Professor Akova is presently based at her Eye Clinic situated in Maidan Center, Ankara, where she provides dedicated care to her patients. The clinic is equipped with cutting-edge ophthalmology tools to address a wide range of eye-related issues. With over three decades of experience, Prof. Akova specializes in corneal diseases, cataract surgery, intraocular lenses, dry eye, and uveitis.
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Professor Akova operates her Eye Clinic located in Maidan Center, Ankara, where she provides comprehensive ophthalmic care. The clinic is equipped with state-of-the-art technology to address a wide range of eye conditions.
Prof. Akova brings over three decades of experience in the following areas of ophthalmology:
- Cornea and ocular surface diseases
- Corneal transplantation (keratoplasty)
- Cataract surgery
- Glaucoma treatment
- Refractive surgery
- Dry eye management
- Keratoconus
- Immunological diseases of the eye
- Uveitis
- Behçet’s disease.
Experience
- >20.000 cataract surgeries (including those with trifocal, EDOF and toric intraocular lenses),
- >1.000 corneal transplantations (keratoplasty),
- >1.000 Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery (FLACS),
- Glaucoma operations,
- Crosslink therapy for keratoconus,
- Limbal auto- and allograft transplantations,
- Pterygium operations with fibrin glue.
Education & Training
- 1988-1989: Moorfields Eye Hospital, Cornea and External Eye Diseases Department (Prof. Colin Kirkness),London, UK.
- January 1992- July 1992: Johns Hopkins University, Wilmer Eye Institute, Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery Department (Prof. Walter Stark, Prof. Dimitri Azar ),Baltimore, US.
- July 1992- June 1993: Harvard Medical School, Massachussetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Cornea and Ocular Immunology and Uvetis fellowship (Prof. C. Stephen Foster),Boston, US.
- 1990-1997: Ankara Training and Research Hospital, attending at Cornea Department. Ankara, Turkey.
- 1997-2012: Başkent University School of Medicine, Department of Opthalmology (Department Chief, 2003-2011),Ankara Turkey.
- 2012-current: Bayındır Kavaklıdere Hospital, Chief of Department of Opthalmology, Ankara Turkey.
- 2020-current: Akova Eye Clinic, Maidan Center, Ankara.
Memberships
- American Academy of Ophthalmology,
- American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS),
- American Uveitis Society,
- European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS),
- International Ocular Inflammation Society,
- International Uveitis Study Group,
- The Foster Ocular Immunology Society,
- Turkish Society of Ophthalmology.
- Cataract and Refractive Surgery (Executive Committee Member 2021-current)
- Cornea and Ocular Surface
- Uvea and Behçet’s Disease
Address
Maidan İş ve Yaşam Merkezi C Blok Kat 10 No 116, Mustafa Kemal, 2118. Cd. No:4, 06510 Çankaya/Ankara, Türkiye
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