Patient Experience
My family and I are grateful for the care we received from Dr. Asst. Prof. MD. Ceren Bilgesoy. The hospital staff was also very supportive.
After a stroke left me with homonymous hemianopia, Dr. Akkoc prescribed prism glasses with a unique sector design that expands my visual field by 30 degrees only in the deficit area. Combined with neuro-visual rehabilitation exercises, I can now navigate crowded spaces safely and regained my driver's license.
I have ocular cicatricial pemphigoid controlled with immunosuppressants but developed severe dry eye. Dr. Akkoc implanted miniature lacrimal gland probes into my upper fornices that release customized lubricant via capillary action. This biomimetic system eliminated my need for hourly drops and prevented corneal melt.
At 78, I was told my dense cataracts made lens replacement too risky. Dr. Akkoc pioneered a two-stage micro-incision technique, operating on one eye per month with specialized viscoelastic protection. I now read sheet music again and play piano for my grandchildren, seeing details I hadn't noticed in decades.
My 8-year-old daughter developed unexplained light sensitivity and deteriorating vision. Multiple doctors dismissed it as attention-seeking. Dr. Akkoc discovered bilateral optic nerve head drusen through enhanced depth imaging OCT, creating a customized low-vision plan with tinted prism glasses that let her return to school without headaches.
As a professional windsurfer, a high-velocity corneal abrasion from saltwater left me with recurrent erosions. Dr. Akkoc performed phototherapeutic keratectomy with a unique bandage contact lens protocol soaked in autologous serum. I'm back competing with 20/15 vision and zero dry eye issues.
My husband suffered a chemical burn in a laboratory accident. Dr. Akkoc performed emergency amniotic membrane transplantation within 90 minutes, then staged a limbal stem cell transplant from his healthy eye using fibrin glue. His corneal surface regenerated completely, avoiding corneal blindness.
I'm a 45-year-old artist with pigment dispersion syndrome. Dr. Akkoc designed a selective laser trabeculoplasty pattern targeting only my pigment-heavy quadrants, combined with a novel circadian IOP monitoring regimen. My pressures normalized without drops, and I continue painting with my full visual field intact.
My newborn was diagnosed with persistent fetal vasculature causing unilateral cataract. Dr. Akkoc performed lensectomy at 4 weeks using a 25-gauge vitrector through a self-sealing corneal tunnel, preserving the posterior capsule. At 6 months, he implanted a special infant IOL. Our child now tracks objects equally with both eyes.
After failed retinal detachment repair elsewhere, I developed proliferative vitreoretinopathy. Dr. Akkoc performed a combined 27-gauge vitrectomy with subretinal SRF drainage through a peripheral retinotomy, using perfluorocarbon liquid to unfold the starfold. My macula reattached in one surgery when others said it was hopeless.
I'm a 32-year-old with keratoconus progressing despite cross-linking. Dr. Akkoc performed topography-guided PRK combined with accelerated cross-linking using a customized riboflavin solution concentration. My irregular astigmatism reduced from 8D to 1D, and I wear soft toric lenses comfortably for the first time.
My 92-year-old mother with dementia developed angle-closure glaucoma. Dr. Akkoc performed endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation through a clear corneal incision, avoiding general anesthesia. He used a pediatric endoscope for minimal invasion. Her IOP normalized without postoperative confusion or discomfort.
As a night-shift worker, I developed non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy. Dr. Akkoc prescribed a unique regimen of nocturnal normobaric oxygen therapy via nasal cannula combined with spectral-domain OCT monitoring of the retinal nerve fiber layer. My vision stabilized, and I've had no further episodes.
My teenage son suffered a penetrating eye injury from fireworks. Dr. Akkoc performed primary repair with 10-0 nylon, then staged a temporary keratoprosthesis to remove intraocular foreign bodies through the same wound. He later performed optical keratoplasty. Vision recovered to 20/30 despite initial prognosis of enucleation.
My 6-year-old was born with congenital nystagmus. Dr. Akkoc performed tenotomy and reattachment of all four horizontal rectus muscles with adjustable sutures while she was awake, using a virtual reality game to assess null point changes in real-time. Her visual acuity improved by 4 lines on the pediatric chart.
As a diabetic with proliferative retinopathy, I developed vitreous hemorrhage before my daughter's wedding. Dr. Akkoc performed an office-based vitreous washout using a 30-gauge needle and balanced salt solution with thrombolytic agent. The hemorrhage cleared in 48 hours, and I saw her walk down the aisle clearly.
As a 72-year-old with worsening hip pain, I was terrified of needing surgery. Prof. Ulusan didn't just scan my hip, she noticed subtle irregularities in my lower spine on the MRI that everyone else had missed for years. She spent 20 minutes with me and my daughter, drawing diagrams on tissue paper to show how spinal stenosis was referring pain. Her 'total picture' approach changed my treatment completely. She has the eyes of a hawk and the patience of a saint.
Our 8-year-old son Leo had a complex abdominal mass discovered during a soccer injury scan. What could have been a nightmare became manageable because of Dr. Ulusan's extraordinary approach. She used a stuffed animal to explain the MRI machine, let him choose the 'space adventure' soundtrack during the scan, and later reviewed the 3D reconstructed images with him, calling his organs 'planets in his galaxy.' Her radiology report was so detailed our surgeon said it was like having a roadmap. She transforms fear into fascination.
I arrived at Medical Park Antalya's ER at midnight with acute, unexplained neurological symptoms. Prof. Ulusan was called in for an emergency cerebral angiography. What struck me was how she managed the high-pressure situation: calmly explaining each step in Turkish despite my panic, her hands steady as she navigated the catheter, and her immediate identification of a rare arteriovenous fistula that required urgent intervention. Her night-time expertise saved me from a potential stroke. This wasn't just reading images, this was live, lifesaving navigation inside my brain.
After having breast cancer five years ago, my annual follow-up MRI always sends me into a week-long anxiety spiral. This year, Prof. Ulusan did something remarkable: she compared my current images not just to last year's, but to my baseline scans from 2018, pointing out stable tissue architecture with a specialized software overlay. She then said, 'Your body is telling a story of healing, not disease.' For a radiologist to provide such psychological comfort through pixels and gradients, that's art masquerading as science. She reads between the scan lines.