Advanced Microsurgery

Prof. Pantelis Papadopoulos is highly specialized in cataract, glaucoma and refractive surgery with or without the use of a Laser, as well as in the correction of presbyopia, in corneal transplants and in the surgical reconstruction of the anterior segment with an artificial iris.

He is the first Greek and one of the first 15 European Ophthalmologists to receive the title FEBOS-CR from the European Society of Cataract Surgery and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS) and the European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO).

This title is given exclusively to ophthalmic surgeons who are highly specialized and demonstrate excellence of knowledge in cataract and refractive surgery. A breadth of surgical experience and passing the FEBOS-CR examination are minimum requirements for the acquisition of this title.

He received his doctorate from the Medical School of the University of Leipzig in Germany. He has since partaken in multiple educational seminars in Europe and the USA.

In 1992 he founded the Ophthalmo-Check Advanced Diagnostic, Therapeutic and Research Eye Center in Palaio Faliro, Greece. He initiated collaborations with the “Ophthalmos” Institute and “Hygeia” hospital, where in 1993 he began carrying out refractive surgery operations for the correction of myopia, being amongst the first in Greece to do so.

In 1997, he performed a new glaucoma operation for the first time in Greece, the deep sclerectomy procedure. Within that year he also inserted the first foldable accommodating intraocular lenses in the country.

He has been the director of the Metropolitan Hospital Ophthalmology Clinic since February 2002, around the same time he received his European Diploma in Ophthalmology (FEBOphth)

He has been a Visiting Professor of Ophthalmology at the SMU (Slovak Medical University) since October 2012.

In December 2012 he and his surgical team performed the world’s first quadruple operation for the restoration of the anterior chamber with great success.

Prof. Pantelis Papadopoulos was announced as honorary member of the world-class Barraquer Ophthalmogy Institute in 2006, in recognition of his contributions to ophthalmology.

Educational Work

Throughout his career, Prof. Pantelis Papadopoulos has made significant contributions in the education of his peers, teaching them, ophthalmologists in training and medical students advanced techniques in ophthalmic microsurgery.

In 2007 he was elected President of the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Implant and Refractive Surgery (HSIOIRS). He served as the President till 2011 and then took on the role of Vice-President since 2019.

Since 2000, he has been the President of the Editorial Board of the magazine «Ophthalmic Surgery», which is disseminated to over 2,500 ophthalmologists in Greece and Cyprus.

Over the last 15 years he has also served as the President of the Organizing Committee of the Annual International Congress of the HSIOIRS. As President he has organized three Pan-European Conferences in collaboration with the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS).

In 2013 he organized the 1st Eastern European Ophthalmic Summer Academy with High Communication Wet Labs in Athens.

The Professor’s clinical and research interests lie mostly in advanced cataract refractive surgery and the implantation of innovative intraocular lens (IOL) products, particularly IOLs for the correction of presbyopia and astigmatism. The results from these clinical studies have been presented in numerous conferences in Greece and abroad.

He has been invited in a great number of conferences over his career, has given over 300 lectures and participated in various expert panels. Additionally, he has written a number of articles for ophthalmology textbooks.

Prof. Pantelis Papadopoulos was announced as honorary member of the world-class Barraquer Ophthalmogy Institute in 2006, in recognition of his contributions to ophthalmology.

He speaks 5 foreign languages (English, German, Turkish, Italian, French). Music is a hobby of great interest for him.

2010 - 2014

Senior Course Instructor, Toric IOLs, 24th International congress of HSIOIRS, Athens, February 2010

Course Instructor, The Newest Developments in Cataract Surgery 2010, 24th International congress of HSIOIRS, Athens, February 2010

Course Instructor, The Newest Developments in Cataract Surgery 2011, 25th International congress of HSIOIRS, Athens, February 2011

Senior Course Instructor, Premium IOLs in Cataract Surgery, 26th International Congress of HSIOIRS, March, 2012, Athens

Senior Course Instructor, Current and Future Developments in Presbyopia Surgery, 26th International Congress of HSIOIRS, March, 2012, Athens

Course Instructor, Artificial Iris in Anterior Segment Reconstruction, in Iridoplasty and Iris

Reconstruction Course, 27th International Congress of HSIOIRS, March, 2013, Athens

Senior Course Instructor, Current Management of Presbyopia in Cataract Surgery, 27th International Congress of HSIOIRS, March, 2013, Athens

Course Instructor, Surgical Correction of High Ametropia, 27th International Congress of HSIOIRS, March, 2013, Athens

Senior Course Instructor, 1st Eastern European Ophthalmic Spring Academy, April 2013, Bratislava , Slovakia

Course Director and Senior Course Instructor, 1st Eastern European Ophthalmic Summer Academy, September 2013, Athens, Greece

Co-Director of Wet Lab Courses, 28th HSIOIRS Meeting, March 2014, Athens

Senior Course Instructor, Small pupil management: Malyugin ring and iris hooks, 28th HSIOIRS

Meeting, March 2014, Athens

Course Instructor, Iris reconstruction – Iris/Scleral PCIOL fixation, 28th HSIOIRS Meeting, March 2014, Athens

Senior Course Instructor, Presbyopia correction in Cataract Surgery, 28th HSIOIRS Meeting, March 2014, Athens

