Ioanna Metaxaki OPTHALMOLOGIST

• “Association of LOXL1 common sequence variants in Greek patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma”. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School

• European Board of Ophthalmology. 
• European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
• Hellenic Society of Intraocular Implants and Refractive surgery
• Hellenic Society of Ophthalmology

• Μarch.2002 – June.2003: General practitioner. General Hospital of Tripoli, Health Center of Astros Kinourias.
• Sept.2003–June.2007:Assistant Ophthalmologist.Research and Therapeutic Institute “OPHTHALMOS”. 
• Nov.2007–April.2012:Residency in Ophthalmology.Β’ Department ,“OPHTHALMIATREIO ATHINON”
• Subspecialty: Retinal pathology , glaucoma, anterior segment surgery
• April.2012 – to date:
  • Α)Consultant Ophthalmologist.Ά Ophthalmology Department, “HYGEIA” Hospital, Marousi, Athens.
  • Β)Consultant Ophthalmologist. Research and Therapeutic Institute “OPHTHALMOS” 
• Jan.2013 – to date: Private office practice
• Sept.2014 – to date: Scientific supervisor – Ophthalmology department of “Hygeianet” medical center (part of “HYGEIA” Group), Peristeri, Athens.

Education Experience:
Participated as an instructor in clinical courses: 

• Νew approach in customized and non customized treatment of refractive errors with Zyoptix 100.19th and 20th HSIOIRS Congress, (February 17-20, 2005, February 2-5, 2006) Athens, Greece.
• Sports vision and refractive operations. 20th HSIOIRS Congress, February 2-5, 2006 Athens, Greece.
• Pearls for ocular surface disease. 48th Panhellenic ophthalmological congress , 14-17 May, 2015, Olympia – Greece .

Clinical Interest:

• Cataract
• Glaucoma
• Anterior segment and retina pathology
• Refractive errors
• Refractive surgery

Research Interest:

• Glaucoma

• Grant for Young Ophthalmologists from Hellenic Society of Intraocular Implants and Refractive Surgery (March 2012) 
• Succeeded Εuropean Board of Ophthalmology Diploma (ΕBOD) Examination (Paris, May 2011 )

• “Association of LOXL1 common sequence variants in Greek patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma”. Molecular Vision 2013;19:1446-1452