Dr. Akin Akyurt is an experienced ophthalmologist. He graduated from Istanbul University School of Medicine. He completed advanced fellowships at University Eye Clinics in Cologne and Tuebingen, Germany. He also holds a PhD focused on immunomodulatory therapy for uveitis.
Dr. Akyurt is certified in LASIK, presbyopia correction with multifocal intraocular lenses, scleral fixation, corneal collagen cross-linking, femtosecond anterior segment surgery, and corneal topography analysis. He is a member of the DOG, AAO, ASCRS, and ESCRS.
He has presented at major international congresses, such as the World Ophthalmology Congress and ESCRS meetings. He has contributed to advances in cataract and refractive surgery.
Dr. Zeynep Alkin is a Professor of Ophthalmology. She specializes in medical retina and vitreoretinal surgery. She earned her medical degree at Istanbul University. She completed her residency at Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital. Dr. Alkin later served as an Assistant Professor and Clinical Fellow in retina departments. She also completed a research fellowship at Doheny Eye Institute, USC. She is a member of the Turkish Ophthalmological Society and its Medical and Surgical Retina Boards.
Dr. Alkin has given over 40 presentations at national and international meetings. She has authored more than 40 peer-reviewed publications. Her main interests are retinal diseases, diabetic macular edema, and age-related macular degeneration. Her research includes multicenter studies and real-world data analyses. Dr. Alkin’s work supports evidence-based practice in ophthalmology.
Pendidikan :
Universitas Istanbul, Fakultas Kedokteran Istanbul, September 2004 – Juli 2010
Universitas Istanbul, Fakultas Kedokteran Istanbul, Departemen Ortopedi, Residen Februari 2011 - April 2011
Universitas Istanbul, Fakultas Kedokteran Istanbul, Departemen Oftalmologi, Residen Agustus 2011 - Maret 2016
Universitas Thomas Jefferson, Wills Eye Institute, Departemen Onkologi Okular, Pengamatan Agustus 2012 - September 2012
Kementerian Kesehatan Turki, Rumah Sakit Negara Hakkari, Klinik Oftalmologi, Dokter Spesialis Mata Juli 2016 – Maret 2018
Universitas Van Yuzuncu Yil, Fakultas Kedokteran, Departemen Oftalmologi, Asisten Profesor, Maret 2018 – Oktober 2021
Universitas Van Yuzuncu Yil, Fakultas Kedokteran, Departemen Oftalmologi, Profesor Madya, Oktober 2021 – Desember 2021
Universitas Istanbul Yeni Yuzyil, Fakultas Kedokteran, Departemen Oftalmologi, Profesor Madya, Januari 2022 – sekarang
Kualifikasi Pendidikan :
1. Penilaian ilmu dasar oftalmologi oleh International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) lulus pada April 2017
2. Ujian Optik & Refraksi International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) lulus pada April 2017
3. Ujian Ilmu Klinis dalam Oftalmologi oleh International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) lulus pada April 2018
4. Menerima beasiswa ICO-STAAR Bedah Tiga Bulan dalam Vitreo-Retina di University of Kansas, Fakultas Kedokteran, Departemen Oftalmologi di Prairie Village, KS, Amerika Serikat di bawah pengawasan Prof. Radwan Aijlan dari 6 April 2020 hingga 5 Juli 2020.
5. Ujian Lanjutan dalam Oftalmologi oleh International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) lulus pada Juli 2020.
6. United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 lulus pada 7 Januari 2021 dengan 221 poin.
7. United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 2 CK lulus pada 25 Agustus 2021 dengan 214 poin.
Presentasi & Poster :
1. Kongres Oftalmologi Nasional ke-47, Efektivitas terapi fotodinamik pada hemangioma koroid sirkumsirkum, Presentasi lisan, Ozer MD, Tuncer S, November 2013, Antalya, Turki.
