{"id":5705,"date":"2025-11-07T16:45:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T14:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/?p=5705"},"modified":"2026-01-13T18:03:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T16:03:44","slug":"global-pioneers-ophthalmology-lasik-athens-protocol-dermophthalmology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/en\/2025\/11\/07\/global-pioneers-ophthalmology-lasik-athens-protocol-dermophthalmology\/","title":{"rendered":"From Hippocrates to the Greek Pioneers of Ophthalmology \u2013 Cataract, LASIK, Athens Protocol and the New Era of Dermophthalmology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5705\" class=\"elementor elementor-5705\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a85eed9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a85eed9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3735462\" data-id=\"3735462\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a96d6e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a96d6e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction \u2013 From Hippocrates to Modern Medicine<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fe7c68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fe7c68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vision is the most precious of our senses. More than 80% of the information we receive from the world comes through our eyes. Daily life, safety, work, and social interaction all depend on clear sight. Not surprisingly, most people state their greatest fear is losing their vision.<\/p><p><strong>The progress of ophthalmic surgery over the past 70 years has been extraordinary. Procedures such as:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Phacoemulsification for cataract,<\/li><li>LASIK and refractive techniques,<\/li><li>Lens implants (ICL, multifocal, toric),<\/li><li>Corneal transplants,<\/li><li>and the Athens Protocol for keratoconus,<\/li><\/ul><p>have restored vision to millions, offering independence from glasses and a dramatic improvement in quality of life.<\/p><p>Yet, behind this triumph lies a paradox: we invest in the best technology, trust world-class surgeons, but often neglect the foundation of success \u2013 the ocular surface, eyelids, eyelashes, and periocular skin.<\/p><p><strong>Hygiene is the \u201chidden\u201d 50% of success.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ff2618 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ff2618\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Great Pioneers \u2013 From the Intraocular Lens to LASIK and the Athens Protocol<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-136d3d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"136d3d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8f063a\" data-id=\"a8f063a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e1c652 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e1c652\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"color:black;\"><strong>Sir Harold Ridley<\/strong><strong> \u2013 The Father of the Intraocular Lens<\/strong><\/h5>\nIn 1949, British surgeon Sir Harold Ridley introduced the first intraocular lens (IOL), inspired by observations of World War II pilots who had acrylic fragments in their eyes without causing rejection. Ridley's idea laid the foundation for modern cataract surgery.\n<h5 style=\"color:black;\"><strong>Jos<\/strong><strong>\u00e9 <\/strong><strong>Ignacio<\/strong> <strong>Barraquer<\/strong><strong> \u2013 The father of modern keratoplasty<\/strong><\/h5>\nColombian surgeon Barraquer developed techniques that paved the way for refractive surgery. Generations of ophthalmologists worldwide, including Greek pioneers, drew inspiration from his groundbreaking work.\n<h5 style=\"color:black;\"><strong>Svyatoslav<\/strong> <strong>Fyodorov<\/strong><strong> \u2013 The Russian innovator<\/strong><\/h5>\nThe Russian Fyodorov developed pioneering methods (e.g. radial keratotomy), subsequently awarding the Greek surgeon and professor of ophthalmology Spyros Georgaras for his contribution.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a6fa39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a6fa39\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f278b58\" data-id=\"f278b58\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e37910 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e37910\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/giatroi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5749\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/giatroi.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/giatroi-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/giatroi-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/giatroi-18x9.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1331cbf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1331cbf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a14d85d\" data-id=\"a14d85d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba8916f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba8916f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vasilios Tsigkos \u2013 Early IOL pioneer in Greece<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd8a184 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd8a184\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-892dbf9\" data-id=\"892dbf9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-037d95b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"037d95b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ophthalmic surgeon Vasilios Tsigkos, co-founding member of the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Implants, performed the first 8 successful cataract operations with IOL implantation in Greece (1980), while serving as director of Drama General Hospital.<\/p><p>Where everyone expected the first surgeries to be performed in Athens, Tsigos proved that innovation can start anywhere. His success marked the Dr. Marguerite Mc Donald was the first to perform PRK on a human with an excimer laser, paving the way for all laser refractive surgeries.\nbeginning of a new era in Greek ophthalmology.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-084f6c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"084f6c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-425a4bf\" data-id=\"425a4bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76f4f67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76f4f67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Spyros Georgaras \u2013 The pioneer of phacoemulsification<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b45cb56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b45cb56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Professor Ophthalmology Spyros Georgaras contributed decisively to the spread and establishment of the phacoemulsification technique in Greece and Europe.<\/p><p>Before this, cataract surgery required large incisions, long hospitalization, and carried high risk of complications. Phacoemulsification changed everything: a small incision, faster recovery, safer outcomes.<\/p><p>Georgaras trained thousands of ophthalmologists from Greece and abroad, laying the foundations of modern cataract surgery in the country and influencing practice worldwide. His legacy lives on through the Spyros Georgaras Award, presented annually by the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Implants &amp; Refractive Surgery (HSIOIRS) to young ophthalmologists.