Prof Dr Güngör SOBACI
Professor Kirikkale University Medical Faculty

He was born in 1960 in Samsun; After Kuleli Military High School, he graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine in June 1983, worked as a continental doctor in Diyarbak?r in 1984-6, and completed his specialty education in Ankara Gülhane Military Medical Academy (GATA) in 1989-90. also served as an eye specialist at Mevki Military Hospital; He was appointed as Assistant Professor at GATA in September 1990. He received the title of Associate Professor of UAK in October 1992; In this context, the youngest associate professor title in Turkey in the fields and TAF is a person; however, in March 2005 (13 years later) he was appointed professor at GATA. For silicone oil applications in Vitreoretinal Surgery (VRC), in 1993, Prof. Dr. John D Scott, Professor of Doheny in 1995-96 for advanced VRC and gene therapy research in the retina. Dr. He worked with Stephen J. Ryan. While he was the President of GATA Göz AD in 2013-4, ? He is the first person in the world to apply stem cell therapy in the human retina. With his experience in military medicine, he has the widest series of eye injury treatments in this field and his book has been published in an internationally respected publishing house. Experimental Ophthalmology in Turkey, Electro physiology and clinical studies in ophthalmology, pioneering and original has a unique place. first limbal stem cell transplantation the treatment of corneal alkali burn in Turkey with Hiperisin- Yellow Spot disease dependent PDT therapy applications, interferon use in BD and chronic unit is between them. In this context, from the national TOD (Turkish Ophthalmology Association) and internationally recognized organizations (ARVO: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, AAO: American Academy of Ophthalmology, ICO: International Counsel of Ophthalmology) awards are available. TOD-Medical Retina, VRC, Uvea-Behçet and international eye scientific organizations (Retina Society, Macular Degeneration Organization, ASRS: American Society of Retina Specialist, ESASO: European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology, ISOT; International Society of Ocular Trauma) He has been a member of their scientific committees and sessions as speaker / Live Surgery practitioner. International has been an active participant in multicentric studies as epiretinal implants and the first 8 Turkey in the world (artificial eyes) in the doctoral thesis has directed. He was the Head of the TOD-VRC Unit in 2013-14. International (AAO, ARVO, ISOT, WOC: World Ophthalmology Congress) and many scientific awards from national scientific organizations (including the Demir Ba?ar Award), as well as the Blind / Low-Sighted Foundations appreciation for their work in the field of blindness prevention and social media events. The most well-known of these is the English book he edited (Current Concepts and Management of Eye Injuries- Springer) and his work on Stem Cell (Stem Cell Applications in Retinal Diseases - Stem Cells: Current Challenges and New Directions, 2013 - Springer). ? It has 100+ publications and 2200+ citations (h index: 23) within the scope of SCI-Expanded (Extended Scientific Index Search). It is a candidate for TUBITAK Scientist from GATA in 2012; 2105 is the year of Hacettepe Medical Eye highest score in Academic Activities and name is on the list with the first 1,000 scientists in Turkey. ? As a retinal diseases specialist, especially the diagnosis and treatment of Yellow Spot (Macular) degeneration and Dystrophies and the solution of eye problems in Diabetes Patients, intraocular injection and laser applications are his main areas of interest. As a vitreoretinal surgeon with more than 25 years of experience, his main areas of interest are stem cell applications, which are still considered experimental in the world, especially for eye injuries and retinal detachments, as well as Retinitis Pigmentosa (Chicken Black Disease) and Macular degeneration. ?

Abdullah Melekoglu
Assistance Professor KASTAMONU UNIVERSITY