2. Kongres Oftalmologi Nasional ke-48, Fitur klinis dan hasil pengobatan rhabdomyosarcoma oftalmik primer: Pengalaman pusat tersier, Ozer MD, Ulas MG, Tuncer S, Presentasi lisan, November 2014, Antalya, Turki
3. Pertemuan ISOO 2015, Hasil Jangka Panjang Terapi Kombinasi (Suntikan Perilesional dan Topikal) Interferon Alpha-2b dalam Manajemen Neoplasia Skuamosa Permukaan Mata, Tuncer S, Ozer MD, Presentasi lisan, Juni 2015, Paris, Prancis
4. Kongres Oftalmologi Nasional ke-49. Pola presentasi klinis sindrom Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada pediatrik dan hasil tindak lanjut jangka panjang, Kiragi D, Ozer MD, Lider-Gezer M, Oray M, Tugal-Tutkun I, Presentasi lisan, November 2015, Istanbul, Turki.
5. Kongres Oftalmologi Nasional ke-49, Ketebalan kornea sentral dan dimensi cakram optik pada pasien glaukoma, Bayraktar S, Ozer MD, Izgi B, Poster, November 2015, Istanbul, Turki.
6. Kongres Oftalmologi Nasional ke-49, Analisis lapisan serat saraf retina dan ketebalan koroid pada pasien dengan sklerosis sistemik untuk mengidentifikasi faktor risiko potensial untuk glaukoma tekanan normal, Ceylan E, Ozer MD, Ekinci M, Yilmaz YC, Poster, November 2015, Istanbul, Turki.
7. Kongres Oftalmologi Nasional ke-50, Pengobatan degenerasi makula terkait usia dengan Ranibizumab intravitreal: Pengalaman kehidupan nyata, Cebeci Z, Yilmaz YC, Ozer D, Kir N, Presentasi lisan, November 2016, Antalya, Turki
8. Kongres Oftalmologi Nasional ke-51, Komplikasi jarang terlihat dari operasi katarak: Hematoma Endokapsular, Ozer MD, Batur M, Artuç T, Seven E, Tekin S, Poster, November 2017, Antalya, Turki
9. Kongres Oftalmologi Nasional ke-52, Nanophthalmos dengan Lipatan Makula, Yavuzer B, Batur M, Seven E, Ozer MD, Poster, November 2018, Antalya, Turki
10. Kongres Oftalmologi Nasional ke-52, Fitur Klinis dan Metode Pengobatan Kasus Selulitis Orbital, Mesen S, Tekin S, Batur M, Duzenli U, Seven E, Ozer MD, Poster, November 2018, Antalya, Turki
11. Kongres Oftalmologi Nasional ke-52, Seri Kasus: Luka Bakar Kimia Mata, Tekin S, Artuç T, Batur M, Ozer MD, Poster, November 2018, Antalya, Turki
12. Kongres Oftalmologi Nasional ke-52, Kehilangan Pendengaran Sensorineural yang Mempengaruhi Frekuensi Rendah pada Pasien dengan Pseudoeksfoliasi, Ozer MD, Batur M, Duzenli U, Seven E, Tekin S, Poster, November 2018, Antalya, Turki
13. Kongres Oftalmologi Nasional ke-52, Intubasi tabung silikon oleh stent Ritleng pada anak-anak di atas dua tahun dengan obstruksi saluran nasolakrimal, Ocal H, Seven E, Tekin S, Ozer MD, Batur M, Poster, November 2018, Antalya, Turki
14. Kongres Oftalmologi Nasional ke-52, Tampilan Bintik Merah Ceri di Makula dan Alkaptonuria: Laporan Kasus, Mesen S, Batur M, Ozer MD, Tekin S, Poster, November 2018, Antalya, Turki
15. Kongres Oftalmologi Nasional ke-52, Komplikasi Langka pada Implantasi Deksametason Intravitreal: Migrasi Implan ke Ruang Anterior, Gulbay S, Batur M, Ozer MD, Tekin S, Poster, November 2018, Antalya, Turki
16. Kongres Oftalmologi Nasional ke-52, Efek Tetes Mata Koenzim Q10 pada Penyembuhan Luka Kornea dalam Pengobatan Keratitis Bakteri, Batur M, Seven E, Tekin S, Ozer MD, Presentasi lisan, November 2018, Antalya, Turki
17. Kongres Euretina ke-19, Efek produksi humor aquous yang berkurang pada potensi pertumbuhan bakteri di mata kelinci, Batur M, Ozer M, Tekin S, Presentasi lisan, September 2019, Paris, Prancis
18. Kongres Oftalmologi Nasional ke-53, Evaluasi fitur klinis pasien dengan hifema akibat trauma tumpul, Seven E, Kebapci F, Tekin S, Batur M, Ozer MD, Presentasi lisan, November 2019, Antalya, Turki
