Best ophthalmologists in Turkey: TOP 258 doctors

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)

• Specializes in Retinal Diseases, Cataract, Refractive Surgery, and Excimer Laser.
• Trained in Istanbul, with experience in Europe and the USA.
• Performed 10,000+ Argon Lasers, 5,000+ Excimer Lasers, 1,000+ Cataract Surgeries.
• Member of Turkish and American Ophthalmology Associations.
• Active in European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
• Offers online consultations for eye disease and surgery patients.

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

• Specializes in vitreoretinal surgery and retinal treatments.
• Experienced with conditions like AMD, diabetic retinopathy, and retinal detachment.
• International practice includes Turkey and several European countries.
• Relevant statistics for ophthalmology treatment are not provided.
• Doctor's ranking in ophthalmology is not provided.
• Holds certifications in vitreoretinal surgery and ophthalmology.
• Professional memberships in ophthalmological societies not detailed.
• Offers remote consultations for patients with retinal conditions.

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

The doctor graduated from the Medical Faculty of Gazi University in Turkey and completed his internship at Numune scientific research hospital in Ankara. He also had a specialization in Cornea Department of Wills Eye Hospital at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, USA. He is a member of several organizations such as Turkish Ophthalmological Association, KRCB, ASCRS, ESCRS and Turkish Medical Association.

• Specializes in Cataract, Glaucoma, and Strabismus surgeries.
• Trained in Dicle University, Turkey, with international publication presence.
• Performed over 20,000 surgical cases with a focus on ocular procedures.
• No specific ranking information provided.
• Prof. Dr. Ahmet Satici holds a professorship in Ophthalmology.
• Member of Turkish Ophthalmological Association, enhancing clinical expertise.
• Offers in-person consultations at Private Bagcilar Şafak Hospital.

Dr. X has a strong educational background, with a degree from Istanbul University School of Medicine, and post-graduate education from ZNA Middelheim Hospital in Belgium. He is a member of several organizations, including the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, and the Turkish Ophthalmological Association. Dr. X is also certified in multiple procedures, including Intralase Surgery, PresbyMAX Laser Surgery, Phakic IOLs Surgery, Corneal Cross-Linking, and Ferrara Rings Application. He has attended multiple seminars and international congresses, such as the Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, the Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology, and the European Society of Retina Specialists.

Place and Date of Birth

• 1972

Language Skills

• English

Education and Experience

• Hacettepe University, School of Medicine (Undergraduate Education)
• Bahçeşehir University, School of Medicine (Education Commission Membership)

Memberships

• TOD (Turkish Society of Ophthalmology)
  
  International Articles

ULUOCAK N., PARLAKTAS BS., DENİZ FE, ERDEMİR F., KOSEOGLU RD., GEDAR OM. ORBITAL METASTASIS OF PROSTATE CANCER: A CASE REPORT. KAOHSIUNG J MED SCI. 2007;23:199–202.

Gedar (Totuk) OM, ARI DE, AYKAN Ü. Anesthetıc Management in Glaucoma Surgery. ARC Journal of Anesthesiology Volume 1, Issue 3, 2016, PP 9-18

ISSN No. 2455-9792 (Online) http://dx.doi.org/10.20431/2455-9792.0103002

www.arcjournals.org.

International Reports

TOYGAR B, GORGUN E, GEDAR M, COSKUNSEVEN E, ARSLAN E.REFRACTIVE LENS EXCHANGE WITH THE DIFFRACTIVE TECNIS MULTIFOCAL IOL: LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP. XXIV CONGRESS OF THE ESCRS. 9-13 SEPTEMBER 2006, LONDON. FREE PAPER. ABSTRACT BOOK P.151-152.

TOYGAR B, GORGUN E, COSKUNSEVEN E, ARSLAN E, GEDAR M. TORIC PHAKIC INTRAOCULAR LENS IMPLANTATION: LONG-TERM RESULTS. XXIV CONGRESS OF THE ESCRS. 9-13 SEPTEMBER 2006, LONDON. FREE PAPER. ABSTRACT BOOK P.152.

GEDAR M, TOYGAR B, COSKUNSEVEN E, ARSLAN E. COMPARISON OF FLAP THICKNESS ACCURACY USING HANSATOME® XP MICROKERATOME AND INTRALASE FEMTOSECOND FS2 AND FS30 LASERS FOR LASIK. XXIV CONGRESS OF THE ESCRS. 9-13 SEPTEMBER 2006, LONDON

 DRY EYE, TREATMENTS. SEEOS 5TH CONGRESS. CRCRS – 4TH OPHTHALMOLOGİC SCHOOL – 16-18 MAY 2008. INVITED SPEAKER.

 TRANSCANALICULAR ENDOSCOPIC DCR. SEEOS & BSOS CONGRESS- 19-22 MAY 2011. INVITED SPEAKER.

 EARLY EXPERIENCE WITH A NEW DIFFRACTIVE REFRACTIVE MULTIFOCAL IOL. TOYGAR B, YABASKIZILOGLU O, TOYGAR O, HACIMUSTAFAOGLU AM, GEDAR OM. ASCRS•ASOA SYMPOSİUM & CONGRESS MAY 6-10, 2016.


 

Medical Fields of Interest: 

Retina Diseases 

Diabetic Retinopathy, Hypertensive Retinopathy, Vascular Obstructions 

Yellow Spot Disease (Macular Degeneration), SSRP 

Intraocular (intravitreal) Injection 

Vitreoretinal Surgery 

Retinal Detachment 

Macular Surgeries (Epiretinal Membrane, Macular Hole, VMT) 

Intraocular Hemorrhages 

Cataracts 

Smart lens, toric lens 

Excimer Laser Treatments 

Lasik 

No-touch, PRK

Education: 

Uludag University, Bursa 

Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul 

Vance Thompson Vision Center, SD, USA 

Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul 

Experience: 

Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul 

Yeni Yuzyil University Private Gaziosmanpasa Hospital, Istanbul 

Liv Hospital Vadistanbul, Istanbul

Memberships: 

Turkish Ophthalmological Association (TOA) 

TOA Young Ophthalmologists Executive Board Membership 

TOA Medical Retina Unit Membership 

Turkish Republics Ophthalmology Society (TROS) 

European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO) 

American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) 

Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 

American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) 

Istanbul Medical Chamber (IMC)

Dr. Fırat Helvacıoğlu is an ophthalmologist with extensive education from Kadıköy Anatolian High School, Marmara University School of Medicine, and Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Research and Training Hospital. He is a member of several organizations, including TOA, TTB, ESCRS, ASCRS, ISRS, and ICO, and has passed the International Council of Ophthalmology Basic Science and Clinical Science Board Exams. He regularly participates in international seminars and congresses, such as the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, National Congress of Ophthalmology, Afro-Asian Congress of Ophthalmology, and Symposium on Cataract, IOL and Refractivite Surgery.