Vesselin Daskalov

Spécialisation: Ophtalmologist
38 années d'expérience
Espace de travail: Bulgarie, Sofia, Pentagram Eye Hospital and Medical Center
- Director of Pentagram Eye Hospital at Pentagram Eye Hospital and Medical Center in Sofia, with 38 years of ophthalmology experience.
- Led Bulgaria’s first and Eastern Europe’s first intraoperative glaucoma treatment using the ELIOS laser on December 16–17, 2025.
- The ELIOS approach supports combined cataract removal with simultaneous glaucoma treatment, with stabilization reported within 2–4 weeks.
Vesselin Daskalov is the Director of Pentagram Eye Hospital at Pentagram Eye Hospital and Medical Center in Sofia. He has 38 years of ophthalmology experience. His team performed Bulgaria’s first intraoperative glaucoma treatment with the ELIOS laser on December 16–17, 2025, using an approach that can combine cataract removal and glaucoma treatment.

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Qualifications

Vesselin Daskalov’s team used the ELIOS laser for intraoperative surgical treatment of glaucoma on December 16–17, 2025—described by the clinic as the first such procedure in Bulgaria and Eastern Europe. As Director of Pentagram Eye Hospital at Pentagram Eye Hospital and Medical Center in Sofia, he works at the intersection of cataract and glaucoma care. The clinic explains that the ELIOS procedure can be used for a combined operation to remove cataracts while simultaneously treating glaucoma. It also describes a very short recovery period, with patient stabilization within 2–4 weeks and glaucoma patients reducing or stopping eye drops after the procedure.

Education

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Work experience

Director of Pentagram Eye Hospital — Pentagram Eye Hospital and Medical Center, Sofia.
Medical manager (Медицински управител) and Chief Surgeon (Главен хирург) — Очна клиника Пентаграм, Sofia.

Clinical focus and techniques

Dr. Daskalov’s clinical interests include glaucoma management and modern cataract surgery, with a strong emphasis on laser-based approaches.

Intraoperative surgical treatment of glaucoma with the ELIOS laser.
Combined operation to remove cataracts while simultaneously treating glaucoma.
Glaucoma treatment and glaucoma surgery.
Cataract surgery with IOL replacement (one eye).

Professional societies and certifications

The American-European Congress of Ophthalmic Surgery.
European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.
American Association of Ophthalmology.
European Vitreoretinal Society.
Bulgarian ophthalmology society (name truncated in the available snippet).

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Courses and advanced training

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Awards and recognition

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Dr. Daskalov’s consultations and surgical work are based in Sofia. The clinic also lists his working hours at the Eye Clinic as Monday 14:00–19:00, Wednesday 09:00–13:00, and Friday 09:00–12:00.