Nafiz Selcuk Cekmeceli

Dr. Nafiz Selcuk Cekmeceli is an ophthalmologist at VM Medical Park Pendik Hospital. He completed international training in refractive surgery in Moscow and phaco surgery in the United States. Dr. Cekmeceli treats vision issues including cataracts and retinal detachment.

Specialization & Approach

The doctor performs surgical treatments for vision correction and ocular diseases. He specializes in phacoemulsification for cataract surgery with intraocular lens replacement. This technique uses ultrasound to break up a cataract before replacing the lens. The specialist also performs corneal transplants and procedures to repair retinal detachment. His clinical focus includes uveitis and vitreous body destruction – a condition where the eye's gel-like filling becomes cloudy.

Conditions Treated

• Cataracts
• Strabismus (eye misalignment)
• Uveitis (eye inflammation)
• Vitreous body destruction
• Retinal detachment

Procedures Performed

• Cataract surgery (single or both eyes)
• Strabismus surgery and treatment
• Corneal transplantation
• Retinal detachment surgery
• Refractometry and ophthalmoscopy
• Corneal pachymetry

Work Experience

• Current – Ophthalmologist, VM Medical Park Pendik Hospital, Istanbul
• 1992 – Began practicing as an ophthalmologist at Beyoğlu Eye Training Hospital

Education & Training

• 1988 – Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine – Medical Degree
• 1992 – Beyoğlu Eye Training and Research Hospital – Specialization in Ophthalmology
• 1996 – Moscow University Eye Institute – Training in Refractive Surgery
• 1998 – Bascom–Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, USA – Training in Phaco Surgery

Professional Memberships

• Turkish Medical Association
• Turkish Ophthalmology Association