Best ophthalmologists in Turkey: TOP 229 doctors

Dr. Samuray Tuncer is a specialist in eye diseases. He focuses on ocular oncology and is known for treating intraocular tumors such as choroidal melanoma and retinoblastoma. He uses advanced methods like radioactive plaque therapy. The success of this treatment often depends on the physician’s experience.

Dr. Tuncer is an active member of the Turkish Society of Ophthalmology. He serves on the executive board of its Oncology Unit. He is also a member of the International Society of Ocular Oncology and the American Academy of Ophthalmology. In addition, he is on the editorial board of the Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology. These roles show his dedication to the field.

Dr. Zehra Karaağaç is a specialist in oculoplastic surgery. She has experience in both surgical treatments and minimally invasive procedures, including botox injections. She earned her medical degree from Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine. She then completed her ophthalmology training at Prof. Dr. Reşat Belger Beyoğlu Eye Education and Research Hospital, where she also received advanced training.

Dr. Karaağaç is a member of the Turkish Ophthalmology Association (TOD). She is committed to high professional standards and ongoing learning. She is known for her strong success rate in oculoplastic procedures and her focus on patient safety and satisfaction.

Place and Date of Birth

• Antalya , 1954

Language Skills

• English

Education and Experience

• Istanbul University, Çapa Faculty of Medicine, 1977
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• Akdeniz University Faculty
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• Mardin University Faculty
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• Antalya Education and Research Hospital
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Case Experience

• Experience of more than 10,000 surgical cases.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Place and Date of Birth

• Samsun, 1959

Language Skills

• English

Education and Experience

• Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine
• Istanbul Haydarpasa Numune Hospital (Specialization)

Case Experience

• Experience of over 20.000 surgery cases

Memberships

• Turkish Ophthalmology Association
• Turkish Medical Association
• ESCRS (European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeon)
• ASCRS (American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery)
• AAO (American Academy of Opthalmology)

Seminars

• -I introduced this subject for the first time in Turkey with the seminars I gave on Eye and Complementary Medicine (Iridology) on the Natural Body, Mind and Mental Health Festival, Military Museum Harbiye Cultural Site.

Awards

• TÜBİTAK Turkey First Place in Biology with my scientific research on the eye in my second year of high school.

Scientific Studies

• Creating visual awareness with sound waves (Echolocation) in blind people

National Publications

• The importance of retinal nerve fiber photography in the diagnosis of glaucoma

Areas of Interests

• Cornea
   
• Refractive Surgery
   
• Contact Lens
   
• Oculoplasty
   
• Glaucoma
   
• Medical Retina
   
• Retinopathy of Prematurity
   
• Cataract
   
• Corneal Transplant

Education:

• 2010- 2015 Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology - Assistant
• 2002-2009 Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine Bursa - Student
• 1999-2002 Private Çukurova Bilfen Science High School -Adana

Experience:

• Liv Hospital Ulus
• Yeniyüzyıl University Private Gaziosmanpaşa Hospital
• Surp Pırgiç Armenian Hospital
   
• Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Education and Research Hospital

CURRICULUM VITAE

Place and Date of Birth

• Erzincan, 1981

Language Skills

• English

Education and Experience

• 1998-2004, Samsun 19 Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Undergraduate
• 2005-2009, Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Specialization in Medicine
• 2009-2010, Ankara Sincan Dr. Nafiz Körez State Hospital, Specialist. Dr.
• 2010-2012, Düzce Atatürk State Hospital, Specialist. Dr.
• 2012-2013, Düzce Private Hayri Sivrikaya Hospital, Specialist. Dr.
• 2013-2021, Istanbul Medipol University, Dr. Lecturer
• 2021-2024, Istanbul Medipol University, Assoc. Prof. Dr.
• 2024- Currently, Private Dünyagöz Etiler Hospital, Assoc. Prof. Dr.

Case Experience

• He has been actively practicing ophthalmology for 15 years and has experience of over 20.000 surgical cases.

