
Cataract surgery
Removing the clouded lens and replacing it with a clear standard or premium lens.
Cataract surgery in Turkey / IstanbulAn ophthalmologist who has been a specialist since 1992, Professor of Ophthalmology at Harran University from 2009, and head of its eye department for nine years over two terms.

Prof. Dr. Ahmet Satıcı is an ophthalmologist who has been a specialist since 1992. He became Professor of Ophthalmology at Harran University in 2009 and led its Department of Ophthalmology for nine years over two terms. He has 21 eye-research papers indexed on PubMed. He now operates in Istanbul, where patients see him mainly for cataract and trifocal lens surgery, laser vision correction and eyelid surgery.
As head of a university eye department, Prof. Satıcı was responsible for training ophthalmologists as well as treating patients.
Born in Şanlıurfa, Türkiye
Graduated in medicine, Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine
Completed specialist training in ophthalmology, Dicle University
Head of the Department of Ophthalmology, Harran University Faculty of Medicine
Member of the Education Coordination Board, Harran University Faculty of Medicine
Deputy Dean, Harran University Faculty of Medicine
Associate Professor (Doçent), Harran University
Head of the Department of Ophthalmology, Harran University Faculty of Medicine (second term)
Professor of Ophthalmology, Harran University
Ophthalmologist at a public training and research hospital in Istanbul
Private practice as an eye surgeon in Istanbul
Prof. Satıcı has 21 peer-reviewed eye papers indexed on PubMed, published between 1998 and 2010 while he was at Harran University. His own CV lists 94 scientific publications in total; PubMed indexes only part of any doctor's work.
His PubMed papers cover dry eye and trachoma, glaucoma laser treatment, cataract surgery, the cornea and contact lenses, diabetic retinopathy and eyelid disease. Selected papers:
See all 21 papers on PubMedOphthalmologica, 1999
Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers, 2000
Eye, 2000
Eye, 2001
Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica, 2003
Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology, 2009
Your coordinator sends your case to Prof. Satıcı when your eyes need one of these treatments. Each link explains the treatment, who it suits, the risks and the recovery.

Removing the clouded lens and replacing it with a clear standard or premium lens.
Cataract surgery in Turkey / Istanbul
For people over about 45 who rely on reading glasses or varifocals: trifocal, EDOF and toric lenses.
Lens replacement in Turkey
LASIK and PRK for short-sight, long-sight and astigmatism; at Laser Istanbul Clinic, laser treatment is led by Prof. Satıcı and Op. Dr. Aysan Bayram.
Laser eye surgery in Turkey / Istanbul
For very high prescriptions or corneas too thin for laser.
ICL / EVO ICL implantable lens
From laser treatment to glaucoma surgery when drops are not enough.
Glaucoma treatment and surgery in Turkey
Upper and lower blepharoplasty and droopy-lid (ptosis) correction, often combined with lens surgery in one trip.
Eyelid surgery in Turkey
For adults and children.
Strabismus surgeryUsually treated by his colleague Doç. Dr. Muhammet Derda Özer.
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Cataract and premium lens surgery, laser eye surgery, ICL, eyelid surgery, squint and glaucoma. His university career also covered dry eye, cornea and glaucoma research.
Yes. He reviews your prescription and eye reports before you book and can speak to you by video call, with an interpreter if needed. He then examines you in person in Istanbul before any decision is final.
Keratoconus and other corneal diseases are usually treated by Doç. Dr. Muhammet Derda Özer, who specialises in the cornea. If you have keratoconus, your case goes to Doç. Dr. Özer first; tell us if you are also interested in lens or eyelid surgery.
Send your glasses or contact-lens prescription and any recent eye reports. Prof. Satıcı will tell you which treatments may suit you and send a written quote naming him as your surgeon, with no obligation.
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Prof. Dr. Ahmet Satıcı
Doç. Dr. Muhammet Derda Özer
Op. Dr. Aysan Bayram