Best ophthalmologists in Turkey: TOP 272 doctors

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Place and Date of Birth

Kayseri, 1989

Foreign Languages

English, German

Education and Experience

Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine 2006-2012

Beyoğlu Eye Hospital 2012-2017

Associations of which he is a member

Turkish Medical Association

Turkish Ophthalmology Association

Books

1. Presbyopia Corrective Intraocular Lenses

2. Cataract and Its Treatment

Congress and Symposium Participation

TURKISH OPHTHALMOLOGY ASSOCIATION 47TH NATIONAL CONGRESS

06-10 NOVEMBER 2013

TURKISH OPHTHALMOLOGY ASSOCIATION CATARACT AND RECRACTION SURGERY UNIT VII. LIVE SURGERY SYMPOSIUM

22-23 FEBRUARY 2014

CERTIFICAE OF ATTENDANCE EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGEONS

13-17 SEMPTEMBER 2014

TURKISH OPHTHALMOLOGY ASSOCIATION 48TH NATIONAL CONGRESS

5-9 NOVEMBER 2014

CERTIFICAE OF ATTENDANCE EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGEONS

5-9 SEMPTEMBER 2015

TURKISH OPHTHALMOLOGY ASSOCIATION 40TH NATIONAL CONGRESS

01 NOVEMBER 2016

TURKISH OPHTHALMOLOGY ASSOCIATION 50TH NATIONAL CONGRESS

09-13 NOVEMBER 2016

40TH SPRING SYMPOSIUM PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY

26-28 MAY 2017

TURKISH OPHTHALMOLOGY ASSOCIATION 52ND NATIONAL CONGRESS

NOVEMBER 2018

TURKISH OPHTHALMOLOGY ASSOCIATION 53RD NATIONAL CONGRESS

NOVEMBER 2019

TURKISH OPHTHALMOLOGY ASSOCIATION 54TH NATIONAL CONGRESS

NOVEMBER 2020

TURKISH OPHTHALMOLOGY ASSOCIATION 55TH NATIONAL CONGRESS

NOVEMBER 2021

TURKISH OPHTHALMOLOGY ASSOCIATION 56TH NATIONAL CONGRESS

NOVEMBER 2022

TURKISH OPHTHALMOLOGY ASSOCIATION 57TH NATIONAL CONGRESS

NOVEMBER 2023

EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGEONS 2023

TURKISH OPHTHALMIC ASSOCIATION 58TH NATIONAL CONGRESS

NOVEMBER 2024

CURRICULUM VITAE

Place and Date of Birth

• Isparta, 1953

Language Skills

• English

Education and Experience

• 1976 Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine
• 1980 Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine (Specialization)
• 1988 Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine (Assoc. Prof.)
• 1994 Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine (Prof.)

Number of Scientific Publications

• More than 100 scientific publications and articles

Case Experience

• Experience with more than 15,000 surgical cases during 37 years of active service as an ophthalmologist.

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Place and Date of Birth

Kırşehir, 1984

Foreign Languages

English

Education and Experience

Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, 2008

Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, 2015 (Specialization)

Mardin State Hospital 2015-2018

Kayseri City Hospital 2018-2022

SBÜ Gülhane Training and Research Hospital 2019-2020

Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital 2022-2024

Ludwig Maximilian University (Germany – Munich) 2022-2023

Case Experience

Active ophthalmologist for 9 years, over 5,000 case experience

Associations of which he is a member

Turkish Ophthalmology Association

Turkish Medical Association

Certificates

European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBO) (2018)

International Council of Ophthalmology, Basic Science(2018)

International Council of Ophthalmology, Optic and Refraction(2018)

International Council of Ophthalmology, Clinical Science (2019)

International Council of Ophthalmology, Advanced Clinical Exam (FICO)(2020)

Books

1. Esra Vural, A Hakan Durukan. Retinal Prostheses. Innovative Health. Academician Publishing House

2. Esra Vural. Riboflavin in Corneal Crosslinking. Corneal Crosslinking Treatment. Anadolu Bookstore

Dr. Serdar Sürmeli specializes in removing eyelid tumors, tear canal diseases, chorioretinitis, retinal rupture and others.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Place and Date of Birth

• Azerbaycan, 1972

Language Skills

• English, Russian

Education and Experience

• Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty (1991-1996)
• Istanbul Çapa Medical Faculty (1996 – 2000)

Number of Scientific Publications

• 60

Case Experience

• Experience of over 34.000 surgery cases

Memberships

• TOD (Turkish Ophthalmology Association)

Certificates

• ICO The Visual Sciences in Ophthalmology

Education

• Uludag Faculty of Medicine, Ophthalmology Residency, 1980, Bursa/Turkey
• Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Ophthalmology Residency, 1978, Istanbul/Turkey
• Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine Education, 1974, Istanbul/Turkey
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Experience

• Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, 1990-2019, Istanbul/Turkey
• Koç Foundation American Hospital, 2002-2006, Istanbul/Turkey
• Pittsburgh Children Hospital Ophtalmology Department, 1997, United States of America
• New York Eye and Ear Hospital, 1995, United States of America
• King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 1984-1990, Saudi Arabia
• Glasgow Tennent Eye Institute, 1983, United Kingdom
• Uludağ University, 1978-1984, Bursa/Turkey
• Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, 1976-1978, Istanbul/Turkey

Medical Intrests

• Seventh Nerve Palsy (Lagophthalmos) Treatment, Gold Plate and Hyaluronic Acid Injection Applications
• Double Vision (Diplopia) Treatment
• Botox Applications Around the Eyes (Botulinum Toxin)
• Eyelid Plastic, Aesthetic Surgeries
• Treatment of Tear Duct Blockages in Children
• Eyelid drooping - Ptosis (in children and adults)
• Treatment of lazy eye (amblyopia)
• Botox (Botulinum Toxin) Treatment in Nystagmus
• Nystagmus Treatment
• Botox (Botulinum Toxin Application) for Eye Movement Paralysis in Diabetic Patients
• Botox (Botulinum Toxin) Treatment in Strabismus (Children and Adults)
• Transposition Surgery in Strabismus (Children and Adults)
• Strabismus Surgery - Strabismus in Vertical Plane (Children and Adults)
• Strabismus Surgery - Horizontal Strabismus (Children and Adults)
• Strabismus

Medical Intrests

• Medical retina
• Cataract surgery
• Smart lens surgeries
• Yellow spot disease
• Retinal disorders due to diabetes
• Retinal vascular occlusions
• Intraocular needle treatments
• Hereditary retinal diseases
• Chicken black
• PRP treatment
• Retinal laser treatments
• Retinal tear
• Retinal detachment
• Epiretinal membrane
• Macular hole
• Retinopathy of prematurity
• Glaucoma (medical treatment)
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Education

Istanbul Retina Institute
Retinal Diseases and Vitreoretinal Surgery Training
2016, Istanbul / Turkey

Health Sciences University Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital
Ophthalmology Residency
2014, Izmir / Turkey

Ankara University Faculty of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine Education
2009, Ankara / Turkey

Experience

Koç University Hospital
2020-2021, Istanbul / Turkey

Istanbul Retina Institute
2016-2020, Istanbul / Turkey

Mardin Kızıltepe State Hospital
2015-2016, Mardin / Turkey

Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital
2010-2015, Izmir / Turkey

Awards

2010 April Medical Specialty Examination (TUS) Turkey ranked first.
In July 2016, he was selected for the "Retina - Macula - Vitreous Diseases & Surgery Clinical Researcher" program of Istanbul Retina Institute.
He has conducted more than 50 scientific studies on retinal diseases, most of which were published in international top class journals.
With his scientific studies on retinal diseases, he was entitled to become an active member of the Medical Retina Unit and Vitreoretinal Surgery Unit of the Turkish Ophthalmology Association (TOD).
TOD National Congress, 2016 Best Surgical Video Second Prize.
TOD Retina Research Awards, 2019 Third Prize.
2019 In 2020, he passed the European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO) exam and became a FEBO (Fellow of European Board of Ophthalmology).
2020 He was entitled to receive the title of Associate Professor in the same year and received the Second Prize in the Best Article Awards of the Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology.
His instagram account @retina.review, which he established to share information with ophthalmologists about retinal diseases, is followed by over 57 thousand ophthalmologists, mostly from the United States. In addition, this account has been recognized as one of the best accounts sharing information about ophthalmology education by Eyenews.uk.com, a website that publishes on ophthalmology in the UK.

Dr. Akin Akyurt is an experienced ophthalmologist. He graduated from Istanbul University School of Medicine. He completed advanced fellowships at University Eye Clinics in Cologne and Tuebingen, Germany. He also holds a PhD focused on immunomodulatory therapy for uveitis.

Dr. Akyurt is certified in LASIK, presbyopia correction with multifocal intraocular lenses, scleral fixation, corneal collagen cross-linking, femtosecond anterior segment surgery, and corneal topography analysis. He is a member of the DOG, AAO, ASCRS, and ESCRS.

He has presented at major international congresses, such as the World Ophthalmology Congress and ESCRS meetings. He has contributed to advances in cataract and refractive surgery.

Dr. Elvan Yalçın is a pediatric ophthalmologist and strabismus specialist with over 25 years of experience. She is recognized as one of Turkey’s leading experts in her field. Dr. Yalçın trained internationally at Will’s Eye Hospital in California. She has also worked at top clinics such as World Eye Hospital and Liv Hospital.

Dr. Yalçın specializes in the treatment of amblyopia (lazy eye), strabismus surgery, and vision therapy. She has helped thousands of children and adults improve their vision and eye alignment. She is skilled in orthoptic therapies and uses advanced techniques such as synoptophor, vectogram, and contrast sensitivity tests.

Dr. Yalçın has published many international articles and has presented at major congresses, including AAPOS, ESCRS, SOE, and ESA. She has written educational books on pediatric eye health. She is an active member of professional societies such as TTB, TOD, and the Strabismus Entity.