Miss Ourania Fydanaki

Qualifications

MD, PhD, FEBOphth

GMC number: 7550378

Practising since: 2010

Specialties

Ophthalmology, Plastic Surgery

Consultation times

  • Weekly Tuesday PM
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About

Miss Ourania Fydanaki is a Consultant Ophthalmologist specialised in oculoplastic, lacrimal, orbital surgery and non- surgical aesthetic treatments.

Miss Fydanaki graduated from Aristotle Medical School in Greece in 2010 as a military doctor, completing her studies in Military School of Combat Support Officers in the same year. She joined Hellenic Airforce in 2010 as surgeon officer and she resigned in 2020 as captain surgeon. She completed her training in ophthalmology in 2019 between Greece (Athens) and Wales (U.K.) and then completed 3 years sub-specialty training in Oculoplastics, Lacrimal and Orbit Surgery in University Southampton Hospital and Imperial College in London.

Miss Fydanaki has a strong academic research background. She completed her PhD in 2019 and participated in various research projects (including commercial trials).

She started as a locum consultant in Oculoplastics in Central Middlesex Hospital in Northwest London Trust in 2021 and took a substantive consultant post as Oculoplastic consultant in Ipswich Hospital in May 2023. Since then, she is leading the oculoplastic service in Ipswich hospital.

Special interests

Miss Fydanaki offers a wide variety of consultations and treatments in Oculoplastics, Lacrimal system and orbital Orbital diseases.

She has particular interest in the following:

  • Eyelid malposition (ectropion, entropion, ptosis)
  • Misdirected eyelashes (trichiasis/distichiasis)
  • Eyelid lumps (chalazion, cysts ect)
  • Excess lid skin (Dermatochalasis)
  • Eyelid cancer
  • Lacrimal gland diseases
  • Blocked tear duct
  • Watery eyes
  • Blepharitis
  • Thyroid eye disease
  • Botulinum toxin injections (blepharospasm/ hemifacial spams/ Hyperhidrosis)  
  • General ophthalmology 

Languages spoken

English, Greek

Treatments and tests offered by Miss Ourania Fydanaki at Nuffield Health

  • Eyelid cyst removal
  • Eye lift
  • Oculoplastic surgery
  • Facial surgery

Locations Miss Ourania Fydanaki works with

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    Foxhall Road, Ipswich, IP4 5SW

    01473 279100
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Related experience

Research

  • A Phase 3b/4, Double-masked, Randomized, International, Parallel-assignment, Multicenter Trial in Patients with Thyroid Eye Disease to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Different Dosing Durations of Teprotumumab as co-investigator (Imperial College, London, UK, 2022)

  • Study of the immunological and genetic determinants of Graves' Disease and Graves’ Eye Disease (running Cardiff/Imperial Study) as co-investigator (Imperial College, London, UK, 2021)

  • The evaluation of electroacupuncture in the management of motion sickness syndrome in healthy male adults, in a double blinded study. PhD (Kalamata, University of Thessaly, Greece, 2016-2019)

Publications

  • Resolution of Pityriasis rubra pilaris induced ectropion with oral dexamethasone. A case report. Fydanaki O, Rezq H, Sepetis AE, Joganathan V., Orbit. 2024 Feb 6:1-3. doi:10.1080/01676830.2024.2311657

  • Surgical treatment of a chronic foveal retinal detachment combined with staphyloma, foveoschisis, and macular hole., Oman Journal of Ophthalmology 16(1):165

  • Video Consultations in Oculoplastic Service: a continuing role post-pandemic?, Eye (Lond). 2023 Sep;37(13):2826-2827

  • Preoperative Dry Eyes Disease in cataract patients with deficient tear break up time: Evaluation of OSDI questionnaire, its subcategories and Keratograph 5M device results. Int Ophthalmol. 2022 Apr 8.

  • Acute onset of Charles Bonnet syndrome after unilateral Central Retinal Artery Occlusion in the background of tense orbit.  J Neuro-Ophthalmol 2022; 42: e356 

  • Assessment of corneal surface in the enophthalmic eyes, Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 May-Jun 01;37(3S):S123-S124

  • Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography and Multifocal Electroretinogram Findings in Paracentral Acute Middle Maculopathy, Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol. 2020 Jul 20;27(2):139-141

  • Recovery of corneal clarity after DMEK followed by Rebubbling versus uneventful DMEK, Cornea, 2018 Jul;37(7):840-847

  • Electroacupuncture Could Reduce Motion Sickness Susceptibility in Healthy Male Adults: A Double-Blinded Study, MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE Volume 29, Number 6, 2017, DOI: 10.1089/acu.2017.1246

  • Psychometric properties of the Greek version of the Gianaros Motion Sickness Assessment Questionnaire. Aerosp Med Hum Perform.2016; 87(11):954-957

  • How cost-worthy is the Hellenic Airforce investment on health disorders prevention: policy comparison between flying and non-flying personnel, BMMR, VOL 16, No 1, 2013

  • Acute barotitis media in flight: pathophysiology, symptoms, prevention and treatment, BMMR, VOL 16, No 1, 2013


Memberships

  • General Medical Council
  • Royal College (Affiliate member)
  • Athens Medical Association
  • British Oculoplastic Surgery Society

Insurers Miss Ourania Fydanaki works with

Miss Ourania Fydanaki works with the following private medical insurance providers:

  • Aviva Health
  • AXA Health
  • Vitality Health (Pru Health)
  • Healix
  • Bupa
  • WPA

Declaration

Miss Ourania Fydanaki does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.

Miss Ourania Fydanaki does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.

Miss Ourania Fydanaki does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.