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cff9072 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cff9072\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f166f36\" data-id=\"f166f36\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36d8b41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36d8b41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Marguerite Mc Donald MD \u2013 The power of innovation and collaboration<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e9c29b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e9c29b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0Dr. Marguerite Mc Donald was the first to perform PRK on a human with an excimer laser, paving the way for all laser refractive surgeries.<\/p><p>Recognized as one of the most influential women in the history of ophthalmology, she is also a founding member of the Aegean Cornea conference, organized every two years in Greece, in collaboration with Ioannis Pallikaris and other leading scientists.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34884b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34884b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02417d7\" data-id=\"02417d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a4ed47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a4ed47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ioannis Pallikaris \u2013 The father of LASIK<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe2519e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe2519e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the 1990s, Professor of Ophthalmology Ioannis Pallikaris from the University of Crete presented the LASIK (Laser in Situ Keratomileusis) technique.<\/p><p>Before LASIK, myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism were corrected with glasses, contact lenses, or less predictable surgical methods. Pallikaris breakthroughrevolutionized refractive surgery, providing millions worldwide with stable, safe, and spectacle-free vision.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d211bee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d211bee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4585635\" data-id=\"4585635\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e9ca73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e9ca73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Anastasios Kanellopoulos \u2013 The Athens Protocol<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-331dc42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"331dc42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Professor Ophthalmology Anastasios Kanellopoulos, based in Athens and NYU in New York, developed the Athens Protocol for the treatment of keratoconus.<\/p><p>Before this, patients had few options, with corneal transplantation often being the final step. The protocol combines cross-linking and laser, offering the internationally recognized gold standard solution for keratoconus stabilization.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-130de06\" data-id=\"130de06\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4fa965 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f4fa965\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Behind-Every-Lash-Lies-a-Delicate-System-15-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5726\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Behind-Every-Lash-Lies-a-Delicate-System-15-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Behind-Every-Lash-Lies-a-Delicate-System-15-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Behind-Every-Lash-Lies-a-Delicate-System-15-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Behind-Every-Lash-Lies-a-Delicate-System-15-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Behind-Every-Lash-Lies-a-Delicate-System-15-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Behind-Every-Lash-Lies-a-Delicate-System-15-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Behind-Every-Lash-Lies-a-Delicate-System-15.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3363db5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3363db5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc2615e\" data-id=\"bc2615e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5f258b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5f258b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Despite surgical progress, ocular surface disease undermines outcomes:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab4bb78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab4bb78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Despite surgical progress, ocular surface disease undermines outcomes:<\/p><ul><li>Cataract: 70\u201380% of patients already have dry eye or blepharitis before surgery.<\/li><li>LASIK: up to 95% experience dry eye immediately after, worsened by untreated lid disease.<\/li><li>IOLs: 40\u201350% report reduced satisfaction due to unstable tear film.<\/li><li>Corneal transplantation: poor eyelid hygiene increases infection and rejection risk.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><u>Conclusion <\/u><\/strong><\/p><p>The issue is not the surgical technique, but the health of the eyelids, eyelashes, periocular area, and ocular surface.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ea782a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ea782a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75f1830\" data-id=\"75f1830\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9651c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9651c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dermophthalmology \u2013 A new frontier<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab56865 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab56865\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f2b423\" data-id=\"9f2b423\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8175b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c8175b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ophthalmogen-18-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5709\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ophthalmogen-18-1.png 940w, https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ophthalmogen-18-1-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ophthalmogen-18-1-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ophthalmogen-18-1-14x12.png 14w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6e59bc\" data-id=\"a6e59bc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dbcd81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dbcd81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dermophthalmology is the new branch of Ophthalmology that integrates principles from Dermatology.<\/p><ul><li>It treats the eyelids, eyelashes, periocular skin, meibomian glands, and tear film as a single unit.<\/li><li>It applies dermatological concepts to the eyes: cleansing, microbial\/parasitic control, hydration, prevention.<\/li><li>It ensures every surgery starts from a \u201cclean and healthy field.