Bayrampaşa Eye Hospital Doctors

Place and Year of Birth: Adapazarı, 1971

Foreign Language: English and Turkish

Education: 1995, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

Expertise: 2000, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

Organisations Worked For:

• Bayrampaşa Eye Hospital (2012 – halen)
• Hisar intercontinental Hospital (2006-2012)
• Göz Nurunu Koruma Vakfı Bayrampaşa Eye Hospital (2000-2006)
• Göz Nurunu Koruma Vakfı Avcılar Eye Centre (2000-2006)
• Department of Ophthalmology, IU Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (1996-2000)
• Ada Medical Hospital (Adapazarı) General Practitioner (1995 -1996)

Professional Interests:

• Cataract-Refractive surgery
• Keratoconus treatment
• Medical Retina

Member Associations:

• Turkish Medical Association
• Turkish Ophthalmological Association
• Cataract and refractive surgery active member
• International Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
• American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons

Licences:

• Intralase Training Program
• Visx Star S4 Excimer Laser Physician Training Program
• Visx WaweScan Wavefront System Operator Training
• CustomVue Physician Certification Course
• Visx Star S4 Excimer Laser System Operator Training
• Visx University Practice and Development Course
• Certificate of Completion-Kamra Inlay
• Visian ICL implantation certification
• Acufocus KAMRA inlay online training
• LENSX training program
• FS200 Femtosecond Laser training program
• Artisan Aphakia Official Training Course
• Evo Visian ICL surgical an didactic accreditation

Publications, Poster and Free Paper Presentations:

