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OPHTHALMOLOGY CLINIC

OPHTHALMOLOGY CLINIC

Our center provides comprehensive services for eye health with all diagnostic methods and treatment applications. The treatment of all eye disorders, from childhood diseases to advanced eye diseases, is successfully carried out by our experienced specialists in their branches via modern devices.

Diabetic Retinopathy Treatment

Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes. It occurs when high blood sugar starts damaging your retina. It is a health risk if left untreated. It takes several years for diabetic retinopathy to threaten your sight. That’s why early diagnosis is very critical to avoid that risk.

If you are diabetic and older than 12, to avoid the risk of diabetic retinopathy, you should;

  • Attend diabetic eye screening appointments
  • Keep up with your cholesterol, blood sugar, and blood pressure

Talk to an expert to have regular appointments and about treatment alternatives suitable to you.

Vitrectomy Operation

Vitrectomy is a surgical procedure in which the vitreous humor gel that fills the eye cavity is removed by the surgeon. It is done to access the retina easier. Vitrectomy aims to make a patient’s retina healthier. The vitrectomy procedure allows surgeons to remove scar tissue and laser repair retinal detachments. After the vitrectomy operation, a silicon oil might be injected into the vitreous gel to hold the retina in position. Vitrectomy operation has been done since the 70s and today smaller and thinner equipment is used in the procedure. 

Lazy Eye (Amblyopia)

A lazy eye or amblyopia is the weakening of the vision in one eye. The reason for that is abnormal vision development in childhood. It usually occurs from birth to seven years old. Early diagnosis in childhood is very important to avoid lazy eyes. Factors like family history and premature birth may cause a lazy eye.

Some symptoms of lazy eye are:

  • Eyes that appear to not work together
  • Poor perception
  • Shutting an eye-Head tilting
  • Abnormal results of vision screening tests

You should see a doctor if you notice that your child’s eye is wandering after two or three weeks from birth.

Cataract Operations

Cataract surgery is a replacement of the natural lens in your eyes with an artificial one. An average cataract surgery takes 30 to 45 minutes.

In early life, our lenses allow us to see clearly, but in time that might change. Aging is the main reason our cataracts are affected. In this case, the best solution for clear vision is to have your cataracts replaced in a cataract surgery.

If you think cataracts are causing difficulties in daily life and that affects your life quality, you may consider cataract surgery.

Laser Operations

Laser eye surgery or laser eye correction is a surgical procedure in which that laser is used to reshape the cornea.

A Laser eye surgery can correct short-sightedness, long-sightedness, and astigmatism. It is suggested for people over 18 years old.

There are 3 types of laser surgery:

  • Lasik: Two lasers are used in lasik. One is used on the surface of the cornea and the other one is used to reshape the cornea.
  • Smile: Your cornea is shaped through a small hole.
  • Surface laser treatments: The skin around your cornea is removed by the surgeon to reshape it by laser.

 Treatment of Yellow Spot Disease

Yellow spot disease or in its other name, age-related macular degeneration is a condition that affects the middle part of your vision. It is age-related and usually affects people in their 50’s and 60’s. It affects the daily life of people and causes difficulties in reading and in recognizing people.

In terms of treatment, It’s quite important which type of yellow spot disease you have:

  • Dry Age-related macular degeneration There's no treatment. However, visual aids can help reduce the effect.
  • Wet Age-related macular degeneration: You may need regular eye injections.

Glaucoma (Eye Pressure) Treatment

Glaucoma is several eye conditions that damage the optic nerve. The optic nerve is known as the place sending visual information to the brain. The reason for the damage to the optic nerve is high pressure in the eye. But with even normal eye pressure glaucoma may occur.

Treatment can slow or prevent vision loss. Eyedrops including prostaglandins, beta blockers, alpha-adrenergic agonists, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, and oral medications are among the glaucoma treatments. There are also surgeries like laser surgery and filtering surgery to treat glaucoma.

You should see your eye doctor regularly for possible additional treatments.

Eye Health of the Children and Crossed-Eye Treatment

As a parent, needless to say, you should care about your child’s health including eye health. How to do that best? You should follow the signs carefully. For example, if your child has unexplained headaches, that might be related to an eye problem.

Strabismus or cross-eye is a common disease that might occur in childhood. Crossed-eye treatment has several methods:

  • Eyeglasses or contact lenses
  • Prism lenses
  • Eye exercises and medications
  • Patching
  • Eye muscle surgery

After treatment make sure your child responds to the treatment and visits his or her eye doctor regularly. 