\u201d<\/li><\/ul><p>The World Organization of Dermophthalmology (WOD) promotes this new discipline globally, in collaboration with Greek and international scientific societies, linking eye health, prevention, and periocular aesthetics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f723c53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f723c53\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-187c2d2\" data-id=\"187c2d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09dbbc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09dbbc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Dermo-Ophthalmological Care Routine<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-584e7ba elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"584e7ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p>Daily care does not replace medical treatment but enhances its outcomes:<\/p><ul><li>Thermotherapy (EYE10) to unblock glands and improve tear quality.<\/li><li>Cleansing (Naviblef foam) to remove bacteria and debris.<\/li><li>Sprays (Ophthalmogen Spray) for Demodex control and hydration throughout the day.<\/li><li>Massage (Ophthalmogen Gel) for eyelid relief and stronger lashes.<\/li><li>Artificial tears for daily hydration such as VisionluxPlusDuo, Thealoz Duo, Systane, Optive.<\/li><li>Artificial tears for continuous ocular surface hydration.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Just as tooth brushing is essential for dental health, lid hygiene is essential for eye health.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65bde60\" data-id=\"65bde60\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8760223 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8760223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Behind-Every-Lash-Lies-a-Delicate-System-14-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5710\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Behind-Every-Lash-Lies-a-Delicate-System-14-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Behind-Every-Lash-Lies-a-Delicate-System-14-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Behind-Every-Lash-Lies-a-Delicate-System-14-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Behind-Every-Lash-Lies-a-Delicate-System-14-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Behind-Every-Lash-Lies-a-Delicate-System-14-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Behind-Every-Lash-Lies-a-Delicate-System-14-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Behind-Every-Lash-Lies-a-Delicate-System-14.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8c898f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a8c898f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ophthalmogen-19-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5689\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ophthalmogen-19-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ophthalmogen-19-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ophthalmogen-19-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ophthalmogen-19-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ophthalmogen-19-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ophthalmogen-19-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ophthalmogen-19.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc91fb2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc91fb2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-372b844\" data-id=\"372b844\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb9d22e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb9d22e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed907ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed907ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eye surgeries are a triumph of modern medicine. But surgery is only half the story. The other half is daily eyelid and ocular surface hygiene.<\/p><p>Greece has given the world pioneers:<\/p><ul><li>Georgaras in phacoemulsification,<\/li><li>Tsiggos in early IOL surgery,<\/li><li>Pallikaris in LASIK,<\/li><li>\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u039a\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03bb\u03bb\u03cc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03bf \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf Athens Protocol,<\/li><\/ul><p>in harmony with global giants like Ridley, Barraquer, Fyodorov, and McDonald.<\/p><p>Today, Dermophthalmology continues this tradition of innovation, showing that healthy eyelids, lashes, periocular skin, and ocular surface are the true key to lasting vision, comfort, and quality of life.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20d5b81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20d5b81\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47f4b76\" data-id=\"47f4b76\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df90542 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df90542\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Discover the full Ophthalmogen range at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/en\/\">www.ophthalmogen.com <\/a>and Dermophthalmology at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Dermophthalmology.com\">www.Dermophthalmology.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Give your eyes the care and beauty they deserve.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0395\u03b9\u03c3\u03b1\u03b3\u03c9\u03b3\u03ae \u2013 \u0391\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u0399\u03c0\u03c0\u03bf\u03ba\u03c1\u03ac\u03c4\u03b7 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03c3\u03cd\u03b3\u03c7\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03b7 \u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u0397 \u03cc\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03c5\u03c4\u03b9\u03bc\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b1\u03b9\u03c3\u03b8\u03b7\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2. \u03a0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c3\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf 80% \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03c0\u03bb\u03b7\u03c1\u03bf\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03b9\u03ce\u03bd \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03b2\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf \u03b3\u03cd\u03c1\u03c9 \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ad\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c3\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b1 \u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1. \u0391\u03c0\u03cc \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ac \u03b5\u03be\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03b7\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd\u03cc\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03ac \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2, \u03b7 \u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03b1, \u03b7 \u03b1\u03c3\u03c6\u03ac\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1, \u03b7 \u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b6\u03c9\u03ae. \u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03c5\u03c7\u03b1\u03af\u03bf \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9 \u03bf\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c3\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03b9 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5715,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5705"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5705\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5758,"href":"https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5705\/revisions\/5758"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ophthalmogen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}