• Have EDOF lenses solved all problems? TOD 59th National Congress (19-23 November 2025) Antalya
• Evaluation of refractive surgery cases with I Trace 59th National Congress of the Turkish Ophthalmology Association (19-23 November 2025) Antalya
• Refractive lens surgery: who is it for? When? TOD 59th National Congress (19-23 November 2025) Antalya
• 9th Live Surgery Symposium Galaxy spiral GIL implantation 29 May–1 June 2025 Ankara
• A new design EDOF IOL PureSee early clinical results Cataract Master Class (2 Mart 2025 )
• Istanbul Trifocal Intraocular Lenses TOD 20th March Symposium (28 February - 2 March 2025) Trabzon
• Key points of intraocular lens replacement surgery TOD 58th National Congress (20-24 November 2024) Antalya
• Tecnis Puresee: Patient selection and outcomes based on real-world data TOD 58th National Congress (20–24 November 2024) Antalya
• Book chapter: Cataract surgery following refractive surgery. From theory to practice Laser Refractive Surgery 1st Edition 2024 p(143-1519)
• Controversial issues in cataract and refractive surgery TOD 19th March Symposium (8-10 March 2024) Adana
• To whom and which surgery in the treatment of refractive errors : Superficial TOD Istanbul branch monthly scientific meeting 21 December 2023 Istanbul
• Marking and surgical method in toric lens implantation (8-12 November 2023) Antalya
• Add-on and Macular Intraocular Lenses TOD 45th Spring Symposium (5-7 May 2023) Istanbul
• Controversial issues in cataract management My first choice for astigmatism management is toric IOL TOD Istanbul branch monthly scientific meeting 19 January 2023
• Achieving emmetropia and astigmatism management in premium lens surgery TOD 55th Ophthalmology Congress (2-6 November 2022) Antalya
• Can presbyopia correcting intraocular lens be worn after refractive surgery?  TOD 55th Ophthalmology Congress (2-6 November 2022) Antalya
• TOD 6th live surgery symposium Panoptix toric implantation 9-12 June 2022 Istanbul
• Controversial issues and solutions in myopia (Round table) TOD 44th Spring Symposium (13-15 May 2022) Istanbul
• Surface ablations TOD April Course (1-3 April 2022) Ankara
• Special intraocular lenses TOD 43rd Winter Symposium (21-23 January 2022) Antalya
• Refractive lens exchange and multifocal lenses. TOD 55th National congress( 3-7 November 2021) Antalya
• Book chapter: Marangoz D, Sipahier A. LASIK surgery. Taşındı E, editor. Current Topics in Refractive Surgery. 1st Edition. Ankara: Türkiye Klinikleri; 2021. p.57-63
• Presbyopia surgery from past to present TOD Surgical Symposium (3-5 September 2021)
• TOD webinar Presbyopia Surgery with Cases -Trifocal lenses 28 April 2021
• Intraocular lens selection in patients with refractive surgery TOD 40th April course (3-4 April 2021)
• Add-on and macular intraocular lenses TOD 2020 Virtual National congress and Live Surgery Compound meeting (9-13 December 2020)
• Premium IOLs and astigmatism management. Optimisation of toric IOL outcomes TOD Webinar 4 November 2020
• Impact 3 Cataract and astigmatism management workshop Webinar (4-9 October 2020)
• Current treatment approaches in refractive surgery: Wavelight future treatment methods Alcon Webinar 4 June 2020
• Trifocal intraocular lenses and astigmatism management 29 May 2020 Alcon Webinar
• Cataract and Refractive surgery skill transfer course: Pentacam System in Topography 1 March 2020 (Bursa TODEM)
• Approach to residual refraction in refractive lens surgery TOD 53rd National Ophthalmology Congress (6-10 November 2019) Antalya
• Toric lens marking methods Impact 2 Caratact and Astigmatism management workshop (26-27 October 2019) Istanbul
• IOL selection in premium lens surgery TOD 3rd Live Surgery Symposium (20-22 June 2019) Istanbul
• Complications after corneal cross-linking prevention and management Gozde Agenda (19-21 April 2019) Cyprus
• Complications and management of phakic IOLs TOD 52nd National Ophthalmology Congress (13-18 November 2018) Antalya
• Live surgery Alcon Panoptix Toric implantation TOD 2nd Live Surgery Symposium (28 June-1 July 2018) Istanbul
• Other methods in the management of astigmatism Gözde Gümdem (23-25 February 2018) Cyprus
• Astigmatism management in refractive cataract surgery TOD Istanbul Branch monthly scientific meeting 18 January 2018
• Refractive surgery interactive session - Moderator TOD 51st National Ophthalmology Congress (24-29 October 2017) Antalya
• Patient and method selection in refractive surgery 24 April 2017 Retina Eye Hospital Bursa
• Correct patient selection in femtosecond laser-assisted phacoemulsification surgery TOD 50th National Ophthalmology Congress (9-13 November 2016) Antalya
• Method selection in refractive surgery TOD 50th National Ophthalmology Congress (9-13 November 2016) Antalya
• Patient selection and topographic features in corneal refractive surgery TOD Spring Symposium ( 27-29 May 2016) Istanbul
• Marking methods and toric intraocular lens implantation TOD March symposium 11-13 March 2016 Adana
• Case presentations in cataract and refractive surgery TOD Bursa branch monthly scientific meeting (26 February 2016) Bursa