19. Kongres Oftalmologi Nasional ke-53, Kepatuhan terhadap terapi tetes mata dan hubungan kepatuhan dengan perkembangan pada pasien glaukoma, Tekin S, Ocal H, Seven E, Batur M, Ozer MD, Poster, November 2019, Antalya, Turki
20. Kongres Oftalmologi Nasional ke-53, Kehilangan penglihatan bilateral mendadak-sementara setelah pelepasan kateter venosa sentral, Altas AS, Batur M, Sayir F, Seven E, Tekin S, Ozer MD, Poster, November 2019, Antalya, Turki
21. Kongres Oftalmologi Nasional ke-53, Evaluasi klinis terapi fotokoagulasi laser Argon pada pasien dengan robekan retina, Ocal H, Seven E, Batur M, Tekin S, Ozer MD, Poster, November 2019, Antalya, Turki
22. Kongres Oftalmologi Nasional ke-53, Kerusakan makula akibat epilasi laser: laporan kasus, Batur M, Ocal H, Ozer MD, Seven E, Tekin S, Poster, November 2019, Antalya, Turki
23. Kongres Oftalmologi Nasional ke-53, Makulopati Fototoksik akibat Penggunaan Berlebihan Inframerah Iluminator Bersama Scope Penglihatan Malam Tangan, Ozer MD, Batur M, Seven E, Tekin S, Savasan M, Poster, November 2019, Antalya, Turki
24. Kongres Oftalmologi Nasional ke-54, Ophthalmoplegia internal setelah infeksi cacar air, Gedik AC, Ozer MD, Poster, November 2020, Virtual, Turki.
Pengalaman Kerja :
1. Studi Tahap II untuk Menganalisis Sarilumab dalam Uveitis Non-Infeksius (SARILNIUSATURN-Sanofi), Peneliti Pendamping (Peneliti Utama: Prof. Dr. Ilknur Tugal-Tutkun)
2. Efikasi Gevokizumab dalam Pengobatan Pasien dengan Uveitis Penyakit Behçet (EYEGUARD-A&C-Servier), Peneliti Pendamping (Peneliti Utama: Prof. Dr. Ilknur Tugal-Tutkun)
3. Studi Acak, Tertutup Ganda, Dikendalikan Plasebo tentang Efikasi Gevokizumab dalam Pengobatan Pasien dengan Uveitis Penyakit Behçet (EYEGUARD-B-Servier), Peneliti Pendamping (Peneliti Utama: Prof. Dr. Ilknur Tugal-Tutkun)
4. Studi 12 bulan, acak, tertutup ganda, dikendalikan semu, multicenter untuk mengevaluasi efikasi dan keamanan injeksi intravitreal ranibizumab 0,5 mg akibat edema makula akibat faktor pertumbuhan endotel vaskular (VEGF) (RFB002-Novartis), Peneliti sub-injeksi (Peneliti Utama: Prof. Dr. Nur Kir)
5. Studi fase III multicenter, acak, tertutup ganda, dikendalikan semu untuk menilai efikasi dan keamanan lampalizumab yang diberikan secara intravitreal kepada pasien dengan atrofi geografis sekunder akibat degenerasi makula terkait usia (GX29176-Roche), Fotografer (Peneliti Utama: Prof. Dr. Nur Kir)
Dipilih sebagai anggota aktif Asosiasi Oftalmologi Turki, Dewan Dokter Muda, 2020 - sekarang
Lihat portofolio
Areas of Interests
Education:
Experience:
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.
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
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.
Title: Change in choroidal thickness after intravitreal injection for treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration: Ranibizumab versus aflibercept.
Title: Effect of aflibercept on persistent macular edema secondary to central retinal vein occlusion.
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
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.
Title: Intraocular Lens Power Calculation in Eyes with Previous Myopic Refractive Surgery.
Education:
1995-1998 High School Kayseri Science High School
1998 Mehmet Akif Ersoy High School
1998-2004 Faculty of Medicine Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (Eng.)
2004- 2009 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Eye Diseases (specialization)
Work Experience:
2009 - 2011 Yozgat State Hospital
2011 - 2019 Private Ankara Maya Eye Center
2020 - 2021 Private Eryaman Hospital Eye Clinic