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OUR DOCTORS

Prof. Dr. Günhan ErbakanHe was born in Ankara in 1945. He attended TED Ankara College, İzmir Bornova Anatolian High School and Ege University, Faculty of Medicine between 1963 and 1969, respectively. Upon his graduation, he started his specialization at Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, Eye Diseases Department and assumed the title of Eye Diseases Specialist in 1971. Between 1974 and 1975, he performed his military service as an ophthalmologist in Hatay Military Hospital in İzmir. After that, he was educated on Retinal Diseases and Lasers in Ophthalmology Clinic of the Faculty of Medicine at University of Gant, Belgium for 1 year. In 1977, he assumed the title of Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, and he founded and operated Retina and Contact Lenses units in Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Eye Diseases. In 1982 he became a Professor of Eye Diseases. Between 1992 and 2000, he served as the Head of Department of Eye Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University. In the meantime, he published 3 books and more than 150 domestic and foreign scientific papers, and about 170 papers in national and international congresses. He is married to Dr. Nigar Erbakan and has two sons.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Esat ÇınarDr Esat Çınar was born in Diyarbakır in 1976. He started İstanbul University, Faculty of Medicine in 1997 and graduated in 2003. He completed his speciality degree between 2003 and 2009 at İzmir Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, Ophthalmology Department. He was in charge of Glaucoma and Cornea Departments as a Deputy Associate Professor in İzmir University Hospital Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology. He studied “Keratoplasty” in Ege University, Faculty of Medicine for 6 months (also known as “eye transplant”). He also was in charge of the controls of the premature babies’ in İzmir University Ophthalmology Department. He attended the course for vivisection both in clinical and laboratory fields for one month. His special interests are; Cataract surgery (multifocal, trifocal and thoric intraocular lenses), Cataract surgery with laser (Femtosecond Cataract), Keratoplasty, glaucoma surgery (non-penetrant surgeries such as viscocanalostomy, deep sclerotomy), Excimer Laser Surgeries (Lasik, Lasek, PRK), medical retinal diseases. He has many published articles in international indexes. He has many verbal and written presentations in national and international scientific meetings. He is an active member of the Turkish Association for Ophthalmology. He speaks fluent English and has one child.
Opr. Dr. Gökhan ErbakanHe was born in Izmir, in 1971. He attended summer school at Mids School of English, Eastbourn, England for learning a foreign language while he was in Bornova Anatolian High School and graduated with a high degree. He started his medical education at Ege University and continued with his specialization at JL Uni-Giessen, Germany, where he had the chance of working peer to peer with names such as Prof. Dr. Karl W. Jacobi, Prof Dr. Herbert Kaufmann, Prof. Dr. S. Pavlovic. Then, he found the opportunity to further his education in the field of refractive surgery by working with the most important names, such as Prof. Dr. T. Kohnen, JWG Uni-Frankfurt, Prof. Dr. I. Pallikaris, University of Crete, Prof Dr. Mahmut Kaşkaloğlu, Ege University Faculty of Medicine and Kaşkaloğlu Eye Hospital. Besides, he did scientific studies about medical glaucoma treatment, which is his other field of interest, with Ass. Prof. Dr. Karl Georg Schmidt, CGC Uni-Dresden. He is a member of DOG, ESCRS, ISRS of the AAO and TOD. He is married and has one child.
Opr. Dr. Lider ÇelikHe graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 1998. He completed his speciality in İzmir Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine Department of Eye Diseases between 1998 and 2002. He studied Retinal Surgeries in Munich Ludwig – Maximillian University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Eye Diseases. Special Interests: Cataract Surgeries (Multifocal, Trifocal, Toric Intraocular Lenses), Laser Cataract Surgeries (Femtosecond, Laser Cataract), Excimer Laser Surgeries (Lasik, Lasek, PRK) and Medical & Surgical Retinal Surgeries, Eyelid Surgeries. He has many articles published which were also scientifically indexed. He has oral and poster presentations in national & international science meetings. He is an active member of Turkish Society of Ophthalmology. He speaks English & German well, and married with 2 children.
Opr. Dr. Sezar MuralHe graduated from Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine and completed his specialty training in S.S.K Istanbul Hospital in 1984. He worked at Çanakkale State Hospital between 1984 and 2007. After 2007, he worked in private sector health units. He is an active member of The Turkish Ophthalmology Association and American Cataract and Refractive Association. Anterior segment (cataract) medical retina, glaucoma and contact lens are his areas of interest. He has a good command of English.
Opr. Dr. Gökmen YıldırımHe was born in 1977. He graduated from Ege University. Fields of Interest: Cataract Surgery (Monofocal, Multifocal, Trifocal, EDOF, Toric Lenses) Excimer Laser (Femtosecond LASIK, PRK, No-Touch) ICL Keratoconus - Crosslink, Hard Contact Lens Application, Intrastromal Corneal Ring Strabismus Surgery Oculoplastic Surgery (Eyelid Aesthetic Surgery, Ectropium, Entropium, Ptosis, Probing, Tear Duct Obstruction) Pterygium Surgery (with Autograft) Glaucoma Medical and Laser Therapy Retinal Diseases (Intraocular Drug Injections, Diabetic Retinopathy, Yellow Spot Disease, Retinal Tears) Soft Contact Lens Inspection and Application He is a member of Turkish Association of Ophthalmology. He is married.
Opr. Dr. Kaan Okan ErdemDr. Kaan Okan Erdem was born in İzmir, in 1968. He finished middle school in Private İzmir Türk College and high school in Atatürk High School. He studied medicine in Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine. He is an active member of European Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, European Association of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He is interested in cataract, refractive surgery, oculoplastic and reconstructive surgery (upper and lower eyelids, tumour removals around the eye, entropium, ectropium ptosis, blepharoplasty), eye ultrasound, medical retinal and glaucoma. He speaks fluent English and married with 2 children.
