He completed a fellowship in Vitreoretinal Surgery at Cambridge University, Addenbrokes’ Hospital, UK.

He has been teaching microsurgery for more than 30 years. He has participated in live surgeries and gave lectures locally and internationally. He has published papers and four chapters in books related to cataract and cataract surgery. He recently published a paper describing a new Phaco Technic “Crater and Split” in the September 2012 issue of JCRS.

He’s the Ex-President of Turkish Cataract and Refractive Surgery Society. He contributed to the establishment and progress of modern eye-banking in Turkey. He is a member of ESCRS Publication Committee and Editor of Eurotimes Turkey and the faculty member of ESASO, hosted by the University of Lugano, Switzerland.