Membership

• Turkish Ophthalmology Association
• Turkish Republics Ophthalmology Association
• Turkish Medical Association

Awards

• Best oral presentation award of the session, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), United States, 2019

Place and Date of Birth

• Malazgirt, 1955

Language Skills

• English

Education and Experience

• Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine 1972-1979
• Hacettepe University, Department of Ophthalmology 1980-1983
• Balıkesir 200-Bed Military Hospital 1983-1984
• Istanbul Şişli Etfal Hospital 1984-1987
• Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology 1988-2022

Number of Scientific Publications

• International publications:32
• National publications:64
• International papers:30
• National papers:91
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Case Experience

• 40 years of active practice as an ophthalmologist

Membership

• Turkish Medical Association
• Turkish Ophthalmology Association
• IOIS
• EURETINA

Certificates

• Deutsch Als Fremdsprache Language Certificate 1979
• Interuniversity Board Foreign Language Achievement Certificate 1986
• StAntony's School of English Language Certificate 1988
• ÖSYM Foreign Language Achievement Certificate 1992
• Interuniversity Board Associate Professor Achievement Certificate 1993
• The New York Academy of Science Active Member Certificate 1994
• Akdeniz University Total Quality Management in Hospital Management Certificate 1997
• Turkish Ophthalmology Proficiency Certificate 2003 and 2011

Place and Date of Birth

• Merzifon, 1972

Language Skills

• English

Education and Experience

• Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine (English)1996
• Okmeydanı Education Research 2000
• Malatya SSK Regional Hospital 2004
• Bucak State Hospital 2009
• Antalya Medical Park Hospital 2009-2023

Membership

• Turkish Medical Association
• Turkish Ophthalmology Association
• Turkish Ophthalmology Association Konya, Antalya Branch Board of Directors

Certificates

• Artisan Iris
• Claw Lens Application
• EVRS Vitroretinal Surgery Applications
• iSCRS
• AAO

Seminars

• Turkish Ophthalmology Association Konya Live Surgery 2012
• Turkish Ophthalmology Association National Congress Live Surgery 2014
• TOD Congress Antalya Oculoplasty Moderation 2015
• TOD Winter Symposium Strabismus Moderation 2016
• Family Physicians Association Eye Examination Seminars 2017-2018
• Flight Physicians Association Eye Seminars 2019

Case Experience

• Experience of over 27.000 surgical cases

Number of Scientific Publications

• Over 20 international and national oral notifications
• Live surgery instructor
• More than 10 national and international scientific publications

Dr. Ayse Yesim Oral is an Ophthalmology Specialist at Memorial Ataşehir Hospital in Istanbul. She has more than 25 years of experience. She has worked at Afyonkarahisar University of Health Sciences and Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Training and Research Hospital. Dr. Oral earned her medical degree from Istanbul University. She completed her specialist training in ophthalmology at Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine.

Dr. Oral has published several articles on glaucoma, cataract surgery, refractive surgery, and pediatric ophthalmology. She is a member of the Turkish Ophthalmology Association, the Strabismus Unit, and the World Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. She has also been a panelist and course instructor at national ophthalmology congresses. Her main interests are strabismus and pediatric eye health.

Birthplace and Date

Ankara, 1975

Foreign Languages

English

Education and Experience

1999 Ankara University Faculty of Medicine

2004 Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology

2012 Yeditepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology, Lecturer

Case Experience

13 years of active ophthalmology practice.

Associations Membership

Turkish Ophthalmology Association (TOD)

Turkish Ophthalmology Association Medical Retina Unit active member

European Vitreoretinal Society (EVRS)

European Society of Retina Specialists (EURETINA)

International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision (ISCEV)

European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS)

Birthplace and Date

Tarsus, 1958

Foreign Languages

English, Japanese

Education and Experience

Ankara University Faculty of Medicine 1976-82

Specialist Education SB Dışkapı EAH 1984-87

Specialist Education Japan Tohoku University Faculty of Medicine 1987-89

Specialist Education SB Okmeydanı EAH 1989-90

Post-specialist Education USA Case Western Reserve University Faculty of Medicine 1990-91

Associate Professorship Japan Tohoku University Faculty of Medicine 1993-96

Case experience

Over 40,000 surgical case experience

Associations of which he is a member

Turkish Ophthalmology Association

Turkish Medical Association

Certificate

LASIK Certificate Crete University Faculty of Medicine (Prof.Dr. I.Pallikaris)

Awards

Japanese Government- Education, Science and Ministry of Culture (Monbusho), Research Scholarship (1987-89)

Japan Mishima Sai-ichi Research Award (1988-89)

United States-Retinitis Pigmentosa Foundation Fighting Blindness Travel Fellowship (1988)

Japan Mishima Sai-ichi Research Award (1994-95)

Japan Mishima Sai-ichi Research Award (1995-96)

