Best Keratoconus ophthalmologists: TOP 141 doctors
Curriculum Vitae
Place and Date of Birth
- Hendek , 1980
Language Skills
- English
Education and Experience
- 1998-2004 Gülhane Military Medical Academy (Medical Training)
- 2007-2011 Gülhane Military Medical Academy (Specialization)
- 2016 Gülhane Military Medical Academy (Associate Professorship)
Case Experience
Over 10.000 surgical cases.
Certificates
- Cornea and Refractive Surgery (Excimer Laser) Course
- SMILE Laser Surgery Courses
- Interlase Femto-LASIK (i-LASIK) Training Certificate
- IFS Femtolaser Cataract Suit Training Certificate
- Keratoplasty (Corneal Transplantation) Course
- Nidek Quest Excimer Laser Certificate
- Cornea Bank Medical Directorship Certificate
- Certificate for the Treatment of High Astigmatism with Femtolaser
- Certificate for Keratoconus Corneal Ring with Femtolaser
- Certificate for Keratoplasty/Corneal Tunnel with Femtolaser
- International Strabismological Association Course for the Treatment of Strabimus
- Applied Strabismological Surgery Course
- Periorbital Plastic Surgery, Botox and Fillers Course
- Oculoplasty Course
- Applied Glocoma Surgery Course
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
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
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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)
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.
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accreditations:
accreditations:
Dr Anjana Karunakaran is a Specialist Ophthalmologist with five years of experience. She completed her MBBS from Government Medical College, Trivandrum (2007). She received her MD in Ophthalmology from the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (2015), and she went on to pursue a Fellowship in Cornea and Refractive Surgery from Narayana Nethralaya ,Bangalore (2018). She worked as Cornea Refractive Surgeon in Chaithanya Eye Hospital and Research Institute, Trivandrum, India, for four years before joining Medeor Hospital, Dubai. She has expertise in comprehensive ophthalmology, both anterior segment and posterior segment. She deals with ocular emergencies and trauma.
Research & Publications
- Titiyal. J, Karunakaran A, Rathi A, Kaur M, Sharma N, Agarwal T – Collagen Cross-Linked Therapeutic Grafts in Fungal Keratitis.- Ophthalmology(DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2018.04.005)
- Kumar, V., Karunakaran, A., & Valakada, J. (2017). Septo-optic dysplasia. International Ophthalmology. doi:10.1007/s10792- 016-0437-7
- Duraipandi, K., Gupta, N., Karunakaran, A., Kale, P., Dhaka, S., Verma, N., & Mirdha, B. R. (2016). Naso-Ophthalmic Myiasis and Pubic Louse Infestation of Nose. Journal of Case Reports, 1-3. doi:10.17659/01.2016.0001
Expertise
- Refractive Surgery Like Lasik, PRK
- Pterygium and Ocular Surface Disorders
- Dry Eye Evaluation and Thermal Pulsation Therapy
- Ocular Trauma
- Ocular Allergy and Infections
- Screening for Retinal Disorders
- Ocular And Extraocular Mass Lesions
- Nasolacrimal Obstructions
- Glaucoma
- Assessment of Keratoconus with Medical and Surgical Management
- Corneal Transplantation
- Mucous Membrane Graft and Limbal Cell Grafts
- Chalazion Excision, Eyelid and Conjunctival Mass Excision
- Medical Treatment
- Intravitreal Injections For Diabetic Retinopathy
- Age Related Macular Degeneration
- Macular Edema
- Vascular Retinal Disorders
Membership
- Indian Medical Association
- All India Ophthalmological Society
- Cornea Society, India
- Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
Awards and Recognition of Maj Gen (Dr) Sagarika Patyal SM, VSM (Retd)
Read moreSpecialisation:Eye CARE
Years of Experience: 13
Education: Dicle University Faculty of Medicine (2009)
Languages:English, Turkish
Memberships & Awards:Over 100 medical articles
Read moreEducation:
2000 – 2006 – Karaganda State Medical Academy, specializing in “General Medicine”;
2006-2007 - internship in general surgery and primary specialization in ophthalmology at the Karaganda State Medical Academy;
Work experience:
2007 – retraining in the specialty “Ophthalmology” at the Karaganda State Medical Academy.
From 2008 to 2011 – ophthalmologist at the Eye Microsurgery in Shymkent.
From 2011-2012 – ophthalmologist at the Eye Microsurgery Center in Karaganda.
From 2012 to the present – ophthalmologist at the ASTANA VISION clinic.
From 2019 to the present - Head of the Clinical Cataract Department of the Clinic.
Certificates:
6th Congress of the EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF RETINA SPACIALISTS, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2016
2016 – “International School of Ophthalmology”, JSC Kazakh Order of the Badge of Honor Research Institute of Eye Diseases, Almaty;
2016 – training seminar on the topic: “Optimization of care for patients with visual impairment due to diabetic macular edema” at the Karaganda State Medical University;
36th World Ophthalmology Congress of the International Council of Ophthalmology, at the Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, Spain, 2018