Best Cataract surgery (one eye) ophthalmologists in Turkey: TOP 147 doctors

Education and Expertise

2005 – Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Education

2011 – Istanbul Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, Ophthalmology Specialization

Specialization Thesis: Our Grid Laser Results in the Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema

Experience

Erzincan State Hospital

Mengücek Gazi Training and Research Hospital

Gebze Fatih State Hospital

Tuzla State Hospital

Courses and Certificates

56th TOD National Congress

ESCRS (The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons)

7th TOD Live Surgery Symposium

Cataract and Refractive Surgery Skills Transfer Course

Cataract and Refractive Surgery Live Applications

Professional Memberships

-Turkish Ophthalmology Association

-Turkish Medical Association, Istanbul Chamber

Education and Specialization

• 1988-1994: Medical Education, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
• 1999-2002: Specialization, Istanbul Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital
• 2002-2007: Post-Specialization Training, Istanbul Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, Retina and Vitreoretinal Surgery Clinic

Professional Experience

• 2002-2007: World Eye Hospital, Levent and Ataköy Branches
• 2007-2010: Founding Partner, Kayseri Maya Eye Hospital
• 2010-2012: World Eye Hospital, Samsun and Bursa Branches
• 2012-2023: World Eye Hospital, Antalya Branch
• 2024: Antalya Medical Park Hospital, Eye Laser Clinic

Education & Expertise

1988 | Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine

1992 | Beyoğlu Eye Training and Research Hospital – Specialization in Ophthalmology

1996 | Moscow University Eye Institute – Refractive Surgery

1998 | Miami Bascom-Palmer Eye Institute (Florida, USA) – Phaco Surgery

Current - VM MedicalPark Pendik Hospital Ophtalmology Department

Professional Memberships

Turkish Medical Association

Turkish Ophthalmology Association

Education

2019 İSTANBUL MEDİPOL UNIVERSITY, ASSOC. PROF. DR. - OPHTHALMOLOGY

2004 ISTANBUL PROF. DR. N. REŞAT BELGER BEYOĞLU E.A.H, SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICINE - OPHTHALMOLOGY

1999 ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY, ISTANBUL MEDICAL FACULTY

1999 ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY, ISTANBUL MEDICAL FACULTY

Publications

A. International Peer-Reviewed Journals:

Title: Comparison of different formulas for intraocular lens power calculation using a new optical biometer.

• Authors: Kaya Faruk, Koçak İbrahim, Aydın Ali, Baybora Hakan, Karabela Yunus
• Journal: Journal Français d'Ophtalmologie
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 38(8)
• Pages: 717-722
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jfo.2015.03.006

Title: Change in choroidal thickness after intravitreal injection for treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration: Ranibizumab versus aflibercept.

• Author: Kaya Faruk
• Journal: Journal Français d’Ophtalmologie
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 40(10)
• Pages: 832-838
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jfo.2017.04.014

Title: Effect of aflibercept on persistent macular edema secondary to central retinal vein occlusion.

• Authors: Kaya Faruk, Koçak İbrahim, Aydın Ali, Baybora Hakan, Koç Hacı, Karabela Yunus
• Journal: Journal Français d’Ophtalmologie
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 41(9)
• Pages: 809-813
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jfo.2018.01.024

Title: Epithelium-off corneal cross-linking in progressive keratoconus: 6-year outcomes.

• Author: Kaya Faruk
• Journal: Journal Français d’Ophtalmologie
• Year: 2019
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jfo.2018.09.013

Authors: Eliaçık Mustafa, Karaman Erdur Sevil, Baltepe Altıok İnci, Gülkılık İbrahim Gökhan, Anıl Aslan Cemile, Kaya Faruk

• Journal: The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 32(1)
• Pages: 38-43
• DOI: 10.1016/j.kjms.2015.12.004

Authors: Karabela Yunus, Eliaçık Mustafa, Kaya Faruk

• Journal: BMC Ophthalmology
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 16(1)
• DOI: 10.1186/s12886-016-0271-8

Authors: Koçak İbrahim, Koçak Funda, Teker Bahri, Aydın Ali, Kaya Faruk, Hakan Baybora

• Journal: International Journal of Ophthalmology
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 7(4)
• Pages: 686-688

Authors: Koçak İbrahim, Aydın Ali, Kaya Faruk, Koç Hacı

• Journal: Journal Français d’Ophtalmologie
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 37(5)
• Pages: 371-376
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jfo.2013.11.012

Authors: Baybora Hakan, Kaya Faruk, Koçak İbrahim, Karabela Yunus

• Journal: Turkish Neurosurgery
• Year: 2019
• DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.24775-18.4

Authors: Koçak İbrahim, Karabela Yunus, Karaman Mehmet, Kaya Faruk

• Journal: Journal of Refractive Surgery
• Year: 2006
• Volume: 22(8)
• Pages: 799-803
• DOI: 10.3928/1081-597X-20060901-04

B. Book Chapters:

Title: Corneal Cross-linking in Keratoconus.

• Authors: Kaya Faruk, Koçak İbrahim
• Book Title: Keratoconus: Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2017
• Pages: 163-169
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-45357-0_13

Title: Intraocular Lens Power Calculation in Eyes with Previous Myopic Refractive Surgery.

• Authors: Koçak İbrahim, Kaya Faruk
• Book Title: Mastering Refractive IOLs
• Publisher: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers
• Year: 2018
• Pages: 107-114
• DOI: 10.5005/jp/books/14282_10

CURRICULUM VITAE

Place and Date of Birth

• Kırşehir, 1985

Language Skills

• English

Education and Experience

• 2003-2009 Gazi University Faculty of Medicine 
• 2009-2014 Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital Ophthalmology Specialist 
• 2014-2017 Yenimahalle Training and Research Hospital Ophthalmology Specialist 2017-2020 Samsun Terme State Hospital 
• 2020-2024 Samsun Büyük Anadolu Hospital

Case Experience

• Experience with more than 10,000 cases over 10 years of active service as an ophthalmologist.

