Prof. Dr.
Cengiz Aras
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Medical Unit: Eye Diseases
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Turkey, Istanbul
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34+ Years Experience
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Prof. Dr. Cengiz Aras is a vitreoretinal surgeon at Medipol Mega University Hospital in Istanbul. He graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine in 1987, trained in ophthalmology at Cerrahpaşa and spent a year in vitreoretinal surgery research in the USA. He became a professor at Cerrahpaşa in 2007 and joined Medipol in 2015. He has described new vitreoretinal surgical techniques, and his work covers retina, vitreous and macular surgery, macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.
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+About
Prof. Dr. Cengiz Aras is a vitreoretinal surgeon at Medipol Mega University Hospital in Istanbul. He graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine in 1987, trained in ophthalmology at Cerrahpaşa and spent a year in vitreoretinal surgery research in the USA. He became a professor at Cerrahpaşa in 2007 and joined Medipol in 2015. He has described new vitreoretinal surgical techniques, and his work covers retina, vitreous and macular surgery, macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.
+Education
- 1987 - Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine (MD)
- 1993 - Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine - Ophthalmology specialization
- 2000 - Associate Professor, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine
- 2007 - Professor of Ophthalmology, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine
+Experience
- Since 2015 - Medipol (Medipol Mega University Hospital and Medipol Koşuyolu Hospital) - Professor
- 2011-2015 - Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine - Professor
- 2010-2011 - Bezmialem Vakıf Faculty of Medicine - Professor
- 2000-2010 - Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine - Associate Professor, then Professor
- 1995-2000 - Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine - Chief Resident / Specialist
- 1993-1995 - Tokat State Hospital - Specialist
- 1992-1993 - Louisiana State University and Texas Retina Associates, USA - Research Fellow in Vitreoretinal Surgery
+Memberships
- Turkish Ophthalmological Association
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- European Society of Retina Specialists (EURETINA)
+Research
- Described the scleral depression technique under transscleral fiber-optic illumination (2012)
- Described in vivo generated autologous plasmin (IVAP) assisted vitrectomy techniques for pediatric and young patients (2022)
- 67 articles in international peer-reviewed journals, cited more than 1,900 times; Google Scholar h-index 23
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