{"id":11930,"date":"2022-01-01T11:28:43","date_gmt":"2022-01-01T08:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.halilhuseyincagatay.com\/?p=11930"},"modified":"2026-09-21T10:51:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T07:51:55","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.halilhuseyincagatay.com\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Assoc. Prof. Dr. Halil H\u00fcseyin \u00c7a\u011fatay was born in 1981 in the Tarsus district of Mersin. He completed his primary, secondary, and high school education in Mersin. He pursued his medical education at Istanbul Faculty of Medicine between 1999 and 2005 and completed his residency training at \u015ei\u015fli Etfal Training and Research Hospital between 2005 and 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Associate Professor Dr. Halil H\u00fcseyin \u00c7a\u011fatay continues his active professional life by closely following current scientific developments. He particularly focuses on eye health in infants and children, childhood and adult strabismus, eye aesthetics, and eyelid diseases. In addition, he routinely performs cataract and laser treatments. Married with two children, Dr. \u00c7a\u011fatay continues his professional life in Izmir. With the motto &#8220;Health and people first,&#8221; he serves patients from different parts of T\u00fcrkiye and the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.halilhuseyincagatay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/calisma-alani.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.halilhuseyincagatay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/calisma-alani.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.halilhuseyincagatay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/calisma-alani-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.halilhuseyincagatay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/calisma-alani-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.halilhuseyincagatay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/calisma-alani-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Cagatay<\/strong> has worked in the fields of eye diseases, especially <strong>Cataract, Retina, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.halilhuseyincagatay.com\/goz-estetigi-ve-okuloplastik-cerrahi\/\" title=\"Oculoplastic Surgery\">Oculoplastic Surgery<\/a><\/strong>. His specialization dissertation topic focused on <strong>\u201cFrontalis suspension surgery in ptosis cases\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He\/She continues his\/her work in areas such as infant eye examinations, pediatric eye health, strabismus surgery in adults, and strabismus surgery for amblyopia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years, some of the work has entered the medical literature in the form of published articles, as well as oral, video, and poster presentations at congresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He\/She worked at Mersin Mut State Hospital between 2010 and 2012, and at Kafkas University from 2012 to 2016. In 2015, he\/she served as an observer in the Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology at Dokuz Eyl\u00fcl University. During this period, he\/she conducted studies on congenital strabismus and pediatric fundus imaging. Between 2016 and 2018, he\/she worked at \u0130zmir Alfa Eye Center and Kar\u015f\u0131yaka Eye Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He\/She has performed cross-linking and hybrid contact lens procedures for keratoconus cases. Furthermore, during this period, he\/she enhanced his\/her knowledge and skills by managing complex cases across various medical areas, with the aim of advancing tertiary healthcare services and medical education in the Northeastern Anatolia region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Cagatay has passed the European Board of Ophthalmology Diploma Examination. In 2016, he received the title <strong>\u201cFellowship European Board Ophthalmologist\u201d<\/strong> in Paris, in the exam attended by ophthalmologists trained in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.halilhuseyincagatay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/doc-dr-halil-huseyin-cagatay.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.halilhuseyincagatay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/doc-dr-halil-huseyin-cagatay.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.halilhuseyincagatay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/doc-dr-halil-huseyin-cagatay-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.halilhuseyincagatay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/doc-dr-halil-huseyin-cagatay-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.halilhuseyincagatay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/doc-dr-halil-huseyin-cagatay-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He has many international and national scientific publications and received the title of Associate Professor of Ophthalmology in 2016.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He has an excellent command of English.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He\/She works as an ophthalmologist at his\/her practice in Kar\u015f\u0131yaka, \u0130zmir.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eye Surgeries performed and trained<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.halilhuseyincagatay.com\/en\/strabismus\/\" title=\"Strabismus\">Strabismus<\/a> and crossed-eye surgeries (Strabismus in children and adults)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Treatment of droopy eyelid (Ptosis surgery)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cataract surgeries with a high degree of difficulty<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Surgical intervention in combination with eye pressure and cataract<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tear duct blockage surgeries (Dacryocystorhinostomy)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prosthetic eye surgeries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eye aesthetics \u2013 Oculoplastic surgery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eyelid tumors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Orbital masses and their treatment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eye injuries and treatment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Medical Interest and the Fields of Specialization<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prosthetic eye surgeries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cataract and anterior segment surgery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oculoplastic surgery \u2013 Droopy eyelid surgery (Ptosis) and Eye contour plastic surgery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strabismus and Amblyopia (Lazy eye)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Diagnosis and Treatment of Keratoconus and Other Corneal Diseases<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Glaucoma<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Retinal diseases<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Refractive surgery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary of Scientific Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Publications in international refereed journals: 33<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Publications in national refereed journals: 12<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Video case presentation in scientific 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