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MRT, MD

As an experienced Ophthalmic Surgeon, Mr. Minos has performed over 10,000 laser treatments since graduating in 2003. He is also a very experienced user of the femtosecond laser (IntraLase) and has carried out over 4,500 femtosecond procedures to date.

Mr. Minos was born in Greece and lives in Dublin with his family. He is fluent in Greek, English and French. He is on the Irish Medical Council Specialist Register as well as the General Medical Council Specialist Register in the UK.

Following graduation from the University of Crete Medical School in 2003, he performed his training in ophthalmology at the B' Ophthalmology clinic of the Hospital of Athens "Ophthalmiatreion" and the ophthalmology clinic of the University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete. In 2004, Mr. Minos studied alongside Prof. I. Pallikaris at the Vardinoyannion Eye Institute of Crete. Prof. Pallikaris is renowned as the first ophthalmologist to perform LASIK on a human eye in 1989.

During his residencies, Mr. Minos underwent specialist training in ophthalmology and gained extensive experience with procedures including LASIK, Cataract Surgery, Oculoplastics and Medical Retina treatments.

Since achieving his certification, Mr. Minos has worked at the Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, and did a fellowship on glaucoma at the Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust. At the Royal Cornwall Hospital, he helped run the age-related macular degeneration (AMD) clinic. He has also volunteered his services for the non-profit organisation Aegean Doctors in Megisti and Santorini, and for the global organisation Unite for Sight in India.

Mr. Minos attends International Medical Advisory Board (IMAB) Conferences twice every year, and is annually assessed by this board. The panel consists of several of the world's most eminent Refractive Surgeons including Mr. Steve Schallhorn, former Head of Ophthalmology for the US Navy and Professor Jan Venter, a world leading ophthalmic surgeon.

Professional Memberships / Societies

• Irish Medical Council Specialist Register No. 402832
• GMC - General Medical Council – GMC No. 6099026
• Greek Medical Council – GMC No.8191
• Greek Ophthalmological Society - member
• The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) - member
• American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) - member

Presentations and Abstracts

• Therapeutic Management of Keratoconus with Intrastromal Corneal Rings (INTACS)
• Unilateral Developmental Glaucoma Associated with Ectropion Uveae, Prominent Corneal Nerves and Ptosis (poster)
• The Role of Modern Radiological Techniques in Ophthalmic Diagnosis
• The Role of Modern Radiological Techniques in Ophthalmic Diagnosis (poster)
• The Use of Intravitreal Injections of Kenacort-Avastin in Diabetic Macular Edema (poster)
• New Concepts in Glaucoma
• Statistical analysis of patients' management of the ophthalmology clinic at the University Hospital of Heraklion (poster)
• The effect of intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide – Bevacizumab (Kenacort - Avastin) in diabetic maculopathy (poster)
• Limbal Stem Cells Transplantation in Patients with Corneal Chemical Burn
• The Incidence of Cystoid Macular Edema after Cataract Surgery

Publications

• Quality image control in Computed Tomography - "Radiation technology" / 1108-7455, 7-12/1996
• Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) versus laser assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for hyperopia correction (Review) - Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2009 Apr 15
• Lamellar retinal hole formation following routine cataract surgery - Semin Ophthalmol, 2009 Nov-Dec;24(6)