Prof. Dr. Tansu Erakgun- Top Rated Eye Doctors in Izmir, Turkey

Prof. Dr. Tansu Erakgun is counted on the list of top rated eye doctors in Izmir, with more than 39 years of experience performing retinal and vitroretinal procedures for retinal detachment, cataracts, Diabetic Retinopathy, laser eye surgery, and more.

Graduated in 1992 from Ege University Faculty of Medicine with a bachelor's in medicine, the doctor passed the exam with good grades and top division. Following his graduation, the doctor then started to work as an assistant at Ege University Faculty of Medicine in the same year. He finally achieved specialisation in ophthalmology in 1997, after which he decided to specialise in retinal and vitreoretinal surgeries. During the period of these 5 years, the doctor gained extensive expertise in the department of ophthalmology and vitreoretinal surgeries. He went on to further receive specialised training from countries like Belgium and Germany.

The doctor also acquired the title of assistant professor in 2004 and then went on to finally become a professor in 2010. After that, in 2013, he left his position as a professor at Ege University to join the Kaskaloglu Eye Hospital. In this hospital now, he is famous among his patients for providing all-inclusive and compassionate treatment care to all his patients. He even designed his own instruments, namely the Erakgun spatula knife and Erakgun snare, for use in vitrectomy surgeries that are now being used all over the world.

He is a well-regarded member with significant contributions to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Turkish Ophthalmology Association Vitreoretinal and Medical Retinal Unit, the European Vitreoretinal Society, and the Turkish Ophthalmology Association Vitreoretinal Surgery Unit. Numerous articles he has written have also appeared in national and international scientific journals.

This top eye doctor is proficient in speaking French, Turkish, and English for his patients and has performed more than 20,000 surgical procedures to date. His areas of expertise include diabetic eye problems, retinal detachments, eye injuries and intraocular foreign bodies, macular degeneration, laser eye surgery, eye surgery to correct vision, and more.