Sevda Arık Tekin, MD

Sevda Arık Tekin, MD is an ophthalmologist in the Ophthalmology unit at Acibadem Bodrum Hospital in Muğla, Turkey. She has spent more than 26 years in medicine, and her clinical work covers refractive errors such as myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism, glaucoma, external eye conditions including conjunctivitis and blepharitis, and paediatric eye diseases including amblyopia.

Dr. Tekin graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine in 2000 and completed her specialty training at Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology in 2006. She then carried out her compulsory service at Ağrı State Hospital from 2006 to 2008. Her subsequent positions were at Universal Hospital Kadıköy (2008–2010), Özel Erdem Hospital (2010–2011) and Veni Vidi Göz Hospital (2011–2015). In 2015 she joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services. She is a member of the Türk Oftalmoloji Association and the Turkish Medical Association.

Clinical focus

A large part of Dr. Tekin’s practice involves the assessment and management of refractive errors. She evaluates patients with myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism, and discusses the correction options that may be appropriate for the individual patient’s eyes, age and visual needs. She also cares for patients with glaucoma, a condition in which regular monitoring is central to management and in which decisions are made on the basis of the findings at each examination rather than on a fixed plan.

Dr. Tekin also sees patients with conditions affecting the surface of the eye and the eyelids, including conjunctivitis and blepharitis. In children, she assesses paediatric eye diseases and amblyopia, a condition in which one eye develops weaker vision than the other. Paediatric evaluation may involve a period of observation and follow-up, and the approach is adapted to the child’s age and ability to cooperate with the examination. Parents are involved in the discussion of the findings and of any proposed plan.

How Dr. Tekin works with international patients

Dr. Tekin consults in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. Before a visit, the Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, for example MRI, CT, X-ray or ultrasound reports, laboratory and pathology results, operative notes and discharge summaries, and it arranges appointments and organises the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and symptoms, a review of existing imaging and previous treatments, a clinical examination of the eyes and a discussion of the options. A video consultation is available for international patients who wish to discuss their situation with Dr. Tekin before deciding whether to travel, or for follow-up where this is clinically suitable. Whether a condition can be assessed adequately by video depends on the individual case, and an in-person examination may still be needed.