Best ophthalmologists: TOP 345 doctors

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Fahad Mawlood

Regenbogen Michael

  • 4.4 Good 148 reviews
  • 24 years of experience
  • Israel, Tel Aviv, Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
  • Education

    Medical School: Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University

    Specialization

    Department of Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv Medical Center

    Recognized experience

    Eye specialist and surgeon.

    Additional education

    • Intercommunity Hospital Centre (CHIC) Creteil, France: 2007-2008.
    • Medical retina

    European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology (ESASO), Lugano, Switzerland - DISSO - Diploma in Ophthalmology: 2009-2010

    Clinical experience

    Ophthalmologist and surgeon at Tel Aviv Medical Center since 2002.

    Academic experience

    Lecturer in the Department of Ophthalmology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University

    Leader of sixth year students

    Professional publications

    About 10 professional publications

    About 14 presentations at scientific conferences

    Areas of special interest and activities

    Cataract removal surgery

    Retinal diseases, intraocular injections and laser treatment

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Digdem Begendi

  • 5 Excellent 39 reviews
  • 10 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital
  • Dr. Digdem Begendi is an experienced ophthalmologist. She specializes in cataract surgery with IOL replacement, LASIK, and strabismus treatment. She is skilled in advanced procedures, including intraLase laser eye surgery, laser iridotomy, and femtosecond laser techniques.

    Dr. Begendi has published several articles in national and international journals. Her work shows a strong commitment to research and clinical care. She is a member of the Turkish Ophthalmology Association. She completed her medical degree at Istanbul Bilim University and her specialization at Akdeniz University.

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Cataract Surgery with Multifocal Lens Implant
$700 - $900
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Osman Sevki Arslan

  • 5 Excellent 39 reviews
  • 40 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital
  • Experience:

    1. Konya-Karapınar Kutören Health Center\ General Practitioner
    2. KonyaProvincial Deputy Directorate of Health
    3. KonyaProvincial Health DeputyDirectorate
    4. Istanbul Fatih Tuberculosis Dispensary
    5. University of Frankfurt \ Darmstadt Eye Clinic
    6. Istanbul Taksim State Hospital\ Eye Diseases
    7. Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine \ Chief Assistantof the Department of Ophthalmology
    8. Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Eye Bank \ Founder (MedicalDirector)
    9. TOD\ Chairman
    10. Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa - Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine\ First Head of the Department of Ophthalmology
    11. Demiroğlu-Bilim University \ Head of Ophthalmology Department
    12. Florence Nightingale Hospitals \ Eye ClinicCoordinator

     

    Specialties:

    1. Vaccinating the child age group
    2. Follow-up of eye eclipse in Behçet’s disease with iris and fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA)

     

    Priority treatments:

    1. Anterior segment surgery (cataract + IOL implantation, keratoplasty)

     

    Special advanced health technologies:

    1. Arslan closed cornea technique
    2. Arslan covered cornea technique
    3. Retrograde glaucoma tube implantation

     

    Leadership and Administrative Roles (Turkish Ophthalmology Association - TOD):

    • Various administrative roles at TOD including:
    • President of TOD IstanbulBranch (2006-2010, 2008-2010)
    • General Secretary (2015-2017)
    • President of TOD (2017-2019)
    • Member of TOD CentralExecutive Board (2011-2013, 2013-2015)
    • Member of Executive Board of the Cornea and Ocular Surface(COS) Unit of TOD (1994-2023)
    • Member of Executive Board of TOD Cataract and Refractive SurgeryUnit (2016-2018)

    Research and Publications:

    • Authored 57 original articlesin international peer-reviewed journals
    • Authored 56 articles in national peer-reviewed journals
    • Presented 178 papers at national conferences and 102 papersat international conferences
    • Authored 1 book and 6 book chapters
    • Developed two original surgicaltechniques and the Retrograde GlaucomaTube Implantation technique
    • Served on editorial boardsof various international and national journals

     

    Memberships and Affiliations:

    • Member of American Academyof Ophthalmology (AAO) and EuropeanSociety of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS)
    • Examiner for European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO) exams representing Turkey

     

    Awards:

    • Received awards from IstanbulUniversity and TÜBİTAK

     

    Education:

     

    1982

    Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine

    1984

    Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine Ophthalmology Specialization Training

    1994

    Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine Ophthalmology \ Associate Professor

    2000

    Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine Ophthalmology \ Professor

     

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Cataract Surgery with Multifocal Lens Implant
$700 - $900
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Anat Loewenstein

  • 4.4 Good 148 reviews
  • 29 years of experience
  • Israel, Tel Aviv, Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
  • Professor, specialist of ophthalmology

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Haim Stolovich

  • 4.4 Good 148 reviews
  • 49 years of experience
  • Israel, Tel Aviv, Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
  • Children's Ophthalmologist. Head of Pediatric Department of Ophthalmology
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Mustafa Kemal Arici

  • 4.5 Good 50 reviews
  • 36 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Memorial Ataşehir Hospital
Cataract surgery (one eye)
$2,500 - $2,500
LASIK eye surgery
$1,900 - $1,900
Retinal detachment surgery
$3,450 - $3,450
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Omer Uslukaya

  • 4.5 Good 50 reviews
  • 23 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Memorial Ataşehir Hospital
  • EXPERIENCE*

     

    2019 - Present, Istanbul/Istanbul/Turkey

    MEMORIAL ATAŞEHİR HOSPITAL

    General Surgeon

    2012 - 2019, Diyarbakır/Diyarbakır/Turkey

    DİCLE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

    General Surgeon

    2011 - 2012, Van/Van/Turkey

    VAN REGIONAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

    General Surgeon

    2009 - 2011, Van/Van/Turkey

    HAKKARİ STATE HOSPITAL

    General Surgeon

    2004 - 2009, Van/Van/Turkey

    YÜZÜNCÜYIL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

    General Surgeon

    2002 - 2004, Van/Van/Turkey

    HACIBEKİR HEALTH CENTER

    General Practitioner

     

