The program includes:
- Initial presentation in the clinic
- clinical history taking
- review of medical records
- physical examination
- eye examination
- laboratory tests:
- complete blood count
- biochemical analysis of blood
- antinuclear antibodies- ANA (SSA/Ro, SSB/La)
- rheumatoid factor (RF)
- Anti-dsDNA
- Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
- C-reactive protein (CRP)
- indicators blood coagulation
- mouth (salivary gland) biopsy on indications
- salivary flow
- Schirmer test
- nursing services
- services of all leading experts
- explanation of individual treatment plan
Required documents
- Medical records
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About the department
The Department of Adult and Pediatric Ophthalmology at the Medipol Mega University Hospital Istanbul offers all the options of modern medicine for the accurate diagnostics, conservative and surgical treatment of diseases of the eye and its appendages. The department's doctors keep pace with medical innovations, and therefore they have in their arsenal all relevant treatment methods, which allow the doctors to restore the patient's vision even in the most difficult clinical cases. The visual impairments in children are treated by a specialized team of qualified experts. The department is headed by Prof. Dr. med. Cengiz Aras.
Particular focus is on the treatment of cataracts, retinal and corneal diseases, including corneal transplantation. In addition, the department is proud of the outstanding results in oculoplastic surgeries, including operations on the orbit, eyelids and lacrimal canals.
To make an accurate diagnosis and determine the treatment strategy, the department carries out the very latest diagnostic methods, including optical coherence tomography, ultrasound biomicroscopy, ophthalmoscopy, laser Doppler flowmetry, electroretinography, etc.
The department's therapeutic options include drug therapy (prescription of antiviral drugs, antiallergic therapy), laser treatment, surgical treatment and physiotherapy (as an additional method).
The department's range of medical services includes:
- General diagnostics of the condition of the eye and its appendages
- Diagnostics and treatment of cataract
- Diagnostics and treatment of glaucoma
- Diagnostics and treatment of retinal diseases
- Diagnostics and treatment of strabismus
- Diagnostics and treatment of pediatric eye diseases
- Diagnostics and treatment of corneal diseases (including corneal transplantation)
- Diagnostics and treatment of uveitis
- Oculoplastic surgery
- Other ophthalmological services
Curriculum vitae
Education and Professional Career
- Since 2015 Work in the Department of Adult and Pediatric Ophthalmology at the Medipol Mega University Hospital Istanbul.
- 2011 - 2015 Faculty of Medicine at the Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa.
- 2010 - 2011 Faculty of Medicine at the Bezmialem Vakif University.
- 1995 - 2000 Faculty of Medicine at the Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa.
- 1993 - 1995 Tokat State Hospital.
- 1992 - 1993 Louisiana State University.
Photo of the doctor: (c) Medipol Mega University Hospital Istanbul
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Accommodation in hospital
Hospital accommodation
The patients and their families can stay at the Medipol Guest House, which is a 1-minute walk from the Medipol Mega University Hospital Istanbul.