Mr Dimitris Kazakos
MD MRCOphth
Independent Practitioner
About Dimitris Kazakos
An experienced ophthalmic surgeon, Mr Dimitris Kazakos has a keen interest in refractive surgery.
Graduating from the Marmara University of Istanbul, his first ophthalmology post was at the Oxford Eye Hospital. He then practised at Queen’s Medical Centre, Essex County Hospital, Ipswich General Hospital, Bristol Eye Hospital and Southampton Eye Unit for a Fellowship in Corneal and External Eye Diseases. Returning to his native Greece, he completed his higher surgical training and received a Refractive Fellowship in the University of Crete with Professor Pallikaris, a pioneer of LASIK.
Mr Kazakos has the Royal College of Ophthalmologists certificate in refractive surgery. To keep abreast of the latest developments in Ophthalmology, Mr Kazakos attends regular conferences and meetings. He has co-authored 10 publications in relation to ocular health and refractive surgery and has a specialist interest in teaching medical students and nurses in a wide range of ocular health issues to include Diabetic Retinopathy.
Mr Kazakos carries out lens replacement surgery at Optical Express in London White City, Southampton, Birmingham and Bristol.
Procedure Types
- Refractive Lens Exchange
- Implantable Collamer Lens
- YAG
Clinical experience at Optical Express
- Over 29,000 eye surgeries
- Over 9,500 laser eye surgeries
- Over 20,000 lens surgeries
- Over 42,000 eyes treated
Patient results
- 99.6% of Mr Kazakos’s patients achieve UK driving standard vision or better.¹
- 97.2% of Mr Kazakos’s patients can read newspaper print or smaller.²
- 97.2% of Mr Kazakos’s patients are satisfied with the care provided.³
Professional memberships
- Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCO)
- American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
- American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)
- European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS)
- United Kingdom and Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (UKISCRS)
- European Association for Vision and Eye Research (EVER)
- Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
What Mr Kazakos' patients say about him
Customer Testimonials
What Dr Kazakos’s patients say about him
"He’s done a fantastic job you know, from my point of view it’s perfect. What I can see now is fantastic compared to what it was beforehand."
Mark - Lens Replacement Surgery
"Dimitris was absolutely fantastic, so professional, he puts you at ease and before you know it it’s finished. Three days later I’m back driving my taxi with no side effects, AMAZING!"
Anthony Finch - Laser Eye Surgery
"Dimitris Kazakos was exceptional, his decisions and advice made all the difference."
Maria Miles - Laser Eye Surgery
Patient testimonials
What Mr Kazakos's patients say about him
Dimitris was absolutely fantastic, so professional, he puts you at ease and before you know it it’s finished. Three days later I’m back driving my taxi with no side effects, AMAZING!
Dimitris Kazakos was exceptional, his decisions and advice made all the difference.