• Differences of femtosecond laser-assisted phacoemulsification surgery from standard surgery TOD Istanbul Branch monthly scientific meeting (21 January 2016) Istanbul
• Alcon Satellite Live Surgery TOD 49th National Ophthalmology Congress (4-8 November 2015) Istanbul
• Corneal cross-linking combined with topography-guided excimer laser treatment in ectatic corneal diseases : Panel TOD 49th National Ophthalmology Congress (4-8 November 2015) Istanbul
• Current Cataract and Refractive Surgery Telemedicine Centre of Kosovo Sept 2015 Kosovo
• Early results of Corrneal Crosslinking treatment combined with Topography guided Excimer laser in keratoconus patients (TOD 48th National Ophthamology Congress) 5-9 November 2014- Antalya
• Refractive surgery : Surgical technique (TOD 48th National Ophthalmology Congress) 5-9 November 2014 -Antalya
• Biometry TOD Spring Symposium (23-25 May 2014) Istanbul
• Patient selection and topography in refractive surgery TOD Istanbul Branch monthly scientific meeting(15 May 2014) - Istanbul
• Femtophaco debate TOD 7th Live Surgery Symposium (23-24 February 2014) Istanbul
• Femto-Phaco luxury or essential ? 1 st International Ophthalmology Conference of Haifa Eye Hospital (16-18 January 2014) Bahrain
• Acute endothelitis after crosslinking treatment: A case report. Ali Sipahier, Mithat Altuğ,Zerrin Tuncer (TOD 47th National Ophthalmological Congress)
• The effectiveness of arcuate incisions in correcting preoperative astigmatism in femtosecond laser-assisted phacoemulsification surgery Ali Sipahier,Özbek Eren,Seçkin Erdem, Ercan Sağlam (TOD 47th National Ophthalmology Congress)
• Femtosecond-assisted phacoemulsification surgery-debate TOD Spring Symposium (17-19 May 2013) -Istanbul
• Flap removal with femsaniye laser TOD Istanbul Branch monthly scientific meeting April 2012-Istanbul
• Wavefront Treatment: TOD Cataract and Refractive Surgery Unit 5th Live Surgery Symposium 10-12 February 2012
• Effect of Mitomycin C on Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy Tayfun Apuhan, MD, Yavuz Selim Yıldırım, MD, Faruk Eroglu, MD, and Ali Sipahier, MD. J. Craniofac Sug 2011;22: 00
• Evaluation of flaps created with different speed femtosecond laser (150Hz and 30 Hz) in terms of surgical procedure and postoperative results: Baris Yeniad,Ali Sipahier,Faruk Eroglu,Ahmet Gücükoglu (TOD 44th National Ophthalmological Congress)
• Evaluation of complications of keraring implantation in patients with keratoconus : Ali Sipahier,Beris Yeniad,Faruk Eroğlu,Ahmet Gücükoğlu (TOD 44th National Ophthalmological Congress)I
• Flap complications in intralase laser Faruk Eroğlu,Ali Sipahier,Ahmet Gücükoğlu (TOD 43rd Ophthalmological Congress)
• Keraring Implantation results in keratoconus:Ali Sipahier,Faruk Eroğlu,Barış Yeniad,Ahmet Gücükoğlu. Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology 2009;39,361-365
• Wavefront guided LASIK and iris registration in patients with mixed astigmatism : Baris Yeniad,Ali Sipahier,Faruk Eroglu,Ahmet Gücükoglu (27th congress of ESCRS)
• Vision with multifocal aspheric intraocular lenses: Ahmet Gücükoğlu, Ali Sipahier, Faruk Eroğlu (TOD 42nd National Ophthalmological Congress)
• Our results of Kerarring implantation in keratoconus: Ali Sipahier,Faruk Eroğlu, Ahmet Gücükoğlu. (TOD 42nd National Ophthalmological Congress)
• Optical Coherence Tomography ed; Hihmet Özçetin Retinal Vascular Occlusions and OCT
• Sipahier A, Eroğlu F, Gücükoğlu A. 67-78, 2007- Pozitif Matbaa-Zeiss
• Wavefront treatment with iris recognition system in eyes with mixed astigmatism: Faruk Eroğlu, Ali Sipahier, Ahmet Gücükoğlu.(TOD 41st National Ophthalmological Congress)
• Multifocal silicone aspheric intraocular lenses: Ahmet Gücükoğlu,Faruk Eroğlu, Ali Sipahier (TOD 41st National Ophthalmological Congress)
•  Wavefront treatment with iris recognition system: Our early results : Ali Sipahier, Faruk Eroğlu, Ahmet Gücükoğlu (TOD 40th National Ophthalmological Congress)
• Results of trabeculectomy in different types of glaucoma: Ali Sipahier, Belgin Izgi, Gulcin Turker . Turkish Ophthalmological Journal 2004; 34(1):20-30
• Glaucoma and optic disc : F.Yeşim Demirci, Ali Sipahier. Turkish Ophthalmological Journal 1999;29(2):180-187
• Application of triamcinolone acetonide (IVTA) in refractory macular oedema: Hakan Ozpolat, Ali Sipahier ( TOD 38th National Ophthalmological Congress)
• Pars plana vitrectomy in proliferative diabetic maculopathy: Ali Sipahier, Gulin Nohutçu, Ercan Saglam (TOD 37th National Ophthalmological Congress)
• Intraocular pressure-lowering effects of latanoprost monotheraphy versus combination theraphy of timolol and pilokarpine. A randomized, open label multicenter study in patients with open-angle glaucoma or oculer hypertension : Latanoprost study group
• (SOE 1999 – The 12. congress of European Society of Ophthalmology)
• Pars plana vitrectomy for intraocular foreign bodies: Ali Sipahier Nur Kır, Cahit Özgün, Ercan Öngör (TOD 33rd National Ophthalmological Congress)
• Intraocular lens selection in patients with refractive surgery TOD 40th April course (3-4 April 2021)

