Michael Georgopoulos
- Specialization: Eye surgery specialist
- 27 years of experience
- Speaks:German, English
- Online consultations: available
- Workplace: Austria, Vienna, Vienna General Hospital (AKH)
- Senior Consultant in Vitreoretinal Surgery at the Medical University of Vienna, specializing in advanced macular and retinal surgical procedures.
Professor Michael Georgopoulos is a Senior Consultant in Vitreoretinal Surgery at the Medical University of Vienna. He specializes in surgical diseases of the macula, retina, and vitreous body. He is known for advanced procedures such as macular opening, macular fold correction, vitreomacular traction syndrome, and retinal detachment surgeries. He also performs combined cataract and retinal surgeries. In addition, he manages cases of vitreous hemorrhage and opacification.
Dr. Georgopoulos is recognized for introducing seamless 23-gauge transconjunctival vitrectomy. He also pioneered additive anti-VEGF therapy and the use of high-resolution 3D optical coherence tomography (HR-OCT) for pre- and postoperative assessment. He leads clinical research on postoperative cortisone therapy, comparison of surgical techniques, drug therapy for the vitreous body, and cytokine analysis in retinal diseases.
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Professor Michael Georgopoulos, Senior Consultant in Vitreoretinal Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Vienna. An outstanding doctor specializes in the examination and consultation of patients with surgical diseases of the macula, retina and vitreous body before and after surgery. The main focus of the professor’s work is macular surgery: macular opening, macular fold (epiretinal gliosis), vitreomacular traction syndrome (BMTC), retinal detachment (ablatio retinae) Combined operation on the anterior and posterior parts (cataract surgery simultaneously with retinal surgery) Vitreous Disorders: Vitreous hemorrhage, vitreous opacification (Synchisis scintillans)
Key clinical studies:
Seamless 23-dimensional transconjunctival vitrectomy. Additive therapy against VEGF. Pre- and postoperative examinations using high-resolution three-dimensional optical coherence tomography (HR-OCT).
• Study of retinal morphology and function after vitreoretinal surgery using HR-OCT
• The effect of postoperative cortisone therapy after vitreoretinal interventions on the morphofunctional outcome.
• Comparison of surgical removal methods
• Drug therapy for the vitreous body (microplasmin)
• The study of cytokines in the eye for various diseases of the retina
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