Opr. Dr. Uğur KaragözHe graduated from Dokuz September University Faculty of Medicine in 1996. He completed his specialized education in the Department of Ophthalmology of the Faculty of Medicine of the Aegean University between 1996-2001 and earned the title of ophthalmologist Dec. He has published numerous scientific articles that fall into international scientific indexes. There are numerous oral and poster presentations to national and international scientific meetings. He is an active member of the Turkish Ophthalmology Association (Tod). He speaks good English, Opr. Dr. Uğur Karagöz is the father of 2 children. Special interests: Cataract surgery (multifocal, trifocal, Toric intraocular lenses) Cataract surgery with laser (Femtosecond Laser Cataract) Excimer laser surgeries (Lasik, Lasek, PRK) Medical and surgical Retina Eyelid Surgeries
Opr. Dr. Ramazan BİRGÜLHe graduated from Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Medicine in 2011. He completed his specialized education in the Department of Ophthalmology at Trakya University Faculty of Medicine between 2012 and 2016 and earned the title of ophthalmologist. Dec. He has published a large number of scientific articles that have entered international scientific indexes. There are many oral and poster presentations to national and international scientific meetings. He is an active member of the Turkish Ophthalmology Association (TOD) and the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS). Opr, who speaks English well. Dr. Ramazan Birgul is married and has 2 children.   Special interests: Cataract Surgery (multifocal, trifocal, toric intraocular lenses) Cataract Surgery with Laser (Femtosecond Laser Cataract) Excimer Laser Surgeries (Lasik, Lasek, PRK) Medical and Surgical Retina Eyelid Surgeries Strabismus Surgeries Glaucoma Upper and Lower Lid Eye Aesthetic Surgeries (Blerophoplasty)
Opr. Dr. Hasane Pehlivan YoleriBorn in Cyprus Serdarlı, he graduated from Nicosia Turkish High School. He graduated from Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine. He completed his specialization in Atatürk Health Site Yeşilyurt State Hospital with his thesis on the comparison of the rear camera lens application and the front camera lenses, which was started to be applied for the first time in the clinic under the management of Zühal Çakırca, the clinical chief. She worked as a contact lens center in İzmir for three years and then as chief physician at Karşıyaka Kızılay Fatma Kutluay Dispensary. He continued to work in Karşıyaka by establishing the Private Yalı Polyclinic in 2005 and the Private Yalı Eye Health Branch Center in 2007, his special interests are refraction and contact lenses. He is a member of the Turkish Ophthalmology Association.
Opr. Dr. Gazi DumanHe graduated from Ege University Faculty of Medicine in 1989. Specialization he completed his education in Izmir Education and Research between 1991-1994. He completed his Ophthalmology Department at the Hospital. International A large number of scientific articles included in scientific indexes have been published. Numerous oral and poster presentations to national and international scientific meetings has a presentation. He is an active member of the Turkish Ophthalmology Association (TOD). Fluent in English, Opr. Dr. Gazi Duman is married and has two children. Special interests: Cataract Surgery (multifocal, trifocal, toric intraocular lenses) Cataract Surgery with Laser (Femtosecond Laser Cataract) Excimer Laser Surgery (Lasik, Lasek, PRK) Medical and Surgical Retina Eyelid Surgery Strabismus Surgery
Opr. Dr. Hüseyin AslankaraHe graduated from Dokuz September University Faculty of Medicine in 2005. September 2005-2010, he completed his specialty education in the Department of Ophthalmology of the Faculty of Medicine of Dokuz Eylül University and earned the title of ophthalmologist. Dec. He has published a large number of scientific articles that have entered international scientific indexes. There are many oral and poster presentations to national and international scientific meetings. He is an active member of the Turkish Ophthalmology Association (TOD), the American Academy of Ophthalmology Association and the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. He won the European Ophthalmology Qualification Exam (European Board of Ophthalmology) and became a FEBO. Opr, who is married and has 1 child. Dr. Hüseyin Aslankara speaks English well.  Special interests: Retinal Diseases and Vitreoretinal Surgery Cataract Surgery (multifocal, trifocal, toric intraocular lenses) Cataract Surgery with Laser (Femtosecond Laser Cataract) Excimer Laser Surgeries (Lasik, Lasek, PRK) Strabismus Treatment and Surgery Children's Eye Diseases Eye Pressure (Glaucoma) Treatment and Operations Retinopathy of Prematurity and Its Treatment Eyelid Surgeries
Opr. Dr. Mustafa Alper ÇerçiHe was born in Nevşehir in 1977. He graduated from Ege University Faculty of Medicine in 2000. He completed his specialization education at Celal Bayar University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology between 2000-2004 and earned the title of ophthalmologist. He is the owner of the Turkish Ophthalmology Board Certificate, which was first given in 2003. A large number of scientific articles that entered international scientific indexes have been published. There are many oral and poster presentations to national and international scientific meetings. He is an active member of the Turkish Ophthalmology Association (TOD). Between 2007 and 2008, Ophthalmology Manual for General Practitioners, Brucellosis in the Etiology of Uveitis and A.O.O.O. There are book translations in Wound Healing Chapters. Op. Dr. Mustafa Alper Çerçi is fluent in English. Special interests: Cataract Surgery (multifocal, trifocal, toric intraocular lenses) Cataract Surgery with Laser (Femtosecond Laser Cataract) Excimer Laser Surgery (Lasik, Lasek, PRK) Medical Retina Eyelid Surgery Strabismus Glaucoma

