M.D. Sinan Celil Göker

As a 78-year-old with rapidly progressing cataracts in both eyes, I was terrified of losing my ability to read and paint. Dr. Göker didn't just see me as another surgery; he spent an hour mapping my visual needs for different hobbies. The bilateral cataract procedure at Acibadem Fulya was seamless - he used some advanced lens calculation for my particular astigmatism that other doctors had dismissed as 'too complex for my age.' Now I can thread needles again and distinguish between my cobalt and ultramarine blues without glasses. His follow-up protocol involved three specific checkpoints adjusting to how elderly eyes heal differently.

Our 4-year-old daughter developed a sudden inward eye turn that appeared overnight. Pediatric ophthalmology visits elsewhere felt rushed, but Dr. Göker transformed the examination into a game with animated targets and a tiny, child-friendly phoropter. He diagnosed accommodative esotropia but noticed an unusual pattern in her focusing response that others missed. Instead of immediately prescribing strong glasses, he designed a weaning strategy with patching and special bifocals. At Acibadem Fulya, he even had child-life specialists prepare her for the orthoptic testing. Six months later, her alignment is perfect without surgery - he caught what could have been a lifetime of double vision.

I'm a graphic designer who suffered a freak chemical splash incident at my studio. The emergency department at Acibadem Fulya paged Dr. Göker at 10 PM. He performed an immediate corneal irrigation with a specialized neutral pH solution I later learned he keeps prepared for such cases. What amazed me was his approach: instead of just treating the burn, he mapped the exact epithelial damage zones and created a regeneration timeline tailored to my profession's color discrimination needs. He personally called me daily for a week, adjusting medications based on how my particular cornea was healing. Most emergency doctors would have just prescribed standard drops; he saved both my vision and career.

What started as a routine checkup for new glasses revealed something chilling: Dr. Göker detected asymmetric cup-to-disc ratios during a standard retinal exam. He ordered a specific type of visual field test I'd never had before - one that tests paracentral areas rather than just peripheral. The diagnosis was normal-tension glaucoma, a silent thief of vision that doesn't show high eye pressure. His treatment involved a unique combination of selective laser trabeculoplasty and neuroprotective eye drops, explaining how each addresses different aspects of the disease. At follow-ups, he doesn't just check pressure; he compares subtle changes in my optic nerve photographs using a grid overlay system he developed. He treats the disease progression, not just the numbers.