THE SURGEON

Biography

The evidence, then the operation.

Dr. Asterios Diafas is a vitreoretinal surgeon whose practice is built on published research — surgical and medical retina, with cataract and corneal care. Trained in Greece, fellowship-trained in the United Kingdom, and now consulting in England and Greece.

FEBO MD · MSc · MScRes AUTH-trained 27+ peer-reviewed
Dr. Asterios Diafas in theatre scrubs, between cases.
Fig. 0 · Dr. Asterios Diafas
The approach

A vitreoretinal surgeon works in the smallest space in medicine — fractions of a millimetre behind the lens, where the retina turns light into sight. Dr. Diafas approaches that work the way he approaches research: carefully, methodically, and with the evidence in front of him.

Every plan begins with imaging and an honest conversation. What the scans show is explained in plain terms — what the problem is, what can be done, what each option would and would not achieve — so that the decision is made together, without rush and without pressure.

The subspecialty focus is surgical and medical retina: retinal detachment, macular holes, epiretinal membranes, diabetic eye disease and injection therapy, alongside cataract surgery and corneal cross-linking for keratoconus. It is a deliberately narrow field, practised in depth rather than breadth.

Training & career

From Thessaloniki to a UK operating theatre.

Medical school & training

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Medical degree and the foundations of ophthalmology at AUTH — one of Greece’s foremost medical schools — followed by his MSc and MScRes.

Residency

Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki

2nd Department of Ophthalmology — where the vitreoretinal surgical background of the practice was built.

Fellowship

Vitreoretinal fellowship, United Kingdom

Subspecialty surgical training in vitreoretinal surgery. [Current UK hospital appointment & exact title — to confirm]

Now

Interbalkan Medical Center, Thessaloniki

Consulting and operating in Greece. [Role, address & clinic hours — to confirm]

OCT cross-section of the retina, showing the foveal contour.
Fig. 2 · OCT — the instrument
Distinctions

Awards & recognition.

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FEBOFellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology
27+Peer-reviewed publications — Ophthalmology, Retina, Eye
RetinaVitreoretinal surgical subspecialty
AUTHTrained at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
I explain what I can see, in plain terms — and we decide together.
Dr. Asterios Diafas — the approach to every consultation
Collaborations

Care built with trusted colleagues.

Μαρία Σαμουηλίδου

[A close working collaboration supporting shared patient care — details to be supplied by the practice.]

Ειρήνη Ούστογλου

[A close working collaboration supporting shared patient care — details to be supplied by the practice.]

Σοφία Ανδρούδη

[A close working collaboration supporting shared patient care — details to be supplied by the practice.]

Consultation

Discuss your sight with Dr. Diafas.

Private consultations for patients, and referrals from optometrists and GPs. Contact details to be confirmed.