galatsi. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed his Ophthalmology specialty training at the 251 Air Force General Hospital and the Theia Pronoia Hospital "H Pammakaristos." Throughout his professional career, he has served as a trainee ophthalmologist in England and has taught courses in the Nursing Department of the Technological Educational Institute of Kyparissia. To date, Dr. Mintziras collaborates with the Central Clinic of Athens, the Athens Refractive Center, and Athens Vision. Additionally, he has contributed to the authorship of papers published in both Greek and international scientific journals.

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.

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.