Memberships

• Turkish Ophthalmology Association (TOD) 
• Turkish Medical Association 
• KÜSAD

Specializations

Lazy Eye (Amblyopia)

Glaucoma (Eye Pressure)

Yellow Spot Disease

Diabetic Retinopathy

Curriculum Vitae

Place and Date of Birth

• Izmir, 1988

Language Skills

• English

Education and Experience

• 2013-2017 SBU Ulucanlar Eye Education and Research Hospital
• 2016 Moorfields Eye Hospital (London-Observer)
• 2017-2020
• Konya Beyhekim Education and Research Hospital 2020-Present Dunyagoz Hospital Konya

Memberships

• Turkish Ophthalmology Association (TOD)
• Ankara Medical Chamber
• Konya Medical Chamber
  
  National and International Publications

Scientific Studies Presented at International and National Meetings

1. Optical Coherence Tomography Findings in Retinitis Pigmentosa Cases . Bayram GÜLPAMUK , Mehmet ÇITIRIK. TOD 51st National Ophthalmology Congress. (Oral Presentation)

2. Investigation of Factors Affecting Resolution in Accommodative Esotropia. Meltem Özgül Yılmazoğlu, Sibel Polat, Çiğdem Can, Mustafa Alpaslan Anayol, Selda Çelik, Bayram Gülpamuk , Pelin Yılmazbaş. (Oral Presentation)

3. Characteristics and Clinical Course of Multiple Sclerosis/Demyelinating Disease Associated Uveitis Cases Presenting with Ocular Findings First. Merve İnanç, Müge Pınar Çakar Özdal, Bayram Gülpamuk , Selim Selçuk Çomoğlu, Hayat Güven (Oral Presentation)

4. Evaluation of Lens Densitometry Measurements After Intravitreal Slow-Release Dexamethasone Implant Injection with Scheimpflug Imaging Method. Mehmet Ali Şekeroğlu, Mustafa Alpaslan Anayol, Bayram Gülpamuk , Pelin Yılmazbaş. 49th TOD National Ophthalmology Congress, SS-TR-40. (Oral Presentation)

5. Altıntaş AGK, Gulpamuk B , Cıtırık M. Isolated ectopic fovea 16 th Euretina Congress 8-11 September 2016 Copenhagen pp 109

6. Altıntaş AGK , Gulpamuk B. Comparison of phaco parameters in diabetic eyes and normal cataract eyes. XXXIV Congress of ESCRS 10-14 September 2016 Copenhagen pp 107

7. Altıntaş AGK, Gulpamuk B. Evaluation of correlation between axial length and phacoparameters XXXIV Congress of ESCRS 10-14 September 2016 Copenhagen pp 107

8. Bayram Gulpamuk, Pinar Cakar Özdal. Clinical course of Vogt-Koyanagi Harada disease in Turkey.9th International Symposium on Uveitis August 2016, P11.

9. M.Teke, B.Gulpamuk. Three congenital retinal macrovessels and one of which co-exists with a cilioretinal artery. 16th Euretina Congress 8-11 September 2016 Copenhagen pp 109.

10. Pınar Ç.Özdal, K.tekin, B.Gülpamuk , MYTeke. Intravitreal aflibercept fort he treatment of chronic central serous chorioretinopathy. EURETINA 17.

11. Bayram Gulpamuk. Thiol/Disuphide homeostasis in patients with keratoconus by a novel assay. 10th International Conference on Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology November 21-23, 2016 Dubai, UAE.

12. Bayram Gülpamuk , Ufuk Elgin, Emine Şen. Glaucoma profile and clinical features in patients with diabetes mellitus.TOD 50th National Ophthalmology Congress, PS-0021.

13. Bayram Gülpamuk , Mehmet Ali Şekeroğlu, Mustafa Alpaslan Anayol, Pelin Yılmazbaş. An important parasitic infestation in the differential diagnosis of blepharitis: Pityriasis Palpebrarum.TOD 49th National Ophthalmology Congress, PS-0385.

14. Ayse Gül Koçak Altıntaş, Bayram Gülpamuk , Mehmet Çıtırık, Veysel Cankurtaran. Correlation of Central Macular Thickness and HemoglobinA1c Values in Nonproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy Cases, PS-0880.

15. Comparison of Phacoemulsification Parameters in Cases with Different Axial Lengths. Ayşe Gül Koçak Altıntaş, Bayram Gülpamuk , Veysel Cankurtaran. TOD 49th National Ophthalmology Congress, SS-KRC-03. (Oral Presentation)

CURRICULUM VITAE

Place and Date of Birth

• İskenderun, 1979

Language Skills

• English

Education and Experience

• 2008 Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital (Specialization)
• 2002 Istanbul University School of Medicine

Case Experience

• Experience with more than 10,000 cases over 6 years of active service as an ophthalmologist.

Memberships

• TOD (Turkish Society of Ophthalmology)

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
• 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.

The doctor is a graduate of Istanbul University School of Medicine and has completed fellowships at University Eye Clinics in Cologne and Tuebingen, Germany. They are a member of the DOG, AAO, ASCRS and ESCRS, and have certifications in LASIK application, presbyopia correction with multifocal intraocular lenses, scleral fixation techniques, corneal collagen cross-linking, femtosecond applications for anterior segment surgery and corneal topography analyzing. They have completed a PhD in Immunomodulatory Therapy of Uveitis and have attended several conferences and meetings, including the 42nd annual meeting of the European Pediatric Ophtalmological Society, World Ophtalmology Congress and Congress of European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons.