OUR DOCTORS

Assoc. Prof. Zeynep Öztürker, M.D.

Ophthalmology

Assoc. Prof. Zeynep Öztürker, M.D.
  • In 2015, as a result of passing the examination administered by the European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO), she earned the Glaucoma Subspecialty Diploma and received the title of FEBOS-GL.
  • In the same year, in 2015, she worked as a clinical observer at the University of Genoa, Eye Clinic, in the Glaucoma unit, as the top scorer in the glaucoma module exam of the European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology (ESASO).
  • Between 2016 and 2017, she served as a clinical researcher in the field of glaucoma at the University of Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital. During this period, her research on "Optic Nerve Hemorrhages in Glaucoma" was published in the international literature.
  • Since 2017, she has been an active member of the Turkish Ophthalmology Association's Glaucoma unit.
  • Starting in 2018, she has been a member of the European Glaucoma Society (EGS) Next Generation Partnership and the Special Interest Group (SIG-Angle Closure Glaucoma).
  • Since 2021, she has been a member of the World Glaucoma Association (WGA) Associate Advisory Board and the Education Committee.
 
  • Main Areas of Clinical Interest: 
    • Eye Pressure, Glaucoma and Glaucoma Surgery,
    • Cataract Surgery,
    • Anterior Segment Laser Procedures,
    • Pterygium ve Ocular Adnexal Surgery,
    • Anti-VEGF Injections.

EDUCATION / TRAINING

Education Institution Year
Ophthalmology Residency Prof. Dr. N. Reşat Belger Istanbul Beyoğlu Eye Training and Research Hospital 2001 - 2006
Medical Education Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine 1993 - 1999

CAREER

Title Institution Year
Assoc. Prof. American Outpatient Medical Center 2023 - To Date
Assoc. Prof. Başkent University Department of Ophthalmology Istanbul Hospital 2022
Dr. Faculty Member Başkent University Department of Ophthalmology Istanbul Hospital 2018 - 2022
Clinic Research Assistant University of Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital, Glaucoma Unit 2016 - 2017
Ophthalmologist Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Eye Clinic 2011 - 2017
Ophthalmologist

TR Ministry of Health Mardin Nusaybin State Hospital and ÇataIca State Hospital

2007 - 2011