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Sezer Ozkan
Ophtalmologist
9 years of experience
Turkey, Samsun
Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Samsun

Sezer Ozkan

Ophtalmologist
9 years of experience

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)
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Levent Ersan
Ophtalmologist
38 years of experience
4.3
22 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Istanbul Etiler

Levent Ersan

Ophtalmologist
38 years of experience

CURRICULUM VITAE

Place and Date of Birth

  • Samsun, 1959

Language Skills

  • English

Education and Experience

  • Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine
  • Istanbul Haydarpasa Numune Hospital (Specialization)

Case Experience

  • Experience of over 20.000 surgery cases

Memberships

  • Turkish Ophthalmology Association
  • Turkish Medical Association
  • ESCRS (European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeon)
  • ASCRS (American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery)
  • AAO (American Academy of Opthalmology)

Seminars

  • -I introduced this subject for the first time in Turkey with the seminars I gave on Eye and Complementary Medicine (Iridology) on the Natural Body, Mind and Mental Health Festival, Military Museum Harbiye Cultural Site.

Awards

  • TÜBİTAK Turkey First Place in Biology with my scientific research on the eye in my second year of high school.

Scientific Studies

  • Creating visual awareness with sound waves (Echolocation) in blind people

National Publications

  • The importance of retinal nerve fiber photography in the diagnosis of glaucoma
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Kaan Okan Erdem
Ophtalmologist
25 years of experience
3.8
10 reviews

Kaan Okan Erdem

Ophtalmologist
25 years of experience
Hungary, Budapest
Liv Duna Medical Center
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Mustafa Ozsutcu
Ophtalmologist
25 years of experience
5.0
2 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Medipol Bahçelievler Hospital

Mustafa Ozsutcu

Ophtalmologist
25 years of experience

Experience

2022 - 2023

Private Medipol Mega Hospitals Complex

2010 - 2010

Bezmialem Foundation University Faculty of Medicine

2010 - 2010

Bezmialem Foundation University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology

2001 - 2011

Vakif Gureba Training and Research Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology

2001 - 2011

Vakif Gureba Training and Research Hospital

2000 - 2001

Edirne Regional Hospital

2000 - 2001

Edirne Regional Hospital

 

Education

 

2000 Selçuk University, Ophthalmology

2000 SELÇUK UNIVERSITY, OPHTHALMOLOGY

1994 SELÇUK UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE

1994 Selçuk University, Faculty of Medicine

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Faruk Kaya
Ophtalmologist
26 years of experience
5.0
2 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Medipol Bahçelievler Hospital

Faruk Kaya

Ophtalmologist
26 years of experience

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.

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

Authors: Karabela Yunus, Eliaçık Mustafa, Kaya Faruk

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

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

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

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
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Digdem Begendi
Ophtalmologist
10 years of experience
5.0
29 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital

Digdem Begendi

Ophtalmologist
10 years of experience
Dr. Digdem Begendi is an ophthalmologist who specializes in procedures such as cataract surgery with IOL replacement, LASIK eye surgery, and strabismus treatment among others. She has published articles in national and international peer-reviewed journals.Read more
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Yucel Ozturk
Ophtalmologist
13 years of experience
5.0
2 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Istanbul Atasehir

Yucel Ozturk

Ophtalmologist
13 years of experience

Place and Date of Birth

  • Tirebolu, 1987

Language Skills

  • English

Education and Experience

  • 2004 -2011- Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Medicine
  • 2012- 2016- Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Education and Research Hospital
  • 2016 – 2022- Haydarpaşa Numune Education and Research Hospital

Number of Scientific Publications

  • 20 international and national publications

Case Experience

  • Experience of over 30.000 surgical cases

Membership

  • Turkish Ophthalmology association
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Sezer Haciagaoglu
Ophtalmologist
12 years of experience
5.0
2 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Istanbul Atasehir

Sezer Haciagaoglu

Ophtalmologist
12 years of experience

Place and Date of Birth

  • Adana, 1989

Language Skills

  • English

Education and Experience

  • Private Bilfen Science High School (2003-2006)
  • Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine (2006-2012)
  • Marmara University Pendik Education and Research Hospital (2013-2017)
  • SBÜ Sultan Abdülhamid Han Education and Research Hospital (2017-2019)

Case Experience

  • Over 10.000 case experience

Membership

  • Turkish Ophthalmology Association (TOD)
  • The European Society of Cataract and Refractory Surgeons (ESCRS)
  • European Dry Eye Society (EuDES)
  • Refractive Surgery Alliance Society (RSA)
  • International Society of Refractory Surgery (ISRS)
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Azizi Sedat
Ophtalmologist
20 years of experience
5.0
2 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Istanbul Atasehir

Azizi Sedat

Ophtalmologist
20 years of experience

Place and Date of Birth

  • Kabil, 1978

Language Skills

  • English, Persian, Hindi, Pashto

Education and Experience

  • 2002 Çukurova University, Faculty of Medicine
  • 2002 -2003 – Emergency and First Aid Clinic
  • 2003 -2005 Başkent University Internal Medicine
  • 2005 -2006 – Ministry of Justice Institutional Physician
  • 2006 -2012 – Erzurum Atatürk University, Ophthalmology Department
  • 2012 – 2017 Erzincan University, Faculty of Medicine, Ophthalmology

