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'''Ioannis G. Pallikaris''' ({{lang-el|Παλλήκαρης Ιωάννης}}, born November 18, 1947) is a Greek [[ophthalmologist]] who in 1989 performed the first [[LASIK]] procedure on a human [[eye]].<ref>[http://billnortje.co.za/pages/lasik/history.php]</ref> Pallikaris also developed [[Epi-LASIK]].<ref>[http://www.eri.harvard.edu/faculty/peli/Opthalm_Mngt_0803.htm "When Cornea Transplants Fail. What Next?"]</ref>.

Professor Palikaris is the current lector of the [[University of Crete]] and is also the director of the Institute of Vision and Optics <ref>[http://www.ivo.gr/en/ivo/institute.html "Institute of Vision and Optics"]</ref> in the same university. The institute focuses on providing high-quality specialized health services, such as refractive surgery, photodynamic therapy and the evaluation of vision operation through specialized diagnostic techniques. One of IVO's labs is the Vardinogianion Eye Institute of Crete (''Βαρδινογιάννειο Εργαστήριο Μεταμοσχεύσεων και Μικροχειρουργικής Οφθαλμού''), which provides health services ranging from primary to specialized tertiary treatment. Financially its activities are administered by the University of Crete's Research Account.

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