Associate Professor Halil Hüseyin Cagatay, MD, was born in Tarsus district of Mersin. He completed primary, secondary, and high school education in Mersin. He completed medical education in Istanbul Faculty of Medicine between 1999-2005. He completed specialization education at Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital between 2005-2009.
Dr. Cagatay continues his active working life by following current developments. He continues to work on eye health in infants and children, strabismus, eye aesthetics, and eyelid diseases in adults and children particularly. Apart from these studies, he performs cataract and laser treatments routinely.
Dr. Cagatay has worked in the fields of eye diseases, especially Cataract, Retina, and Oculoplastic Surgery. His specialization dissertation topic focused on “Frontalis suspension surgery in ptosis cases”.
Dr. Cagatay has passed the European Board of Ophthalmology Diploma Examination. In 2016, he received the title “Fellowship European Board Ophthalmologist” in Paris, in the exam attended by ophthalmologists trained in Europe.
- He has many international and national scientific publications and received the title of Associate Professor of Ophthalmology in 2016.
- He has an excellent command of English.
- He works as an ophthalmologist in Izmir and Istanbul.
Eye Surgeries performed and trained
- Strabismus and crossed-eye surgeries (Strabismus in children and adults)
- Treatment of droopy eyelid (Ptosis surgery)
- Cataract surgeries with a high degree of difficulty
- Surgical intervention in combination with eye pressure and cataract
- Tear duct blockage surgeries (Dacryocystorhinostomy)
- Prosthetic eye surgeries
- Eye aesthetics – Oculoplastic surgery
- Eyelid tumors
- Orbital masses and their treatment
- Eye injuries and treatment
Medical Interest and the Fields of Specialization
- Prosthetic eye surgeries
- Cataract and anterior segment surgery
- Oculoplastic surgery – Droopy eyelid surgery (Ptosis) and Eye contour plastic surgery
- Strabismus and Amblyopia (Lazy eye)
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Keratoconus and Other Corneal Diseases
- Glaucoma
- Retinal diseases
- Refractive surgery
Summary of Scientific Activities
- Publications in international refereed journals: 33
- Publications in national refereed journals: 12
- Video case presentation in scientific congresses: 4
- Photograph presentation in scientific congresses: 3
- Poster and oral presentations in scientific congresses: 74
- Book translation and chapter authorship: 2



