Course Instructor

Dr Mavrikakis has participated as a course instructor in the following courses:

New Developments in Vitreomacular Interface Diseases
9th Pan Hellenic Vitreoretinal Congress, Athens, January 2014

Advanced OCT Interpretations: The Vitreomacular Interface
American Society of Retina Specialists 2012, 2013
Pan-Hellenic Vitreoretinal Congress, Athens, 2012, 2013

Vitreoretinal Wet Lab Instructor
7th Pan-Hellenic Vitreoretinal Congress, Athens, 13 January 2012
Thessaloniki Vitreoretinal Summer School, Thessaloniki,  2011,2012,2013, 2014

Rneumatic Retinopexy: Pearls and Pitfalls
American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2009

Rneumatic Retinopexy: Pearls and Pitfalls
American Society of Retina Specialists Annual Meeting, 2008,2010,2011,2012,2013, 2014

Small Pupil Cataract Surgery: All you need to know
American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2007, 2008

The Use of Capsular Tension Rings, Iris Hooks, and Artificial Iris Devices in Modern Cataract Surgery
American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2003, 2004, and 2006, 2008

Phaco: Management of complications
European Society Cataract Refractive Surgeons Congress, 2005, 2006

Examiner of final year medical students OSCE
Royal Free & University College Medical School, London, United Kingdom

Τeacher of 4th year medical students, ophthalmology curriculum
Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, United Kingdom

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Awards

Dr Mavrikakis has received the following awards:

International Ophthalmologist Educational Award
American Academy of Ophthalmology, Orlando, USA, October 2011

Honors Award
American Society of Retina Specialist, Boston, USA, August 2011

Achievement Award
American Academy of Ophthalmology, Chicago, USA, October 2010

Leading Health Professional of the World Award
International Biographical Centre, July 2010

Best Teacher Award
Royal Free Medical School, London, 2005, United Kingdom

Doctoral Thesis (PhD)
Athens Medical School, University of Athens, November 2004

Invited Guest Speaker

Dr Mavrikakis has given the following guest lectures:

New Developments in Retinal Surgery: Retinal Detachment
48th Pan Hellenic Ophthalmology Congress, Thessaloniki, May 2014

Surgical Management of Macular Fold
6th Greek Vitreoretinal Congress, Athens, 15 January 2011

Management of Uveal Effusion Syndrome
5th Greek Vitreoretinal Congress, Athens, 16 January 2010

New Developments in Retina Vascular Diseases
Ophthalmological Society of West Greece, Ioannina, 28 March 2009

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International Presentations

Dr Mavrikakis has given the following international presentations:

Virtual Reality Simulation as a Novel Method of Training Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscopy
American Society of Retina Specialists Annual Meeting, San Diego, USA, August 2014

Adverse Effects of Fluoroscein Angiography in a Pediatric Population
American Society of Retina Specialists, Boston, USA, August 2011
American Academy of Ophthalmology, Orlando,USA, October 2011

Surgical Management of Macular Fold
American Society of Retina Specialists, Vancouver, Canada, August 2010

Incidence of Endophthalmitis after 25-Gauge Pars Plana Vitrectomy
American Academy Ophthalmology, San Francisco, USA, October 2009

PAtterned SCAnning Laser (PASCAL) Photocoagulation for the treatment of Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
American Society of Retina Specialists, New York, USA, October 2009

A Pilot Study of Bevacizumab for Anterior Segment Neovascularization with Neovascular Glaucoma
American Academy Ophthalmology, Altanta, USA, November 2008

Macular Schisis and detachment secondary to enlarged optic nerve head cup
American Society of Retina Specialists, Maui, Hawaii, 11 October 2008

A Pilot Study of Bevacizumab for Anterior Segment Neovascularization with Neovascular Glaucoma
American Society of Retina Specialists, Maui, Hawaii, October 2008

Treatment of Refractory Diabetic Macular Edema: Triamcinolone Acetonide versus Bevacizumab and switch over therapy
European Society of Retina Specialists, Vienna, Austria, 23 May 2008

Phaco/Vitrectomy or Vitrectomy then Phaco?
American Academy Ophthalmology, Las Vegas, USA, 11 -14 November 2006

Amniotic membrane transplantation in painful corneal conditions
XXIII European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Congress, Lisbon, Portugal, 10 -14 September 2005

Expulsive Haemorrhage
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting, Film festival, Washington DC, USA, 12 – 15 April 2005

