ΚΛΙΝΙΚΕΣ ΙΚΑΝΟΤΗΤΕΣ

University of Manchester

• • BSc (Hons) Neuroscience 1st Class, Jun 2002
  • MBChB (Hons) with Distinction, Jun 2005

Royal College of Ophthalmologists

• • FRCOphth, Apr 2012

London Deanery/GMC/RCOphth

• • Certificate of completion of training (CCT), Aug 2015

Foundation Training

• • Central Manchester and Manchester Children’s University Hospitals (Aug 2005- Aug 2007)

Ophthalmic Basic Specialty Training

• • Whipps Cross University Hospital, London (Aug 2007- Oct 2007)
  • Harrogate District Hospital, Yorkshire ( Nov 2007- Aug 2008)
  • Central Middlesex Hospital, London (Aug 2008- Aug 2009)
  • Royal Free Hospital, London (Aug 2009- Aug 2010)

Ophthalmic Higher Specialty Training

• • Moorfields Eye Hospital, London (Aug 2010- Aug2011)
  • Royal Free Hospital, London (Aug 2011- Aug 2012)
  • Moorfields Eye Hospital, London (Aug 2012- Aug 2014)

Advanced subspecialty training (Vitreoretinal surgery Fellowships)

• • St Thomas’ Hospital, London (Aug 2014-Aug 2015)
  • Moorfields Eye Hospital, London (Aug 2015- May 2016)

• Kontos A, Williamson TH. Incidence and risk factors for conversion of fovea on to fovea off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment while awaiting surgery. Under review BJO Oct 2016

• Petrou P, Kontos A, Errera M-H, Banerjee PJ, Liyanage SE, Wickham L, Patel K, Georgalas I, Charteris DG. Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Vitreomacular Traction Syndrome: Analysing the Pre-operative Prognostic Factors. In press Sem Ophthalmol

• Kontos A, Tee J, Stuart A, Salchi, Z, Willamson TH. Duration of intraocular gases following vitreoretinal surgery. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2016 Jul 26. [Epub ahead of print]

• Stuart AJ, Kontos A, Williamson TH. Managing cases of dislocated intraocular lenses: a retrospective review of cases over a 13 year period. Adv Ophthalmol Vis Syst. 2015; 3(2): 00086

• Agrawal R, Keane P, Singh J, Saihan Z, Kontos A, Pavesio C. Classification of semi-automated flare readings using the Kowa FM 700 laser cell flare meter in patients with uveitis. ACTA Ophthalmol. 2016 Mar;94(2):e135-41. PMID: 26408205

• Kontos A, Kayhanian H, El-Khouly F, Gillmore R. Night blindness due to vitamin A deficiency associated with resected adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. Int J Ophthalmol. 2015; 8(1): 206-7. PMID: 25709934

• Agrawal R, Keane P, Singh J, Saihan Z, Kontos A, Pavesio C. Comparative analysis of anterior chamber flare grading between clinicians with different level of experience and semiautomated laser flare photometry. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2014; 26:1-10. PMID: 25541860

• Kontos, A., Mitry, D., Althauser, S., Jain, S. Acute serous macular detachment and cystoid macular edema after uncomplicated phacoemulsification using standard dose subconjunctival cefuroxime. Cutan Ocul Toxicol. 2014; 33(3): 233-4 PMID: 24147948

• Fernyhough, P.,Smith, D. R., Schapansky, J., Van Der Ploeg, R., Gardiner, N. J., Tweed, C. W., Kontos, A., Freeman, L., Purves-Tyson, T. D., Glazner, G. W. Activation of Nuclear Factor-κB via Endogenous Tumor Necrosis Factor α Regulates Survival of Axotomized Adult Sensory Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience 2005; 25(7): 1682-90 PMID: 15716404

• Omorphos, S., Kontos, A., Desmond, J. Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Cervical spine imaging in children under 9 after trauma. Emergency Medicine Journal 2003; 20(2):171-2 PMID: 12642535

• Kontos, A., Omorphos, S., Desmond, J. Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Need for cervical spine imaging for alert children after trauma. Emergency Medicine Journal 2003; 20(2):171 PMID: 12642536

• Kontos, A., Aslam, S., Williamson, T., Sullivan, P. Forceps grip characteristics in vitreoretinal surgery. Presented at BEAVRS annual meeting, Edinburgh, 2014

• Kontos, A., Forbes, J. Outcomes of superficial keratectomy with EDTA for removal of Band Keratopathy. Poster presentation at the annual MCLOSA meeting, London 2010

• Glazner, G. W., Purves, T., Freeman, L., Kontos, A., Schapansky, J., Fernyhough, P. NF-kB activation is required for survival of axotomized adult sensory neurons. Poster presentation at the Society for Neuroscience meeting, Orlando, US 2002