Ophthalmology Prof. Dr. Banu Coşar
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About Prof. Dr. Banu Coşar
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Prof. Dr. Banu Coşar is an ophthalmologist at Acibadem Maslak Hospital in Istanbul with more than 25 years of experience.
She focuses on corneal diseases, cataracts, myopia, mixed astigmatism, and intracorneal foreign bodies, and performs keratoplasty, cataract surgery, laser in situ keratomileusis, excimer laser refractive surgery, contact lens fitting, and anterior segment optical coherence tomography. She consults in Turkish and English and offers online video consultations.
Prof. Banu Coşar is a cornea and refractive surgery specialist with advanced training from Wills Eye Hospital (Jefferson University) in Philadelphia, where she completed a senior residency in the Cornea Service in 2001. She has been part of the Acıbadem Health Group since 2007, contributing clinical expertise in corneal disease, cataract and refractive procedures, and contact lens practice.
An active member of professional societies, she participates in the Turkish Ophthalmology Association’s Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery, and Contact Lens units, and is affiliated with the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons and the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. Her background combines international training and long-term clinical experience in advanced anterior segment care.
Areas of Expertise
Conditions treated and procedures performed by this specialist.
Education
- 2001Jefferson University Wills Eye Hospital (Philadelphia, USA) / Cornea Service Senior Residency
- 2000Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital Ophthalmology
- 1990–1996Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
- 1987–1990Izmir Science High School
- 1983–1987Izmir Bornova Anatolian High School
Professional Experience
- 2007Acibadem Health Group
- 2003–2007Acibadem Eye Center
- 2001–2007Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Chief Assistant
Professional Memberships
- Turkish Ophthalmology Association Cornea Unit
- Turkish Ophthalmology Association Cataract and Refractive Surgery Unit
- Turkish Ophthalmology Association Contact Lens Unit
- American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
- Europen Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
Selected Publications
- A sample predictive model for intraocular pressure following laser in situ keratomileusis for myopia and an intraocular pressure constant? International Ophthalmology / 18.6.2017
- Estrogen- and progesterone-induced variation in corneal parameters according to hormonal status Eye & Contact Lens 16.1.2017
- The effect of hemodialysis on intraocular pressure. Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine 03.01.2017
- The effect of smoking on corneal biomechanics. Curr Eye Res 2017;42(1):16-20 doi: 10.3109/02713683.2016.1145233
- Iris metastasis of gastric adenocarcinoma. World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2016;14:71 DOI: 10.1186/s12957-016-0840-6
- An 11-year review of keratoplasty in a tertiary referral center in Turkey: Changing surgical techniques for similar indications. Eye & Contact Lens 2016;0:1-7
- Hyperbaric oxygen for the treatment of the rare combination of central retinal vein occlusion and cilioretinal artery occlusion and cilioretinal artery occlusion. Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine 2016;46(1):50-53
- The role of anterior segment optical coherence tomography in the management of an intra-corneal foreign body. Springerplus 2016;5(1):1559. doi: 10.1186/s40064-016-3242-x
- Treatment of mixed astigmatism: Early clinical outcomes with Wavelight and Technolas excimer lasers. Turk J Med Sci 2016;46:664-672 DOI: 10.3906/sag-1504-35.
- Retinal tear: An unusual complication of ocular toxoplasmosis Open Medicine 2015;10:555-9. DOI: 10.1515/med-2015-0094
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