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Education, training and positions/employment

 

11/2019 -

Vista Alpina Eye Center Visp & Sierre

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10/2016 - 10/2019

Private Practice as Consultant Ophthalmologist, Livadeia Voiotias

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10/2017 - 11/2017

Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist Airedale Hospital NHS Steeton, UK

09/2016 - 09/2016

Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist Dorset County Hospital NHS, Dorset , UK

04/2016 - 09/2016

Consultant Ophthalmologist at Eye Day Clinic, Private Unit, Athens, Greece

03/2015 - 03/2016

Medical Retina Fellowship Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS

02/2015 - 02/2015

Locum Specialty Doctor St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS, UK

02/2014 - 02/2015

Clinical Fellowship at Plymouth Hospitals NHS, UK

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11/2011 - 01/2014
Associate Specialist in Ophthalmology
Research and clinical Fellowship in Ophthalmology
Ophthalmica Eye Clinic (Private Healthcare Unit), Thessaloniki, Greece

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4/2011 - 04/2013

Specialty training in OphthalmologyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ippokrateio University Hospital, Thessaloniki,
 

7/2005-10/2007

Department of Ophthalmology, Volos General Hospital, Volos, Greece

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11/2007 - 09/2009
Research and clinical Fellowship in Ophthalmology
Protypo Ophthalmiatreio Thessaloniki-Eye Clinic, Thessaloniki Greece

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04/2003 - 10/2004
Foundation course in basic medical competences and subsequent transcript rural medical service

Memberships

 

Panhellenic Ophthalmological Society

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Ophthalmological Society of Northern Greece

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Medical Council of Thessaloniki

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General Medical Council (GMC), UK

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Oxford Union

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European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeon

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European Society of Retina Specialists

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Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

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Hellenic Association of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Publications in internat. peer-reviewed journals

 

2013

Tranos P, Vacalis A, Asteriadis S, Koukoula S, Vachtsevanos A, Perganta G, Georgalas I. Resistance to antivascular endothelial growth factor treatment in age-related macular degeneration. Drug Des Devel Ther. 2013 Jun 17;7:485-90. PMID: 23818759

 

2013

Perganta G, Barnard AR, Katti C, Vachtsevanos A, Douglas RH, MacLaren RE, Votruba M, Sekaran S. Non-image-forming light driven functions are preserved in a mouse model of autosomal dominant optic atrophy. PLoS One. 2013;8(2):e56350 PMID: 23409176

 

2011

Barnard AR, Charbel Issa P, Perganta G, Williams PA, Davies VJ, Sekaran S, Votruba M, MacLaren RE. Specific deficits in visual electrophysiology in a mouse model of dominant optic atrophy. Exp Eye Res. 2011 Nov;93(5):771-7. PMID: 21803037

Publications in national journals

 

Zachariadis Z, Balidis Mo, Sousouras T, Vachtsevanos A, Perganta G, Ioannidis G. Custom PRK correction of myopia based on the asphericity of the cornea. Advances in Ophthalmology Journal published by the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Implant and Refractive Surgery. January 2009

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Zachariadis Z, Balidis Mo, Sousouras T, Vachtsevanos A, Perganta G, Ioannidis G. First results in the creation of the flap with femtosecond Laser and microkeratome in Custom
C.V. Dr Georgia Perganta, January 2018 Page 5/7
Lasik. Advances in Ophthalmology Journal published by the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Implant and Refractive Surgery. May 2009

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Balidis Mo, Zachariadis Z, Sousouras T, Vachtsevanos A, Perganta G. Intrastromal Riboflavin UV Crosslinking : A new surgical approach. Advances in Ophthalmology Journal published by the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Implant and Refractive Surgery. February 2009

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Balidis Mo, Zachariadis Z, Sousouras T, Vachtsevanos A, Perganta G. Advanced monovision using the custom Q software. Advances in Ophthalmology Journal published by the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Implant and Refractive Surgery. February 2009

Posters

 

2013

Perganta G, Ioannidis G, Zampros H, Zivkovic J, Theodoridou A, Sakkias G. Ectopia Lentis and glaucoma in an adult with homocysteinemia. Poster in Amsterdam, European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons congress ESCRS, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2012

Tachiaos P, Perganta G, Skandalis K, Vardarinos A, Tsaousis K. Advances in Intraocular Lenses . Presented and published in the proceedings of the 45th Pan-Hellenic Ophthalmological, Halkidiki, Greece

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2012

Perganta G, Tranos P, Koukoula S, Vachtsevanos A, Asteriadis S, Vakalis A. Financial crisis and CSR. Poster at the 45th Pan-Hellenic Ophthalmological congress, Halkidiki, Greece

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2012

Perganta G. Best disease: A case report. Participation in Fluorescein-Angiography club ‘’FAN- club’’ 45th Pan-Hellenic Ophthalmological congress, Halkidiki, Greece

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2011

Perganta G, Kozeis N, Skatharoudi C, Skandalis K, Tiganita S. Leber optic neuropathy in adult: A case report. Presentation at the Hellenic Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Greece

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2011

Vachtsevanos A, Jagannath A, Perganta G, Hughes S, Peirson Re. Application Of RNAi To Unravel The Melanopsin Phototransduction Pathway Presented at ARVO Annual Meeting, Visionary Genomics, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

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2007

Balidis Mo, Zachariadis Z, Sousouras T, Vachtsevanos A, Perganta G. Intrastromal Riboflavin UV Crosslinking : A new surgical approach. Presented in the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting ASCRS, Berlin, Germany.

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2004

Mpirmpilis Ch, Soloukidis A, Koutsoumpas A, Perganta G, Garofalaki T, Savvakis G. Severe failure of Vitamin D. 10th Panhellenic Conference of Internal Medicine, Athens, Greece

Audits

 

2014

Audit of Intravitreal dexamethasone implant (Ozurdex®) for macular oedema associated with retinal vein occlusion. REI Plymouth Hospitals NHS

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2014

Audit of Cataract REI Plymouth Hospitals NHS

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2013

Audit of first day post-injection review: evaluation of the complication rate of anti-VEGF agents the following day after intravitreal injections. Ophthalmica Eye Clinic

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2012

Audit of macular hole surgery: evaluation of the anatomic and functional success of macular hole vitrectomy with or without face down posturing. Ophthalmica Eye Clinic

Certifications and charity work

 

12/2009

Certificate of Competence in Methods of Humane Killing in Schedule 1 to the Animals Act 1986

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04/2013

Certificate in Ophthalmic Oncology. Issued by Hopital Ophtalmique Jules-Gonin, Lausanne

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11/2013

Charity work as an ophtalmologist. Novartis diabetes charity. Public screening in Aristotelous Square, Thessaloniki, Greece

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16-31/7/2000 and 16-31/07/2001

Charity work as a Doctor supporting the operation of Medical Centres of Northern Greece in areas of social isolation. General Prefectural Hospital of Kavala, Greece