Course Instructor, Prevention and management of IFIS, small pupil and phacodonesis in cataract surgery,28th HSIOIRS Meeting, March 2014, Athens

Senior Course Instructor, Premium IOLs and Monovision,28th HSIOIRS Meeting, March 2014, Athens

 Senior Course Instructor, Artificial Iris Insertion, 28th HSIOIRS Meeting, March 2014, Athens

Small Pupil is Not A Problem Anymore, Lecture in Wet Lab Course, 28th HSIOIRS Meeting, March 2014, Athens

Incision. Lecture in Wet Lab Course, 28th HSIOIRS Meeting, March 2014, Athens

2005 - 2009

Senior Course Instructor, What is New This Year in Cataract Surgery Course, 20th International Congress of HSIOIRS, February, 2005, Athens

Senior Course Instructor, Microincision Cataract Surgery and Small Incision IOLs, 19th International Congress of HSIOIRS, February , 2005, Athens

Senior Course Instructor, What is New This Year in Cataract Surgery Course, 20th International Congress of HSIOIRS, February, 2006, Athens

Course Instructor, Preoperative Examination in Refractive Surgery Course , 21th International Congress of HSIOIRS, February 4, 2007, Athens

Senior Course Instructor, IOL Selection in Cataract Surgery , 21th International Congress of HSIOIRS, February 1, 2007, Athens

Course Instructor, Correction of Astigmatism Course, 22nd International Congress of HSIOIRS, February 17, 2008, Athens

Senior Course Instructor, IOL Selection in Cataract Surgery Course, 22nd International Congress of HSIOIRS, February 17, 2008, Athens

Course Instructor, Difficult Cataract Cases Course, 41st Panhellenic Ophthalmology Congress, Thessaloniki, May 30, 2008

Senior Course Instructor, Correction of Astigmatism Course, 23rd International Congress of HSIOIRS, February 2009, Athens

2000 - 2004

Senior Course Instructor, Phacosclerectomy Course,14th International Congress of HSIOIRS, February 18,2000

Course Co-Instructor, Update on Foldable IOLS,14th International Congress of HSIOIRS, February 17,2000, Athens

Senior Course Instructor, Non-penetrating Filtering Surgery Course,14th International Congress of HSIOIRS, February 17,2000 , Athens

Senior Course Instructor, Deep Sclerectomy Wet labs,14th International Congress of HSIOIRS, February 19,2000, Athens

Senior Course Instructor, Ophthalmology on the Internet Course,14th International Congress of HSIOIRS, February 18,2000, Athens

Senior Course Instructor, Phaco Chop Techniques Course,14th International Congress of HSIOIRS, February 19,2000, Athens

Senior Course Instructor, Non-penetrating Filtering Surgery Course,15th International Congress of HSIOIRS, February 8,2001 , Athens

Course Co-Instructor, Update on Foldable IOLS,14th International Congress of HSIOIRS, February 8,2001, Athens

Senior Course Instructor, Thermokeratoplasty,15th International Congress of HSIOIRS, February 9,2001 , Athens

Senior Course Instructor, Refractive Cataract Surgery,15th International Congress of HSIOIRS, February 10,2001 , Athens

Senior Course Instructor, Phacosclerectomy Course,15th International Congress of HSIOIRS, February 10,2001, Athens

Senior Course Instructor, Non-penetrating Filtering Surgery Course,16th International Congress of HSIOIRS, February 14,2002 , Athens

Course Instructor, Update in Cataract Surgery Course,16th International Congress of HSIOIRS, February 14,2002 , Athens

Senior Course Instructor, Refractive Cataract Surgery Course,16th International Congress of HSIOIRS, February 14,2002 , Athens

Senior Course Instructor, Phacosclerectomy and Implants in Non-penetrating Filtering

Surgery,16th International Congress of HSIOIRS, February 17,2002 , Athens

Senior Course Instructor, Different IOLs and Injectors Wet labs,16th International Congress of HSIOIRS, February 15,2002, Athens

Examiner, European Board of Ophthalmology Examinations, May 2002, Paris

Senior Course Instructor, What is New This year in Cataract Surgery?, 17th International Congress of HSIOIRS, February 1, 2003, Athens

Course Instructor, Update in Cataract Surgery Course, 18th International Congress of HSIOIRS, February , 2004, Athens

Senior Course Instructor, What is New This Year in Cataract Surgery Course, 18th International Congress of HSIOIRS, February , 2004, Athens

Senior Course Instructor, Small and Micro-incision IOLs, 18th International Congress of HSIOIRS, February , 2004, Athens

{slider1995 - 1999}

Course Instructor, American Academy of Ophthalmology, Chicago October 1996

Course Instructor, XV.th Congress of European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Prague September 1997

Course Instructor, American Academy of Ophthalmology, San Francisco, October 1997

Course Instructor, Hellenic Ophthalmologic Society, Athens Nov 8, 1997

Course Instructor, American Academy of Ophthalmology, New Orleans, October 1998

Course Instructor, 3rd Winter Meeting of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Athens January 1999

Course Instructor, American Academy of Ophthalmology, Orlando, FL ,Oct 1999

Senior Course Instructor, Deep Sclerectomy course, Visual Health and Surgical Center, West Palm Beach, FL Oct,29,1999

Senior Course Instructor, Phacosclerectomy Course,14th International Congress of HSIOIRS, February 18,2000