Aretaieio Hospital, a member of the HHG Group, has been officially accredited with the internationally recognized CHKS Accreditation Standard of the United Kingdom, which is considered one of the leading standards for evaluation and quality assurance in the field of healthcare worldwide.
The Department of Ophthalmology at Aretaeio Hospital consists of the ophthalmologists Dr. Christoforos Kouroufexis and Dr. Christos Tryfonides.
According to the rules of ophthalmology, eye measurement and follow-up exams must start since the day we are born. A second measurement and a follow-up exam should be carried out at the age of two and then a third measurement and a follow-up exam at the age of five. After the age of five, measurements and follow-up exams should be done at least once a year.
Some of the operations offered at Aretaeio Hospital are combined eyelid and strabismus surgery, refractive surgeries (nearsightedness, astigmatism and hyperopia) as well as myopia-astigmatism stabilization procedures. Also, the ophthalmology centre of Aretaeio Hospital is the only centre in Cyprus that offers laser cataract surgery.