Katıldığı Bilimsel Toplantılar:

• TOD 19th March Symposium (8-10 March 2024) Adana
• 57th National Congress of TOD (8-12 November 2023) Antalya
• ESCRS Congress (8-12 Eylül 2023) Viyana -Avusturya
• TOD 45th Spring Symposium (5-7 May 2023) Istanbul
• TOD 56th Ophthalnology congress (2-6 November 2022) Antalya
• Refractive Surgery Subspeciality day ( 30Eylül 2022 )Chicago USA
• American Academy of Ophthalmology (30 Eylül-4 Ekim 2022) Chicago USA
• TOD April Course (1-3 April 2022) Ankara
• TOD 43rd Winter Symposium (21-23 January 2022) Antalya
• TOD 55th National Ophthalmology Congress (3-7 November 2021) Antalya
• TOD Live Surgery Symposium (3-5 September 2021)
• TOD 40th April course (3-4 April 2021)
• 2020 Virtual National congress and Live Surgery Composite meeting (9-13 December 2020)
• Alcon Technology Summit (30 Kasım-1 Aralık 2019) Athens - Greece
• TOD 53rd National Ophthalmology Congress (6-10 November 2019) Antalya
• Impact Cataract and Astigmatism Management Workshop (26-27 October 2019) Istanbul
• ESCRS Congress (14-18 September 2019) Paris -Fransa
• TOD 3rd Surgical Symposium (20-22 June 2019) Istanbul
• ASCRS Congress (3-7 May 2019) San Diego -USA
• ASRS Refractive Day (3 May 2019) San Diego-USA
• Popular agenda (19-21 April 2019) Cyprus
• TOD 52nd National Ophthalmology Congress (13-18 November 2018) Antalya
• TOD 2nd Live Surgery Symposium (28 June-1 July 2018) Istanbul
• TOD Spring Symposium (11-13 May 2018) Istanbul
• ASCRS Congress (13-17 April 2018) Washington-USA
• Gözde Gündem (23-25 February 2018) Cyprus
• TOD 51.Ulusal Oftalmoloji Kongresi (24-29 Ekim 2017) Antalya
• ESCRS Congress (7-11 Ekim 2017) Lizbon-Portekiz
• Alcon Wavelight Tecnology Users Meeting (30 Haziran-2 Temmuz 2017) Viyana-Avusturya
• TOD 1st Live Surgery Days (16-18 June 2017) Istanbul
• TOD Spring Symposium (26-28 May 2017) Istanbul
• ASCRS Congress(5-9 May 2017) Los Angeles- USA
• ASCRS Refractive Day 2017 5 Mayıs 2017 Los Angeles -USA
• Alcon Future opinion leader program (2-3 Aralık 2016) Frankfurt - Germany
• TOD 50th National Ophthalmology Congress (9-13 November 2016) Antalya
• ESCRS Congress (10-14 Sept 2016) Kopenhag _Danimarka
• TOD Spring Symposium (27-29 May 2016) Istanbul
• TOD March Symposium (11-13 March 2016) Adana
• TOD 2nd Retina Days (5-6 December 2015) Istanbul
• TOD 49th National Ophthalmology Congress (4-8 November 2015) Istanbul
• KRCB active member meeting (9-11 October 2015) Bodrum
• Alcon Wavelight Users meeting (19-21 June 2015) Hamburg - Germany
• TOD Spring Symposium (22-24 May 2015) Istanbul
• ASCRS Congress (17-21 April 2015) San Diego USA
• 19th winter meeting of ESCRS (20-22 Feb 2015) İstanbul
• TOD 48th National Ophthalmology Congress (5-9 November 2014) Antalya
• TOD Spring Symposium (23-25 May 2014) Istanbul
• ASCRS Congress (25-29 April 2014) Boston- USA
• TOD 7th Live Surgery Symposium (23-24 February 2014) Istanbul
• 1 st International Ophthalmology Conference of Haifa Eye Hospital (16-18 January 2014) Bahreyn• TOD 1.Retina days (7-8 Aralık 2013) İstanbul• TOD 47. National Ophthalmology Congress (6-10 November 2013) Antalya
