Professor Ibrahim Tuncer has managed over 10,000 surgical cases and is a prolific researcher with 48 published scientific articles in international indexes.

• Maintains a high academic standing with over 250 citations of his ocular research
• Presented 28 specialist papers at global and national scientific meetings
• Focuses on complex corneal and refractive cases at Can Hospitals Turkey
• Expertise includes managing pterygium and intricate oculoplastic surgery
• Skilled in both surgical and medical laser treatments for corneal health

The doctor graduated from Hacettepe University School of Medicine in 2003 and completed an ophthalmology residency at the same institution in 2015. With extensive expertise in corneal transplantation, eye trauma, vitreoretinal surgery, cataract, strabismus, and laser treatments, the doctor has accumulated significant experience across various prestigious institutions.

Professional experience includes positions at Sivas Military Hospital, Fırat University, İnönü University, John Hopkins Hospital, Goznuru Hospital, Biruni University, and Medicana Çamlıca Hospital's Ophthalmology Department in Istanbul.

The doctor graduated from Hacettepe University Medical School in Turkey. They are a member of several prestigious organizations, including the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, and the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons.

The doctor has participated in numerous international conferences and seminars, such as the Congress of the European Society of Ophthalmology and the Congress of the European Glaucoma Society. They have also attended the World Glaucoma Congress and the Pan-European Symposium for Ophthalmology.

The doctor graduated from Istanbul University School of Medicine and furthered their education at University Eye Clinics in Cologne and Tuebingen, Germany. Specializing in ophthalmology, the doctor holds 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.

As a member of several prestigious organizations, including the German Ophthalmological Society, American Academy of Ophthalmology, and European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, the doctor has contributed to numerous international seminars and publications, notably on immunomodulatory therapy of uveitis and at various European ophthalmological congresses.

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)

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
• PRP 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.