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Prof. Dr. Betül Tuğcu, MD

Professor of Ophthalmology · Liv Hospital Ulus
Prof. Dr. Betül Tuğcu is an ophthalmologist at Liv Hospital Ulus and Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at Bezmialem Vakıf University. A 1996 graduate of Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine (English program), she completed her ophthalmology residency in Istanbul and an observership in strabismus at Hacettepe University. Her clinical and research focus spans strabismus, amblyopia, pediatric ophthalmology and neuro-ophthalmology, with 78 indexed publications.
Specialties: Ophthalmology
25+
years in ophthalmology
78
indexed publications
12
h-index (Scopus)
StrabismusPediatric OphthalmologyNeuro-OphthalmologyAmblyopiaCataract SurgeryISA MemberESA Member
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CONSULTATION LANGUAGES
TR Turkish · native
EN English · professional
RU Russian · via BergemHealth coordinator
UK Ukrainian · via BergemHealth coordinator
ISTANBUL · 05/2026
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
  • ★
    2012
    Training of Trainers Program
    Istanbul
EDUCATION & CAREER

Timeline

Career milestones.

2003-2013
Chief Assistant (başasistan)
Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Eye Clinic
2014-present
Faculty member (Assoc. Prof. → Prof.)
Bezmialem Vakıf University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology
current
Ophthalmology Consultant
Liv Hospital Ulus
PUBLICATIONS

Scientific work

Selected peer-reviewed publications.

  • 2013
    Curr Eye Res
    «The morpho-functional evaluation of retina in amblyopia»
    · first author · 70 citations
  • 2014
    Eur J Ophthalmol
    «Effects of levodopa on retina in Parkinson disease»
    · co-author · 63 citations
  • 2014
    J Phys Ther Sci
    «Rehabilitation outcomes of children with cerebral palsy»
    · co-author · 60 citations
  • 2016
    Turk J Ophthalmol
    «Imaging methods in the diagnosis of optic disc drusen»
    · first author · 46 citations
  • 2014
    Indian J Ophthalmol
    «Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy as the presenting manifestation of primary antiphospholipid syndrome»
    · first author · 38 citations
  • 2021
    Indian J Ophthalmol
    «Adie-Holmes syndrome associated with COVID-19 infection: a case report»
    · co-author · 35 citations
CLINIC

Where they practise

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PRIMARY CLINIC
Liv Hospital Ulus
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