Ophthalmologists including treatment for children under 12 years near Thiseio

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.

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.

Tsilivakos Xristos is an Ophthalmologist who has maintained a private practice in Piraeus since 1998. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Ophthalmology at the University Ophthalmology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas". He specializes in cataract surgery, myopia laser treatment, and glaucoma, while offering a wide range of services in his private practice, respecting the individual needs of each patient.

Pratikakis Anastasios IRIS Eye Clinic is an Ophthalmic Surgeon maintaining a private practice in Zografou. He has a specialized focus in cataract microsurgery, laser refractive surgeries (myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism), and eyelid microsurgery (bloodless blepharoplasty). He completed his Ophthalmology training at the Theia Pronia Hospital "Pammakaristos" and at the emergency and regular ophthalmology outpatient clinics of the "Red Cross" Hospital. Following the ophthalmologist legacy of his mother who operated a clinic in the same location since 1980, he provides high-quality medical services centered on the patient and has performed numerous ophthalmic surgeries and examinations. Lastly, he endorses the motto "Actions, not words" (practical deeds over talk).

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.

Thanasoulas Nikitas is an Ophthalmologist who maintains a private practice in Vyronas. He holds a medical degree from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and specialized in Ophthalmology through training at Nikaia-Piraeus General Hospital and the 251 Air Force General Hospital.

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.

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.

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.

Ο Δρ. Μάριος Παπαλάμπρου είναι Οφθαλμίατρος και διατηρεί ιδιωτικό ιατρείο στη Σαλαμίνα.

Πτυχιούχος και Διδάκτωρ της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών και κάτοχος Μεταπτυχιακού Διπλώματος στη Διοίκηση Μονάδων Υγείας.

Την ειδικότητά του στην Οφθαλμολογία την ολοκλήρωσε σε μεγάλα νοσοκομεία της χώρας, αποκτώντας πλούσια χειρουργική εμπειρία.

Εκπαιδεύτηκε στο Ναυτικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών, στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Παίδων Αθηνών «Παναγιώτη & Αγλαΐας Κυριακού» και στο Πανεπιστημιακό Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Πατρών, όπου πραγματοποίησε επεμβάσεις καταρράκτη, χειρουργεία στραβισμού σε παιδιά, καθώς και εξειδικευμένες παιδοοφθαλμολογικές επεμβάσεις.

Σήμερα εργάζεται ως Επιμελητής Οφθαλμίατρος στο Κέντρο Υγείας Σαλαμίνας και στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Παίδων Αθηνών «Παναγιώτη & Αγλαΐας Κυριακού», ενώ έχει αποκτήσει και διεθνή εμπειρία στο Doncaster & Bassetlaw Hospitals του NHS στη Μεγάλη Βρετανία.

Παράλληλα συνεργάζεται με ιδιωτικές κλινικές της Αθήνας, πραγματοποιώντας επεμβάσεις καταρράκτη και διαθλαστικής χειρουργικής.

Η ιδιαίτερη εξειδίκευσή του στην παιδοοφθαλμολογία περιλαμβάνει την αντιμετώπιση στραβισμού, αμβλυωπίας και άλλων διαταραχών της παιδικής όρασης.

Στο πλαίσιο της διδακτορικής του διατριβής ασχολήθηκε για αρκετά χρόνια με τις παθήσεις της ωχράς κηλίδας σε ενήλικες, μελετώντας την κλινική πορεία των ασθενών, εφαρμόζοντας ενδοϋαλοειδικές ενέσεις και παρακολουθώντας τα θεραπευτικά αποτελέσματα.

Η κλινική και χειρουργική του δραστηριότητα επικεντρώνεται σήμερα στη χειρουργική καταρράκτη, στην παιδοοφθαλμολογία, καθώς και στις σύγχρονες θεραπείες παθήσεων της ωχράς κηλίδας.

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.

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.

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.

Nikolopoulos Dionysios is a Surgeon Ophthalmologist and maintains a private practice in Glyfada. He holds a degree from the Medical School of the University of Patras and specialized in Ophthalmology at the Ophthalmology Clinic of the University Hospital of Patras. After obtaining his specialty, he worked in the Retina-Vitreous Department of the Athens Medical Center, enriching his experience in cataract surgery and the management of posterior segment diseases. He is a Consultant in the Pediatric Ophthalmology Department of the private clinic "Mitera," as well as a Scientific Collaborator of the Maternity Hospital "Leto." In his practice, he undertakes ophthalmological examinations of neonates, infants, and children (refractive assessment/prescription of glasses, strabismus evaluation, fundus examination), as well as adults (refractive assessment/prescription of glasses, glaucoma evaluation, fundus examination).

Katsiampoula Vasiliki MD, PhDc is an Ophthalmic Surgeon and maintains a private practice in Neo Psychiko, Athens. She graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras and specialized in Ophthalmology at the General Children's Hospital "Agia Sofia" and at the 1st University Ophthalmology Clinic of the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas," working alongside distinguished professors of Ophthalmology with a primary focus on corneal diseases. At the same time, she is a PhD candidate at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. 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 and the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, as well as the Hellenic Society of Vitreous and Retina. She is also a member of the Medical Association of Munich, Germany, and Bern, Switzerland. Her practice handles cases encompassing the full spectrum of Ophthalmology in adults and children, including surgical cases.

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.

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.

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.