Okkes
- 8 years of experience
- accreditation:
- Turkey, Istanbul, ERDEM HOSPITAL
The doctor is a highly experienced ophthalmologist specializing in advanced cataract surgery and refractive procedures. With over 20 years of clinical practice, the doctor has performed thousands of successful eye surgeries, contributing to significant improvements in patients' vision and quality of life. The doctor is board-certified and has been recognized for excellence in patient care and innovative surgical techniques. Additionally, the doctor is actively involved in clinical research, focusing on the development of new treatments for age-related macular degeneration.
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.
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
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
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 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.