Number of Scientific Publications

  • 10 scientific publications

Case Experience

  • Experience of over 20.000 surgical cases

Membership

  • TOD
  • TTB
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Ihsanyilmaz
Ophtalmologist
35 years of experience
5.0
6 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Liv Hospital Vadistanbul

Ihsanyilmaz

Ophtalmologist
35 years of experience

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)

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Ibrahim Yasar
Ophtalmologist
11 years of experience
5.0
2 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Istanbul Atasehir

Ibrahim Yasar

Ophtalmologist
11 years of experience

Place and Date of Birth

  • Erzurum, 1984

Language Skills

  • English

Education and Experience

  • 2003-2009 Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine
  • 2010-2014 KSÜ Faculty of Medicine (Specialization)
  • 2014-2016 Erzincan Mengücek Gazi Training and Research Hospital

Case Experience

  • More than 5.000 surgical operations

Memberships

  • 1- Turkish Medical Association
  • 2- Turkish Society of Ophthalmology
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huseyin Bayramlar
Ophtalmologist
30 years of experience
5.0
2 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Istanbul Atasehir

huseyin Bayramlar

Ophtalmologist
30 years of experience

Place and Date of Birth

  • İzmir, 1964

Language Skills

  • English French

Education and Experience

  • 1981-1987 Ege University, School of Medicine
  • 1988-1991 Fırat University, Eye Diseases (Specialization)
  • 1994-2000 İnönü University (Asst. Prof.)
  • 2000-2004 İnönü University (Assoc. Prof.)
  • 2012 Medeniyet University (Prof.)

Case Experience

  • Experience with more than 10,000 surgical cases during 25 years of active service as an ophthalmologist.
  • Over 2,000 strabismus surgeries experience, over 200 corneal transplants.

Memberships

  • TOD (Turkish Society of Ophthalmology)

Administrative and academic duties

  • Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital (Eye Clinic Chief), 2005-2012
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Deniz Kilic
Ophtalmologist
15 years of experience
Turkey, İzmir
Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Izmır

Deniz Kilic

Ophtalmologist
15 years of experience

Birth place and date

Konya, 1984

 

Foreign Languages ​​Known

English, German

 

Educational Status and Experience

Kayseri City Hospital, Kayseri, Associate Professor (2023)

St. Franziskus-Hospital, Zentrum für Refraktive Chirurgie

Germany, Cornea and Refractive Surgery Fellowship (2022-2023)

Kayseri City Hospital, Kayseri, Specialist Doctor (2018-2022)

Hatice-Muammer Kocatürk State Hospital, Kayseri, Specialist Doctor (2017-2018)

Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakır, Specialist Doctor (2014-2017)

Bülent Ecevit University Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak, Specialization in Medicine (2010-2014)

Abant İzzet Baysal University Faculty of Medicine, Bolu, Medical Education (2007-2010)

GATA Gülhane Military Medical Faculty, Ankara, Medical Education (2003-2007)

Kuleli Military High School, Istanbul (1999-2003)

 

Case Experience

Experience of over 10,000 surgical cases.

 

Associations of which he is a member

ESOPRS (European Society Of Ophthalmic Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery), Member, 2022

ESCRS (European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons), Member, 2021

MRCSEd (The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh), Member, 2021

TOD-GO (Turkish Ophthalmology Association - Young Ophthalmologists Group), Member, 2018

TOD (Turkish Ophthalmology Association), Member, 2010

 

Certificates

2016 European Board of Ophthalmology Diploma, FEBO, Paris

2019 International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO), Visual Sciences

2020 International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO), Optics and Refraction

2020 International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO), Clinical Science

2021 International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO), Advanced Examination, FICO

2019 Ophthalmology Clinical Research Training, Istanbul

2014 Communication, Anterior Segment and Toric Lens Applications, Prague

 

Books

Sea Sword

MCQ for International Ophthalmology Board Exams – 2

Chapter 4, Oculoplasty, (2021). Anatolian Bookstore.

 

Awards

FICO, International Fellowship Scholarship 2022

TÜBİTAK, International Scientific Publications Incentive Scholarship UBYT, 2022

TÜBİTAK, International Scientific Publications Incentive Scholarship UBYT, 2020

Ministry of Health, Certificate of Appreciation, 2018

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Mehmet Sahin
Ophtalmologist
22 years of experience
Turkey, Ankara
Private Koru Ankara Hospital

Mehmet Sahin

Ophtalmologist
22 years of experience

Work Experience

  • 2003-2011: Worked in public hospitals.
  • 2011 - Present: Working in the private sector, currently at the Eye Clinic of Private Koru Hospital (Çukurambar).

Education

  • 1999: Graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine.
  • 2003: Completed specialization at Ankara Training and Research Hospital Eye Clinic.

