Ioannis Pallikaris

Pallikaris Ioannis G. (Παλλήκαρης Ιωάννης in Greek) is a Greek ophthalmologist who in 1989 performed the first LASIK procedure on a human eye. Pallikaris also developed Epi-LASIK..

Professor Palikaris is the current (2006-2007) rector of the University of Crete and is also the director of the Institute of Vision and Optics (IVO) in the same university. One of IVO's labs is the Vardinogianion Eye Institute of Crete - VEIC (Βαρδινογιάννειο Εργαστήριο Μεταμοσχεύσεων και Μικροχειρουργικής Οφθαλμού - BEMMO in Greek).

Ioannis Pallikaris is the father of Georgios Palikaris (aka Gpal) a famous greek music producer/dj.