Prof. Dr. CANAN ASLI YILDIRIM

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Academic Background

Dr. Utine graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 2001, ranking first in graduation. She completed her residency training in ophthalmology at Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital in 2005 and her master of science degree in biomedical engineering at Bogazici University in 2006. She worked as a clinical research fellow for an entire year at Johns Hopkins University, Wilmer Eye Institute, Department of Cornea, Ocular Surface Clinic in 2009. She was promoted to associate professor of ophthalmology in 2012. She was the owner of the Prof Dr. Ihsan Dogramaci Award in 2001, the American Academy of Ophthalmology Troutman Award and JHU Wilmer Research Grant Award in 2009, the European Board of Ophthalmology Alan Ridgway Award in 2012, Prof Dr. Demir Basar Award in 2013, III. Izmir Innovation Award in 2015, Turkish Academy of Sciences Outstanding Young Scientists Award in 2016. She co-authors over 100 scientific papers, of which 55 are in “SCI and SCI-Expanded” indexed medical journals. Her main clinical and research topics include cornea and ocular surface diseases, corneal transplantation and keratoprosthesis, glaucoma, and refractive surgery.

Clinical Practice

Dr Utine has expertise in cataract, glaucoma, and corneal transplantation surgeries, with surgical experience in more than 20,000 cases. She performs high-risk surgeries that need a multi-disciplinary approach. She has vast experience in premium (multifocal) lens implantation for continuous far-intermediate-near vision and corneal refractive surgery including femto-LASIK, SMILE, and PRK; glaucoma surgeries, including trabeculectomy, seton shunt implantation, and transscleral cyclo-photocoagulation; transscleral sutured intraocular lens implantation, internal fixation of the subluxated or dislocated lenses, aniridia correcting IOL implantation, ocular surface tumors' management and rehabilitation with amniotic membrane transplantation and tarsorraphies. Her main expertise lies in the field of corneal transplantation techniques for various corneal pathologies, including penetrating keratoplasty (PK), deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK), Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK), Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) and Boston type 1 / type 2 keratoprosthesis (KPro) surgeries for end-stage corneal diseases with otherwise no hope for vision.