• Alcon Wavelight Technology Users Meeting (31 Mayıs-2 Haziran 2013) Nurumberg-Almanya
• TOD Spring Symposium (17-19 May 2013) -Istanbul
• ASCRS Congress (19-23 Nisan 2013) San Fransisco-USA
• TOD KRC 6th Live Surgery Symposium (23-24 February 2013) Istanbul
• 30 rd Congress of ESCRS (8-12 Eylül 2012) Milano- Italy
• TOD KRC 5th Live Surgery Symposium (10-12 February 2012) Ankara
• American Academy of Ophthalmology (22-25 Ekim 2011) Orlando- USA
• Refractive Surgery Subspeciality day (21-22 Ekim 2011) Orlando – USA
• 45th National Congress of TOD 5-9 October 2011 Kyrenia
• TOD 34th Spring Symposium - Glaucoma (13-15 May 2011) Istanbul
• 15. Winter meeting of ESCRS (18-20 Şubat 2011) İstanbul
• Refractive Surgery Subspeciality day (14-15 Ekim 2011) Chicago -USA
• American Academy of Ophthalmology (15-19 Ekim 2010) Chicago -USA
• 27. Congress of ESCRS (12-16 Eylül 2009) Barselona- İspanya
• Communication,complications and astigmatism in contact lens practice course (13-14 Temmuz) Prag-Çek Cumhuriyeti
• 29th National Ophthalmology Course- Cataract (10-12 April 2009) Ankara
• TOD KRC 3rd Live Surgery Symposium (14-15 February 2009) Istanbul
• TOD 42: National Ophthalmology Congress (19-23 November 2008) Antalya
• 26. Congress of the ESCRS (13-17 Eylül 2008) Berlin-Almanya
• 28th National Ophthalmology Course- Retina Current Diagnosis and Treatment (11-13 April 2008) Ankara
• TOD KRC 2nd Live Surgery Symposium (23-24 February 2008) Istanbul
• Refractive Surgery Subspeciality Day ((8-9 Kasım 2007) New Orleans-ABD
• American Academy of Ophthalmology (10-13 Kasım 2007) New Orleans-ABD
• TOD KRC 1st Live Surgery Symposium (10-11 February 2007) Istanbul
• TOD Winter Symposium- Innovations in vitreoretinal surgery (16-18 February 2007) Istanbul
• TOD 40th National Ophthalmology Congress (28 October-1 November 2006) Antalya
• Black sea Ophtalmological Society 3’rd International Congress (August 25-28, 2005) İstanbul
• Offical ISRS/AAO Refractive Surgery Course ( June 10-12, 2005) İstanbul
• TOD 38th National Ophthalmology Congress (9-13 October 2004) Antalya
• TOD 27th Spring Symposium (7-9 May 2004) Istanbul
• 24th National Ophthalmology Course -Refractive Surgery (2-4 April 2004) Ankara
• TOD 37th Ophthalmology Congress (4-8 October 2003) Istanbul
• 36th Ophthalmology Congress of TOD (5-9 October 2002) Ankara
• Uludag 2002 Ophthalmology Days (8-10 March 2002) Mudanya
• 35th National Congress of TOD (23-26 September 2001) Izmir
• 21st National Ophthalmology Course- Macular diseases (6-8 April 2001) Ankara
• 33rd National Congress of TOD (1-6 October 1999) Izmir
• The 12. congress of European Society of Ophthalmology (27-30 Haziran 1999) Stockholm - SWEDEN
• 19th National Ophthalmology Course-Imaging methods (9-11 April 1999)
• 31. Panhellenic Opthalmological Congress (27-31 Mayıs 1998) Halkidiki Greece
• 32. National Ophthalmology Congress (15-20 September 1998) Bursa
• 10th Summer Symposium (27-29 June 1997) Kuşadası
• 20th Winter Symposium- Optic nerve head (4-7 December 1997) Antalya