Dr. Vasileios Skouteris, MD, FEBO: Eye Surgeon Profile

Specialisation and clinical experience

Dr. Vasileios Skouteris is an eye surgeon in Athens and the Coordinating Director and scientific lead of the Ophthalmology Department at Euroclinic Athens and Euroclinic Children’s Hospital. He is also director and scientific lead of the Ophthalmology Department at the AlfaLife polyclinic.

He completed his subspecialty training in hospitals in the United Kingdom, where he held a salaried post for three years. At the John Radcliffe University Hospital in Oxford he worked as a Clinical Fellow for more than two years, specialising in macular and retinal diseases, with a particular focus on age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, under the supervision of Professor Susan Downes of the University of Oxford and Professor Victor Chong.

At the same hospital he also completed surgical training in cataract surgery and in the single-procedure correction of myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism.

He was part of the team of world-renowned surgeon Mr Paul Rosen and of Professor S. Downes. During his fellowship in Oxford he also worked on inherited (genetic) eye diseases and on intraocular inflammation (uveitis).

He has also worked in salaried posts as a specialist associate at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the John Radcliffe Hospital, Hemel Hempstead Hospital and Witney Hospital.

He has performed thousands of procedures (cataract, myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism surgery, intravitreal injections and more), and his scientific work includes dozens of presentations at international and national conferences, as well as publications in internationally recognised scientific journals.

He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Patras. His first role in ophthalmology was at the Laservision eye institute, where he received his first training in laser correction of myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. He continued at Penteli General Children’s Hospital, where he trained in paediatric ophthalmology, and completed his residency at Hippokration General Hospital of Athens.

During his residency he was awarded a scholarship by the Greek Ministry of Health to spend three months in the United Kingdom (at Oxford University Hospital), where he joined the team of Mr CK Patel.

After completing his residency, Dr. Skouteris obtained his specialist ophthalmologist title, passing the board examinations with the highest score.

The following year he successfully sat the European Board of Ophthalmology examinations in Paris and was awarded the title Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBO).

At the age of 39 he became Coordinating Director of the Ophthalmology Department at Euroclinic Athens and Euroclinic Children’s Hospital, a position he still holds today.

Professional memberships

• American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
• European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS)
• International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS)
• European Society of Retina Specialists (EURETINA)
• Hellenic Ophthalmological Society (HOS)
• Athens Medical Association
• General Medical Council, UK (GMC)