• 2000–2006 – Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, Medical Degree 
• 2008–2012 – Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Residency Training in Ophthalmology 

Certificates and International Qualifications

• 2014 – European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO) Fellowship – FEBO 
• 2014 – International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO), Basic Sciences Exam 
• 2014 – International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO), Theoretical Optics and Refraction Exam 
• 2015 – International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO), Clinical Sciences Exam 
• 2019 – International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO), Advanced Exam – FICO 

Courses

• 2013 – Ozurdex Application, Wet Lab, Istanbul 
• 2018 – SMILE (Small Incision Lenticule Extraction), Theoretical and Practical Course, Wet Lab, TSO, Istanbul 
• 2019 – Corneal Topography – Cornea and Ocular Surface Section, Theoretical Course, TSO, Istanbul 

• Refractive Surgery 


• Keratoplasty Procedures 


• Oculoplastic Surgery 


• Ptosis Surgery 


• Botox Applications 


• Blepharoplasty 


• Entropion and Ectropion Correction 


• Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) 


• Strabismus Surgery 


• Medical Retina 


• Cataract Surgery 


• Trifocal, Monofocal and EDOF Intraocular Lenses 

• 2008–2012 – Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Resident Ophthalmologist 


• 2013–2017 – Aksaray Training and Research Hospital, Ophthalmologist, FEBO 


• 2017–2019 – Ege Hospital, Baku, Azerbaijan, Ophthalmologist, FEBO 


• 2019–2020 – Okan University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Ophthalmologist, FEBO, FICO 


• Medicana Health Group, Kadıköy Hospital, Istanbul, Ophthalmologist, FEBO, FICO 


• Kartal Kızılay Hospital, Istanbul, Ophthalmologist, FEBO, FICO 


• Istanbul Aydın University, Medical Park Florya Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology 


• Medical Park Gebze Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmologist, FEBO, FICO 

1. “Prevalence and associated factors of external punctal stenosis among elderly patients in Turkey” Mahmut Oğuz Ulusoy, Mehmet Atakan, Sertaç Argun Kıvanç. Arq Bras Oftalmol. Sep-Oct 2017;80(5):296-299. doi: 10.5935/0004-2749.20170072. 


2. “Can subtenon methylprednisolone acetate be a choice for the acute non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy treatment?” Mahmut Oğuz Ulusoy, Mehmet Atakan, Sertaç Argun Kıvanç. Rom J Ophthalmol. Oct-Dec 2016;60(4):275-278. 


3. “How Important Is the Etiology in the Treatment of Epiphora?” Mahmut Oğuz Ulusoy, Sertaç Argun Kıvanç, Mehmet Atakan, Berna Akova-Budak. J Ophthalmol. 2016;2016:1438376. doi: 10.1155/2016/1438376. Epub 2016 Aug 10. 


4. “Contact lens visual rehabilitation in keratoconus and corneal keratoplasty” Yelda Ozkurt, Mehmet Atakan, Tugba Gencaga, Sezen Akkaya. J Ophthalmol. 2012;2012:832070. doi: 10.1155/2012/832070. Epub 2012 Jan 15. 


5. “Post-thyroidectomy iatrogenic Horner's syndrome with heterochromia” Mahmut Oğuz Ulusoy, Sertaç Argun Kıvanç, Mehmet Atakan, Hüseyin Mayalı. J Curr Ophthalmol. 2016 Mar 30;28(1):46-7. doi: 10.1016/j.joco.2016.02.004. 


6. “Changes in central macular thickness after uncomplicated corneal transplantation for keratoconus: penetrating keratoplasty versus deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty” Arif Koytak, Anıl Kubaloğlu, Esin Soğutlu Sarı, Mehmet Atakan, Şafak Culfa, Yusuf Öztürk. Cornea. 2011 Dec;30(12):1318-21. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31821eeaad. 


7. “Evaluation of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer and Macular Thickness in Amblyopia” Mehmet Atakan, Şafak Culfa, Ümit Çallı, Ayşegül Demir Pembe, Tuğba Gençağa Atakan, Yusuf Öztürk. J Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2015, 6:3. DOI: 10.4172/2155-9570.1000437. 


8. “Treatment of Pyogenic Granuloma in A-7-month Old Infant with Timolol” Mehmet Atakan, Tuğba Gençağa Atakan, Mahmut Oğuz Ulusoy, Burcu Ayanoğlu. Türkiye Klinikleri J Case Rep. 2019;27(4):196-9. doi: 10.5336/caserep.2019-65025. 


9. “Investigation of the Effects of Anti-epileptic Drug Treatment on Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer and Choroidal Thickness with Spectral Domain Optic Coherence Tomography” Bahriye Horasanlı, Mehmet Atakan, Mahmut Oğuz Ulusoy. Türkiye Klinikleri J Ophthalmol. doi: 10.5336/ophthal.2019-72999. 


10. “Comparison of Macular Thickness Changes Between Diabetic and Nondiabetic Patients after Uncomplicated Cataract Surgery” Esin Söğütlü Sarı, Mehmet Atakan, Alper Yazıcı, Sıtkı Samet Ermiş. CIE. 2016;27(1):47-51. DOI: 10.5505/jkartaltr.2015.35403. 


11. “The Effect of Rigid Gas Permeable Contact Lenses on Visual Quality and Corneal Aberrations in the Keratoconus Patients” Tuğba Gençağa Atakan, Sevda Aydın Kurne, Yelda Buyru Bozkurt, Tayfun Şahin, Mehmet Atakan. Bosphorus Med J. 2021;8(1):21-28. DOI: 10.14744/bmj.2020.58661. 

Presentations

1. “Evaluation of the choroid and retinal layers in patients with epilepsy receiving different treatment” Bahriye Horasanlı, Mehmet Atakan, M. Oğuz Ulusoy. World Ophthalmology Congress, 2020. 


2. “PRK treatment after DMEK surgery” Mehmet Atakan, Fatih Kenar, Tuğba Gençağa Atakan. 19th Black Sea Ophthalmology Society Congress, online, 2021, Moldova. 

Book Chapters

1. “Multidisciplinary Approach to Uveitis” Bölüm: Lens Induced Uveitis, s. 153–159, Ankara, 2021. 


2. “Practical Approach to Cataract Surgery” Bölüm 7: Energy Modulations and Fluidics, Ankara, 2022 (Pre-Pub).