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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
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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
Read moreMedical 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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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
- 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)
- (Botulinum Toxin) Treatment in Nystagmus
- Nystagmus Treatment
- (Botulinum Toxin Application) for Eye Movement Paralysis in Diabetic Patients
- (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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During his career, Dr. Covaro has a continuous participation in international meetings and contributed to several articles published in scientific magazines. Dr. Covaro is a member of several professional organizations, including the Spanish Society of Orthopedics, AOspine, GEER and Eurospine.
Currently, Dr. Covaro attends his patients at the Institut Universitari Dexeus and the Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, in Barcelona. To make an appointment with Dr. Augusto Covaro, contact ICATME, Institut Universitari Dexeus