Specialty

Consultant Ophthalmologist & Eye Surgeon

Medical School

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), UCL Medical School, University of London, UK

Residency

Training in Ophthalmology and Ophthalmic Surgery at hospitals in London, Essex, and Yorkshire, UK

Fellowships

Cataract Surgery, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, UK

Laser Refractive Surgery (Sub-specialisation), Emmetropia Eye Institute, Crete

Post Doctorate Training

MRCOphth - Diplomate of the  Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London

Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) in Cataract & Laser Refractive Surgery,University of Ulster, UK

FEBO – Diplomate of the European Board of Ophthalmology

Certification

• Member of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London (MRCOphth)

• Member and Diplomate of the European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBO)

Academic Interests

• Cataract Surgery

• Laser Refractive Surgery (Laser Vision Correction)

• Refractive Surgery

Professional Highlights

• Active participant in research on laser vision correction and cataract surgery

• Speaker at scientific congresses across Europe and America

• Reviewer for the British Journal of Ophthalmology in the fields of cataract and laser refractive surgery

Publications

• Ioannides A. Higher fluence (accelerated) corneal cross-linking. Joint Meeting SWOS (United Kingdom), Cretan and Cypriot Ophthalmological Societies. Crete, 28-30 September 2012.

• Ioannides A. Anterior capsule staining during cataract surgery to reduce YAG laser capsulotomy rates. Ophthalmology Times Europe. March 2012.

• Aslanides I, Padroni S, Mosquera SA, Ioannides A, Mukherjee A. Comparison of single-step reverse transepithelial all-surface laser ablation (ASLA) to alcohol assisted photorefractive keratectomy. Clin. Ophthalmol. 2012; 6:973-980.

• Ioannides A, Georgakarakos ND, Elaroud I, Andreou P. Isolated cotton-wool spots of unknown etiology: management and sequential spectral domain optical coherence tomography documentation. Clin Ophthalmol. 2011; 5:1431–1433.

• Ioannides A. Holladay 2 formula (letter). Ophthalmology 2011; 118:2525

• Ioannides A, Georgakarakos ND. Management of ankyloblepharon filiforme adnatum. Eye. 2011; 25:823.

• Ioannides A, Elaroud I, Nagar M. Predictive accuracy of IOL power calculation formulas in eyes with very short axial length. American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Annual Meeting, Orlando, USA, 22-25 October 2011.

• Ioannides A, Elaroud I, Ortiz G, Chung AK. The effect of anterior capsule staining with trypan blue on Nd: YAG laser posterior capsulotomy rates: a contralateral study. 28th European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) Annual Congress, Vienna, Austria, 17-21 September 2011.

• Ioannides A, Elaroud I. Variability of anterior chamber depth and corneal diameter in eyes with very short axial length. 28th European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) Annual Congress, Vienna, Austria, 17-21 September 2011.

• Ioannides A. Watch for IFIS in women (Cataract Update). American Academy of Ophthalmology EyeNet magazine. January 2011.

• Ioannides A. Stenotrophomonas maltophilia keratitis causing endophthalmitis. 1st European Society of Cornea Specialists (EuCornea) Annual Congress, Venice, Italy, 17-19 June 2010.

• Ioannides A. Intraoperative floppy iris syndrome in women. 14th European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) Winter Meeting, Budapest, Hungary, 12-14 February 2010.