Prof. Dr.
Semra Akkaya Turhan
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Medical Unit: Eye Diseases
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Turkey, Istanbul
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6+ Years Experience
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Prof. Dr. Semra Akkaya Turhan is an ophthalmologist at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital, with Acibadem since 2025. She graduated from Marmara University in 2009, specialised in ophthalmology there in 2014 and joined its faculty in 2020. Her practice covers cataract and smart lens surgery, keratoconus and corneal transplantation, glaucoma and neuro-ophthalmology, and her research focuses on corneal confocal microscopy, corneal nerves and corneal crosslinking.
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+About
Prof. Dr. Semra Akkaya Turhan is an ophthalmologist at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital, with Acibadem since 2025. She graduated from Marmara University in 2009, specialised in ophthalmology there in 2014 and joined its faculty in 2020. Her practice covers cataract and smart lens surgery, keratoconus and corneal transplantation, glaucoma and neuro-ophthalmology, and her research focuses on corneal confocal microscopy, corneal nerves and corneal crosslinking.
+Education
- 2009 - Marmara University Faculty of Medicine (MD)
- 2014 - Marmara University Faculty of Medicine - Ophthalmology specialization
- 2020 - Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology - Faculty member
+Experience
- 2025-present - Acibadem Healthcare Group (Acibadem Altunizade Hospital, Ophthalmology)
- 2020-2025 - Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology - Associate Professor
+Research
- In vivo corneal confocal microscopy and corneal nerves
- Keratoconus and corneal crosslinking
- Scleral lenses
- Dry eye
- Neuro-ophthalmology
- Ocular tissue engineering
+International Papers
Dericioğlu V, Turhan SA, Erdem HE, Sevik MO, Erdil E, Sünter G, Ağan K, Toker E. In vivo corneal confocal microscopy in multiple sclerosis: can it differentiate disease relapse in multiple sclerosis? Am J Ophthalmol. 2023;250:138-148. Turhan SA, Karlsson P, Özün Y, Güneş FI, Sülü...
- Dericioğlu V, Turhan SA, Erdem HE, Sevik MO, Erdil E, Sünter G, Ağan K, Toker E. In vivo corneal confocal microscopy in multiple sclerosis: can it differentiate disease relapse in multiple sclerosis? Am J Ophthalmol. 2023;250:138-148.
- Turhan SA, Karlsson P, Özün Y, Güneş FI, Sülücü S, Toker E, Işak B. Identification of corneal and intra-epidermal axonal swellings in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Muscle Nerve. 2024;69(1):78-86.
- Gülkaş S, Aydın FO, Turhan SA, Toker AE. In vivo corneal confocal microscopy as a non-invasive test to assess obesity induced small fibre nerve damage and inflammation. Eye (Lond). 2023;37(11):2226-2232.
- Hacıağaoğlu S, Akkaya Turhan S, Toker E. A comparison of conventional and accelerated corneal crosslinking: corneal epithelial remodeling and in vivo confocal microscopy analysis. Int Ophthalmol. 2024;44(1):87.
- Turhan SA, Vurgun EB, Yalçındağ E, Gülkaş S, Toprak CŞ, Toker AE. The Turkish version of the 5-item Dry Eye Questionnaire (T-DEQ-5): translation, validity, and reliability. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2024:102309.
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