Improving quality of vision with an anterior surface modified prolate intraocular lens – a prospective clinical trial
XXII European Society Cataract Refractive Surgeons Congress, Paris, France, 18-22 September 2004

Comparison between the Tecnis Z9000 intraocular lens (IOL) and the 911A IOL – A prospective clinical trial
American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Anaheim, California, USA, 15-18 November 2003

Evolution of eyes
American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Anaheim, California, USA, 15-18 November 2003

Referral patterns and management strategies of periocular basal cell carcinoma
Royal Society of Medicine, London, 5 June 2003

Surgical management of iris defects with prosthetic iris devices
Royal College of Ophthalmologists Annual Meeting, Birmingham, 20 – 22 May 2003

Bilateral coloboma of the lens
XX European Society Cataract Refractive Surgeons Congress, Nice, France, 7- 11 September 2002

Opacification of hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lenses: A clinicopathological analysis of two explanted lenses.
XX European Society Cataract Refractive Surgeons Congress, Nice, France, 7- 11 September 2002

Surgical management of anterior lenticonus in Alport’s syndrome
XX European Society Cataract Refractive Surgeons Congress, Nice, France, 7- 11 September 2002

Gradual postoperative opacification of intraocular after cataract surgery
Royal Society of Medicine, London, 13 June 2002

Phacoemulsification and endocapsular implantation of artificial iris intraocular lens in traumatic cataract and aniridia.
6th European Society Cataract Refractive Surgeons Winter Refractive Surgery Meeting, Barcelona, Spain, 25 – 27 January 2002

The incidence of irreversible retinal toxicity in patients treated with hydroxychloroquine. A reappraisal
American Academy of Ophthalmology Joint Meeting, New Orleans, USA, 11 – 14 November 2001

Changing indications of penetrating keratoplasty
Oxford Ophthalmologic Congress, Oxford, UK, 2 – 5 July 2000

Indications for penetrating keratoplasty: Trends 1990-1999
3rd International Conference on Cornea, Eye Banking and External Diseases, 13-16 July 2000, Istanbul, Turkey

Sclerokeratoplasty’s eyes visual restoration after combined limbal allograft transplantation and triple procedure
Aegean Cornea V, 30 June-2 July 2000, Crete, Greece

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National Presentations

Dr Mavrikakis has given the following national presentations:

Surgical management of Macular fold
6th Greek Vitreoretinal Congress, Athens, 15 January 2011

Patterned Scanning Laser (PASCAL) for the Treatment of Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
5th Greek Vitreoretinal Congress, Athens, 16 January 2010

Management of Uveal Effusion Syndrome (Invited Guest Speaker)
5th Greek Vitreoretinal Congress, Athens, 16 January 2010

Bevacizumab for the Treatment of Anterior Segment Neovascularization with Neovascular Glaucoma
42th Panhellenic Ophthalmological Congress, Crete, 29 May 2009

New Developments in Retina Vascular Diseases
Εαρινή Συνάντηση Οφθαλμολογικής Εταιρίας Δυτικής Ελλάδος και Πελοποννήσου, Ιωάννινα, 28 Μαρτίου 2009

A pilot study of Bevacizumab for Anterior Segment Neovascularization with Neovascular Glaucoma
4th Greek Vitreoretinal Congress, athens, 16 January 2009

Treatment of Refractory Diabetic Macular Edema: Intravitreal Triamcinolone versus intravitreal Bevacizumab and “switch over” therapy
4th Greek Vitreoretinal Congress,Athens 17 January 2009

Incidence of Infectious Endophthalmitis after 25 Gauge Pars Plana Vitrectomy: Our Toronto Experience
4th Greek Vitreoretinal Congress, Athens, 17 January 2009

Phaco vitrectomy or vitrectomy then phaco?
40th Panhellenic Ophthalmological Congress, Athens, 23 -26 May 2007

Amniotic membrane transplantation for painful corneal conditions
38th Panhellenic Ophthalmological Congress, Mykonos, 18-22 May 2005

Improving quality of vision with an anterior surface modified prolate intraocular lens: a prospective clinical trial
37th Panhellenic Ophthalmological Congress, Chalkidiki, 9-13 June 2004

Sclerokeratoplasty’s eyes visual restoration after combined limbal allograft transplantation and triple procedure
Aegean Cornea V, Crete, Greece, June 30 – July 2 2000

Herpetic keratoplasty and acyclovir per os
33th Panhellenic Ophthalmological Congress, Thessaloniki, 24 – 27 May 2000

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Journal Reviewer

Dr Mavrikakis is a reviewer for the retina section of the scientific journal Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

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