Op. MD. Ozgur Yagiz

My 4-year-old daughter, Elif, developed a sudden, intense fear of light and was constantly rubbing her eyes. We were terrified it might be something serious. Dr. Yagiz was incredible, he didn't just examine her; he turned it into a game. He called his slit lamp a 'spaceship' and the eye drops 'magic fairy dust.' He diagnosed her with a rare form of pediatric uveitis. His calm, playful approach meant she didn't cry once. The treatment plan worked perfectly, and at our last follow-up, she asked if she could go back to see the 'eye wizard.' We are endlessly grateful.

As a 78-year-old retired sea captain with advanced cataracts in both eyes, my world had become a foggy, colorless blur. I'd resigned myself to it. Dr. Yagiz proposed a complex, staged surgery due to my corneal scarring from old saltwater exposure. The detail in his explanation was astounding, he even drew diagrams. Post-surgery, when the patch came off, I saw my wife's face clearly for the first time in a decade. I didn't just get my sight back; I got my life back. His skill is surgical poetry, and his aftercare team at Medical Park Izmir was consistently attentive.

This was no routine checkup. I'm a 32-year-old graphic designer, and I started seeing a persistent, jagged black line in my peripheral vision. Dr. Yagiz saw me as an emergency add-on at the end of a long day. His demeanor shifted instantly to focused intensity. The examination was thorough yet swift. He diagnosed a retinal tear and performed a laser barricade procedure right then in his office. He explained everything as he worked, which kept me calm. 'We caught it just in time,' he said. No hospital stay, just a definitive solution. His ability to pivot from routine to critical care saved my central vision.

My follow-up journey with Dr. Yagiz has been unique. After a successful strabismus surgery he performed 18 months ago to correct my crossed eye, I developed persistent double vision (diplopia). Most doctors would have said the surgery was technically successful and left it at that. Not Dr. Yagiz. He treated it as a fascinating puzzle, coordinating with a neurologist to rule out other causes. He then designed a series of very precise, adjustable prism glasses, tweaking the prescription minutely over three visits. He called it 'calibrating my brain's software.' The double vision is now gone. His commitment to a functional outcome, not just a cosmetic one, is what sets him apart.