Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emre Altınkurt

Place and Date of Birth

• Aydin, 1980

Language Skills

• English

Education and Experience

• 2015 - 2025: Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (Çapa) Department of Eye Diseases; Cornea, Cataract Treatment and Refractive Surgery Unit Manager
• 2017 - 2022: Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Medical Director of Lions Eye Bank
• 2023: Fellow of European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBO)
• 2021: Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Eye Diseases (Associate Professorship Title)
• 2009 : Lahey Clinic Foundation, Massachusetts, USA (Glaucoma Fellowship)
• 2012 - 2015: Medipol Mega University Hospital (Eye Diseases Specialist)
• 2010 - 2012: Çanakkale, Çan State Hospital (Compulsory service)
• 2005 - 2010: Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Eye Diseases (Specialization Training)
• 1998-2004: Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (University Education)

Case Experience

• Active service as an ophthalmologist 20 years, over 20000 surgical case experience

Memberships

• PKA (Pediatric Keratoplasty Association)
• ESCRS (European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons)
• TOD (Turkish Ophthalmology Association)
• TTB (Turkish Medical Association)

Certificates

• 2023 Fellow of European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBO)
• 2020 Good Clinical Practice Training, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
• 2020 Train the Trainer certificate, Istanbul University
• 2018 STAR S4 IR Excimer Laser WaveScan WaveFront System, Johnson & Johnson Vision
• 2018 STAR S4 IR Excimer Laser, Johnson & Johnson Vision
• 2016 Eye Bank Medical Manager qualification certificate, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Eye Bank
• 2015 Applied Femtolaser Training, Acıbadem University, Maslak, Istanbul
• 2011 Phacoemulsification training, Uma Eye Clinic, Chennai, India
• 2010 Intensive glaucoma training program, Advanced Eye Care Clinic,Vadodara, India
• 2010 Intensive phacoemulsification training program, Advanced Eye Care Clinic, Vadodara, India
• 2009 Glaucoma Fellow, Lahey Clinic Foundation, Massachusetts, USA

books

• 1. Sadık Şencan, Emre Altınkurt. Donor Cornea Supply, Donor Selection Criteria and Storage, in: Ocular Surface Surgeries, Editor: Ayşe Burcu, Elvin Yıldız, Elif Erdem, Anadolu Publications, Ankara, 2022, section 1.1, pages 7-19.
• 2. Tuğcu D, Şahin Ş, Yılmaz Y, Bilici M, Karaman S, Barburoğlu M, Tanyıldız HG, Altınkurt E, Çukurova F, Beşışık S, Karakaş Z, Ünüvar A, Hereditary Plasminogen Deficiency Associated Lignous Conjunctivitis, in: Bleeding Child with Cases, Editor: Ayşegül Ünüvar, Canan Albayrak, Dilek Gürlek Gökçebay, Elif Güler Kazancı, Kahraman Öncel, Galenos, Istanbul, 2023, part 2, pp.35-40.
• 3. Altınkurt E, Bayhan HA, Current Biometry Measurement Techniques in Cataract Treatment Surgery in: Multifocal Intraocular Lenses, Editor: Sadık Şencan, Turkiye Hospital Publishing House, Ankara, 2019, pp.12-21.

Seminars

• 1st Panelist: Cataract Treatment Surgery in Challenging Cases, Posterior polar cataract surgery and intraocular lens selection, TOD Istanbul Branch December Scientific Meeting, 18 December 2025, Istanbul
• 2nd Panelist: Keratoplasties - DALK, Istanbul Branch Monthly Scientific Meeting, 19 October 2023, Istanbul
• 3rd Trainer: Basic Keratoplasty BAL-BAK Trainer / TOD Skill Transfer Program, 17 December 2023, Istanbul
• 4th Panelist: Pediatric cataracts - Patient preparation and surgical timing, TOD 45th Spring symposium, 2023, Istanbul
• 5th Panelist: Anterior segment imaging methods with cases - Anterior Segment Photography, TOD 43rd Spring Symposium 2021, Istanbul
• 6th Panelist: Ocular Surface Immunological Diseases - Episcleritis and Scleritis, TOD 16th March Symposium, 15-17 March 2019, Erzurum
• 7th Panelist: New Horizons in Cataract Treatment – Biometry, TOD Istanbul Branch March Scientific Meeting, 16 March 2017, Istanbul