Place and Date of Birth

• Sivas, 1976

Language Skills

• English

Education and Experience

• Graduated from Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Medicine in 2001 on the 3rd place of the semester.
• Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine, Ophthalmology 2002-2007
• Erciyes University (Research Assistant) Kayseri 2002-2007
• Van Education and Research Hospital 2007-2008
• Kayseri Education and Research Hospital 2008-2010
• Mustafa Kemal University, Faculty of Medicine (Assistant Professor) Hatay 2010-2014
• Mustafa Kemal University, Faculty of Medicine (Assoc. Prof. Dr.) Hatay 2014-2016
• Private Antalya Yaşam Hospital 2017-2019
• Private Manavgat Akdeniz Hospital 2019-2020
• Private Ofm Antalya Hospital 2020-2023

Number of Scientific Publications

• Over 50

Membership

• Turkish Medical Association
• Turkish Ophthalmology Association

Case Experience

• Since 2004

Certificates

• 1. XXIV National Ophthalmology Course, Refractive Surgery course, 2-4 April 2004, Ankara.
• 2. TOD 39th National Ophthalmology Congress, Phaco Complications (Early Period), September 2005, Antalya.
• 3. TOD 39th National Ophthalmology Congress, Basic Principles in Phaco Surgery, September 2005, Antalya.
• 4. ISRS/AAO Meeting International Refractive Surgery: Art and Science, May 2006, Istanbul.
• 5. TOD 43rd National Ophthalmology Congress, Simulation course (Vitreoretinal Surgery), November 2009, Antalya.
• 6. Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ophthalmology, Retina-Vitreous Diseases and Surgery Unit, Retina-Vitreous Education, September 2013, Ankara.
• 7. TOD Ophthalmology Course, TOD Ankara Branch. Eye Infections course, 29-31 March 2013, Ankara.
• 8. Ankara Faculty of Medicine, Ophthalmology, Retina Training 2014

CURRICULUM VITAE

Place and Date of Birth

• Isparta, 1975

Language Skills

• English

Education and Experience

• • 1993-1999 Marmara University, Faculty of Medicine (Medical Doctor Education)
• • 2001-2005 Beyoğlu Eye Education and Research Hospital (Eye
• • Diseases Specialty Education)
• • 2005-2009 Prof. Dr. Necmi Ayanoğlu Silivri State Hospital (Eye Diseases Specialist)
• • 2009-2010 Bozüyük State Hospital (Eye Diseases Specialist)
• • 2010-2020 Beyoğlu Eye Education and Research Hospital (Eye Diseases Specialist, Chief Assistant)
• • 2020-2021 Beyoğlu Eye Education and Research Hospital (Associated Doctor, Lecturer)

Membership

• • Turkish Medical Association
• • Turkish Ophthalmology Association
• • Turkic Republics Ophthalmology Association
• • Membership of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
• • Membership of the European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• • Turkish Ophthalmology Association, Oculoplastic Surgery Unit Membership

Case Experience

• 13 years of experience in the field of oculoplastic surgery and over 5.000 surgical cases.

Awards

• 1) Best oral poster presentation: Is it better to evaluate gold weight implantation surgery results in 2D? (Gamze Öztürk Karabulut, Kubra Serefoglu Cabuk, Korhan Fazil, Zehra Karaagac Gunaydin, Muhittin Taskapili. European Society of Ophthalmic and Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Annual Meeting, 12-14 October 2019, Hamburg, Germany
• 2) Consilium Europaeum Ophthalmologiae Diploma in Ophthalmologia, European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO) 5-6 May 2017

SEMINARS

• 1) TOD 40th Spring Symposium, Epiphora and Its Treatment, Istanbul, 26.05.2017-28.05.2017 (National)
• 2) Beyoglu Eye Days, Entropion and Ectropion, Istanbul, 24.02.2018-25.02.2018 (National)
• 3) Late reconstruction in valve traumas. 4th Beyoğlu Eye Days, 22-23 February 2020 (National)
• 4) Facial Paralysis. Turkish Ophthalmology Association Monthly Ordinary Meeting, 17 December 2020 (National)
• 5) Proptosis with cases. Thyroid Ophthalmopathy, Turkish Ophthalmology Association webinar, 19 May 2021 (National)
• 6) Punctal plugs and lacrimal system intubation implants, Tod 43rd Winter Symposium, 21-23 January 2022, Antalya, Turkey (National)
• 7) Upper eyelid blepharoplasty, TOD 42nd April Course, 7-9 April 2023, Ankara, Turkey (National)
• 8) Lower lid blepharoplasty, TOD Konya -Antalya Branch Scientific Meeting, 10 June 2023, Isparta, Turkey (National)

Number of Scientific Publications

• 26 international publications
• 28 national publications