    *EDUCATION*

     

    2018 - 2019, Diyarbakır/Turkey

    Associate Professor

    2015, Ohio/USA

    OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER

    Neck Dissection Training

    2012 - 2018, Diyarbakır/Turkey

    Assistant Professor

    1996 - 2002, Adana/Turkey

    ÇUKUROVA UNIVERSITY

    FACULTY OF MEDICINE - Medical Doctor Education

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Cataract surgery (one eye)
$2,500 - $2,500
LASIK eye surgery
$1,900 - $1,900
Retinal detachment surgery
$3,450 - $3,450
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Elyia Levinger

  • 4.4 Good 148 reviews
  • 27 years of experience
  • accreditation:
  • Israel, Tel Aviv, Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
  • Dr. Elyia Levinger is an ophthalmologist, a leading eye surgeon of Israel, expert of the field in ophthalmic surgery. Не works in the Ichilov Medical Center. Dr. Levinger Eliya specializes in corneal transplantation, cataract surgery, laser eye surgery operations.

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Karaca Umut

  • 4.8 Excellent 6 reviews
  • 14 years of experience
  • Turkey, Antalya , Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Antalya
Laser eye surgery
$1,198 - $1,302
Cataract Surgery with Multifocal Lens Implant
$4,923 - $4,923
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Semra Coskun

  • 4.8 Excellent 6 reviews
  • 22 years of experience
  • Turkey, Antalya , Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Antalya
  • Place and Date of Birth

    • 1969

    Language Skills

    • English, Serbian, Albanian and other Balkan languages

    Education and Experience

    • Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine (English)
    • Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital

    Number of Scientific Publications

    • More than 30 scientific publications.

    Case Experience

    • Experience with more than 5,000 surgical cases during 12 years of active service as an ophthalmologist.

    Memberships

    • AAO (American Academy of Ophthalmology)
    • EVRS (European VitreoRetinal Society)
    • TOD (Turkish Society of Ophthalmology)
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Laser eye surgery
$1,198 - $1,302
Cataract Surgery with Multifocal Lens Implant
$4,923 - $4,923
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Mehmet Tahir Sam

  • 4.8 Excellent 6 reviews
  • 21 years of experience
  • Turkey, Antalya , Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Antalya
  • 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
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Laser eye surgery
$1,198 - $1,302
Cataract Surgery with Multifocal Lens Implant
$4,923 - $4,923
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Esra Ayhan Tuzcu

  • 4.8 Excellent 6 reviews
  • 18 years of experience
  • Turkey, Antalya , Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Antalya
  • 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
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Laser eye surgery
$1,198 - $1,302
Cataract Surgery with Multifocal Lens Implant
$4,923 - $4,923
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Kadri Cemil Apaydin

  • 4.8 Excellent 6 reviews
  • 42 years of experience
  • Turkey, Antalya , Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Antalya
  • 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
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Laser eye surgery
$1,198 - $1,302
Cataract Surgery with Multifocal Lens Implant
$4,923 - $4,923
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Ahmet Karacor

  • 4.8 Excellent 6 reviews
  • 44 years of experience
  • Turkey, Antalya , Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Antalya
  • Place and Date of Birth

     

    • Antalya , 1954

    Language Skills

     

    • English

    Education and Experience

     

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

    Case Experience

     

    • Experience of more than 10,000 surgical cases.
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Laser eye surgery
$1,198 - $1,302
Cataract Surgery with Multifocal Lens Implant
$4,923 - $4,923
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Yuval Yasur

  • 4.4 Good 148 reviews
  • 30 years of experience
  • Israel, Tel Aviv, Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
  • Professor, specialist in Ophthalmology and Ophthalmic Surgery

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Adiel Barak

  • 4.4 Good 148 reviews
  • 37 years of experience
  • Israel, Tel Aviv, Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
  • Dr. Adiel Barak is an ophthalmologist with over 25 years of experience. He specializes in glaucoma, cataracts, and retinal disorders. Dr. Barak is known for advanced surgical procedures, such as retinal detachment surgery and retina transplantation. He uses modern laser technology to achieve the best results for his patients.

    Dr. Barak earned his medical degree from Tel Aviv University. He completed his ophthalmology training at Sheba Medical Center. He also trained in retinal and vitreous surgery at the University of California. Dr. Barak is a member of the Israeli Medical Association, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and several international research organizations.

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Anat Bachar

  • 4.4 Good 148 reviews
  • Israel, Tel Aviv, Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
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Igal Leibovich

  • 4.4 Good 148 reviews
  • 34 years of experience
  • Israel, Tel Aviv, Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
  • Dr. Igal Leibovich is an award-winning ophthalmologist and oculoplastic surgeon with expertise in modern techniques for eyelid plastic and cosmetic surgery, lacrimal and orbital surgery. He is recognized for his academic contributions with over 160 publications and has performed thousands of eyelid surgeries.
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Nalan Tekin Akca

  • 4.8 Excellent 6 reviews
  • 31 years of experience
  • Turkey, Antalya , Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Antalya
Laser eye surgery
$1,198 - $1,302
Cataract Surgery with Multifocal Lens Implant
$4,923 - $4,923
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Darius Aukstikalnis

  • 4.7 Excellent 121 reviews
  • 27 years of experience
  • Lithuania, Vilnius, Meliva Kardiolita Hospital
  • Ophthalmologist

Cataract surgery (one eye)
$1,233 - $2,114
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