Frequently Asked Questions

Ekol Eye Clinic uses most up to date methods and state of art technology equipments for the examinations and operations. You can get rid of your glasses with Eye Laser surgery. A full eye tomography is performed and evaluated by our surgeon in order to decide if your eye is suitable for the operation.
The diagnoses and pre-operative tests are really important before the treatment. After the diagnoses, the treatment is applied to the risk-free patients. Corneal topography will be mapped, the thickness of corneal will be measured and other disorders of the cornea will be detected. All those diagnoses are touch-free tests, performed by dedicated special devices.
In situations and conditions which will prevent the cornea to regain it’s form again after the operation or if there are eye-related diseases; LASIK might be undesirable. The eye should be examined and tests should be performed before the operation by the high-tech devices. Other than this, it is not recommended to have Lasik surgery if the patient is under the age of 18, pregnant or at the breastfeeding period, if the patient has cataract, keratitis, keratoconus, dry-eye etc., diabetes or immune based systematic diseases..
Myopia: The corneal surface is probably very curved or the eye is longer than usual. The image is reflected in front of the retinal layer so the patient cannot see the far. Hypermetropia: The image is reflected behind the retina because the cornea is straighter or the eye is shorter than normal. The patient more likely cannot see the close. Astigmatismus: Patients cannot see the close and far at the same time because the surface of the eye is curved like an egg. Presbyopia: Elasticity of the ocular lens is decreased age relatively and the patients over 45 years old more likely have problems to see the close. By the result of natural aging the patients use reading glasses for the close sight and a second additional glass for the far.
PRK: İt’s the first application method of the Excimer Laser. The thin- alıve layer over the cornea çalled “epithelia” iş scratched by the “spatüle” and excimer laser iş applied right after the corneal surface iş epithelia free within a 9 mm Radıus. TPRK: Thiş method iş only applied with the Schwind Amaris Excimer Laser and the epithelia iş not removed. The laser iş applied direçtly on the cornea. The healing process is faster with thiş method. Lasık: İt iş a special procedüre developed for more satisfying results with a minimum pain level.
At the first times when the Excimer Laser was very new, this problem was encountered. However, is no more observed especially in Lasik Method other than the exceptions. It is important that the patient is over 18 years old and the numbers have not changed more than 0.25 in the last year. The numbers are less likely to relapse thanks to new technology of Lasik however some of the vision defects which stopped at the age of 18 might relapse after a while. It is possible to have a 2nd Operation 6 months later if there is a significant change in the numbers or desired vision is not obtained.
The risk occurs mostly in the stage of lifting the flap by the blade which is less than %1 from the hands of an experienced surgeon. By Femto-Lasik device the risk is less than that. This risks never create irreversible situations and losing the eye or becoming totally blind is not even a matter of discussion.
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