M.D. Ömer Feyyaz Kadıoğlu

I'm a 72-year-old retired history teacher who had given up on reading my beloved books. My world had become a blurry watercolor. Dr. Kadıoğlu didn't just see a cataract; he saw a reader. He explained the new trifocal lens option in such vivid detail, using metaphors about focusing lenses in old cameras that I understood perfectly. The surgery at Bagdat Caddesi was like a brief nap. Waking up and seeing the clock across the room clearly for the first time in years—I wept. At my follow-up, he adjusted my drops with such precision. He gave me back my library, my independence. This wasn't just medical care; it was the restoration of a soul.

Our 8-year-old daughter, Elif, developed a sudden, terrifying inward turn of her eye after a fever. Panicked, we rushed to Bagdat Caddesi. Dr. Ömer was calm amidst our storm. He didn't just examine her; he engaged her. He called her 'little astronaut' and turned the vision tests into a space mission game. His diagnosis of acute accommodative esotropia was explained to us with drawings, not jargon. The prism glasses he prescribed felt like a failure to us, but he was so encouraging: 'This is our first step on the moonwalk.' His confidence was infectious. In three months, the deviation is nearly gone. He treated a child, not just an eye, with incredible warmth and expertise.

As a graphic designer, my vision is my livelihood. I presented Dr. Kadıoğlu with a bizarre problem: persistent visual snow and photopsia—constant static and flashes. Multiple doctors had dismissed it as migraine aura or stress. Dr. Kadıoğlu listened for a full twenty minutes, taking notes. He ordered a suite of advanced imaging at the center I'd never heard of. He found subtle, chronic retinal inflammation unrelated to my high myopia. His treatment plan was a novel combination of specific supplements and laser therapy. It wasn't an instant cure, but for the first time in two years, the 'static' has reduced by about 70%. He solved a puzzle others wouldn't even acknowledge. He saved my career.

This was supposed to be a routine checkup for my new glasses prescription. Dr. Kadıoğlu, during his incredibly thorough retinal scan, went quiet. He found a 'pre-rupture' bubble in the periphery of my retina—a ticking time bomb I felt nothing of. 'We need to fix this today,' he said calmly but firmly. Within hours, I was receiving prophylactic laser barricade treatment. He explained that this likely prevented a future retinal detachment and potential permanent vision loss. His meticulousness turned a routine visit into a life-altering intervention. I walked in for glasses and walked out having avoided a disaster. That level of diligent, preventive care is priceless.