Dr Hüseyin Cengiz (Ophthalmic Surgeon)

Education:

Born in the Mut district of Mersin in 1965, he attended Konya Anatolian High School and graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine. In 1989, he ranked seventh nationally in the Medical Specialisation Examination and entered the Department of Ophthalmology at Ege University Faculty of Medicine. He completed his specialist training in 1994.

His scientific articles have been published in Turkish and international journals. He conducted scientific work at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and Tulane University in the United States, working with vitreoretinal surgeon Gholam Peyman. He served in the eye clinic of Mersin Diabetes Hospital, which opened in 1997. He has worked at Vizyon Eye Hospital since 2006 and played an active role in its establishment.

He is a board-certified Medical Science Liaison (MSL) in the United States. He develops AI-supported software in ophthalmology and provides medical device consultancy.

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Developer of CER-AI

Dr Cengiz is the developer and clinical lead of the clinical decision-support software that provides a structured assessment of preoperative corneal ectasia risk in refractive surgery: CER-AI — Corneal Ectasia Risk Assessment Intelligence.

Agriculture, nature and music

On 80 decares of land in Arslanköy, under the brand Hekimin Çiftliği he carries out certified organic agricultural production. An amateur mountaineer, he has climbed Mount Ararat. He is also interested in music and is an accomplished mandolin player.

Social responsibility and club activities

He served two terms as President of the Mersin Pozcu Lions Club and received the International Successful President Award.

Memberships

• Turkish Ophthalmological Association
• European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
• International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS)
• Toros Mountaineering Club
• Mersin Investors Association (MERYAD)

Treatments and Operations:

• Refractive Surgery — Laser Eye Surgery
• Cataract and Smart Lens Eye Surgery
• Keratoconus Treatments — Cross-Linking Surgery
• Pterygium Surgery
• Dry Eye Disease and Treatments
• Strabismus Treatments
• Vitrectomy Surgery

Foreign languages

1. English: Advanced
2. Persian: Conversational