Specialization

  • Cataract and Other Anterior Segment Surgeries
  • Refractive Surgery
  • Retinal Diseases (Experience with over 30,000 cases)

Language Skills

  • English

Professional Memberships

  • TOD (Turkish Ophthalmological Association)
  • TCOD (Turkish Republics Ophthalmology Association)
  • AAO (American Academy of Ophthalmology)
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Ibrahim Tuncer
Ophtalmologist
20 years of experience
5.0
1 review
Turkey, İzmir
Can Hospitals Turkey

Ibrahim Tuncer

Ophtalmologist
20 years of experience

"He has experience of over 10,000 surgical cases. He has published 48 scientific articles that are included in international and national scientific indexes, and these articles have been cited more than 250 times. He has also presented 28 papers in international and national scientific meetings. His professional interests are Cataract surgery (Femtosecond laser, Trifocal, EDOF, Multifocal, Toric intraocular lenses) Refractive surgery (Femtosecond laser, Excimer laser, LASIK, LASEK, PRK, SMILE) Oculoplastic surgery (Eyelid aesthetics, ptosis, entropion, ectropion, pterygium) Medical Retina (Macular degeneration) , Diabetic retinopathy, Retinal vascular occlusion, SSR) Glaucoma (Medical and surgical treatment) Strabismus and Amblyopia Filling and Botulinum toxin applications"

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Mehmet Tahir Sam
Ophtalmologist
21 years of experience
5.0
4 reviews
Turkey, Antalya
Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Antalya

Mehmet Tahir Sam

Ophtalmologist
21 years of experience

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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Kim Kuk Hwe
Ophtalmologist
16 years of experience
Republic of Korea, Seongnam
Alpha seoul eye clinic

Kim Kuk Hwe

Ophtalmologist
16 years of experience
  • Graduated from Seoul National University School of Medicine
  • Resident doctor at Seoul National University Hospital
  • Ophthalmologist at Samsung Hospital
  • Internship at the Mayo Clinic (Minnesota, Rochester)
  • Former Director of Ophthalmology Department of Pocheon Hospital (Gyeonggi Medical Center)
  • Former Director/Doctor of Glory Seoul Eye Clinic
  • Member of the Korean Association of Ophthalmologists
  • Member of the Korean Contact Lens Research Society
  • Member of the Korean Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
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Murat Ayan
Ophtalmologist
11 years of experience
Turkey, Samsun
Dunyagoz Eye Hospital Samsun

Murat Ayan

Ophtalmologist
11 years of experience

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
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Ugur Tunc
Pediatric eye doctor
9 years of experience
5.0
2 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Medipol Acibadem District Hospital

Ugur Tunc

Pediatric eye doctor
9 years of experience

Education and Training:

  • 9/2009 - 7/2016: MD, Uludag University School of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
  • 3/2017 - 5/2021: Ophthalmology Residency, Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
  • 2/2023 - 12/2023: Research Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University, Wilmer Eye Institute, USA

Professional Experience:

  • 8/2016 - 2/2017: Staff, Silivri State Hospital, Emergency Department, Istanbul, Turkey
  • 7/2021 - 2/2023: Ophthalmologist, Eyupsultan State Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
  • 2/2023 - 5/2023: Ophthalmologist, New Century University, Department of Ophthalmology, Istanbul, Turkey
  • 5/2023 - Present: Ophthalmologist, Medipol Acibadem Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Prof Yusuf Yildirim
Ophtalmologist
15 years of experience
5.0
2 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Medipol Acibadem District Hospital

Prof Yusuf Yildirim

Ophtalmologist
15 years of experience

Areas of Expertise and Interest:

  • Keratoplasty (Penetrating and Lamellar)
  • Refractive Surgery
  • Cataract Surgery
  • Corneal Biomechanics and Keratoconus

Education:

  • Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine

Professional and Observational Experience:

  • Assistant Doctor (Ophthalmology) at Beyoğlu Eye Training and Research Hospital, 2006-2010
  • Ophthalmologist at Ağrı Patnos Government Hospital, 2011-2012
  • Ophthalmologist (Cataract and Refractive Surgery Department, Cornea and Ocular Surface Disease Department) at Beyoğlu Eye Training and Research Hospital, 2012-2018
  • Associate Professor at University of Health Sciences, Beyoğlu Eye Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, 2018-2024
  • Professor at Acıbadem District Hospital, 2024-Present

International Diplomas:

  • European Board of Ophthalmology Diploma (EBOD) 
  • International Council of Ophthalmology - Basic Science, 2017
  • International Council of Ophthalmology - Optics and Refraction, 2017
  • International Council of Ophthalmology - Clinical Science, 2018
  • International Council of Ophthalmology - Advanced, 2018 (FICO)

Certificates:

  • Basic Good Clinical Practices
  • Advanced Good Clinical Practices

Memberships in Scientific Organizations:

  • Turkish Ophthalmology Society
    • Active Member, Cornea and Ocular Surface Department
    • Active Member, Young Ophthalmologist Department
    • Active Member, Cataract and Refractive Surgery Department
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