Prof. Dr. Yusuf YıldırımCataract and Refractive Surgery / Cornea and Ocular Surface Diseases
Prof. Dr. Yusuf Yıldırım

Prof. Dr. Yusuf Yıldırım

Eyes that see, faces that smile…

AcademicScholar · WoS

  • 1,753citations
  • 98publications
  • 26h-index

20 years · since 2006

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  • Prof. Dr. Yusuf Yıldırım in a white coat with an ID badge on a lanyard, arms crossed, smiling.
  • A talk on “Eye health in the digital age” in a Flash Haber broadcast.
  • Prof. Dr. Yusuf Yıldırım speaking at an event of the Izmir Branch of the Turkish Ophthalmological Association.
  • Speakers on stage at the Paris meeting; an image of the Eiffel Tower behind them.
  • Prof. Dr. Yusuf Yıldırım speaking at the podium of the 59th National Ophthalmology Congress.
  • The podium at a meeting in Paris for the presentation “The Effect of Digital Life on the Ocular Surface”.
  • Prof. Dr. Yusuf Yıldırım speaking at the 45th TOD April Course in Ankara.
  • Prof. Dr. Yusuf Yıldırım in front of the ESCRS Congress Copenhagen 2025 backdrop.
  • Prof. Dr. Yusuf Yıldırım seated at a microphone on a panel.
  • Prof. Dr. Yusuf Yıldırım in a dark suit and red tie, presenting at a lectern with a laptop in front of a grey wall.
  • Prof. Dr. Yusuf Yıldırım walking and smiling, in a dark blazer and sunglasses.
  • Prof. Dr. Yusuf Yıldırım speaking at an Alcon podium, a Clareon Vivity slide on the screen behind.
  • Prof. Dr. Yusuf Yıldırım in a white coat, arms crossed, in the clinic; two eye images on the monitor behind him.
  • Prof. Dr. Yusuf Yıldırım examining an eye at a slit lamp in the clinic.
  • Prof. Dr. Yusuf Yıldırım standing on the stage of the 59th National Ophthalmology Congress.
  • Prof. Dr. Yusuf Yıldırım on a panel at the 20th TOD March Symposium in Trabzon (2025), his name card in front of him.
  • Prof. Dr. Yusuf Yıldırım speaking with a microphone at a talk; a drawing of an eye and a megaphone behind him.
  • Prof. Dr. Yusuf Yıldırım as a guest in the studio of the TYT Türk programme “Hayata Dair”.
  • Prof. Dr. Yusuf Yıldırım speaking in an EKOL TV interview; the caption reads “What should parents do for their children?”

Congresses · Courses · Publications

Not just a job.

Story

From Trabzon to Istanbul: a physician's journey.

  1. Trabzon.

    Born in Trabzon; graduate of Kanuni Anatolian High School.

  2. Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine.

    Graduation.

  3. Beyoğlu Eye Training and Research Hospital.

    Residency; then service in the Cataract and Refractive Surgery / Cornea and Ocular Surface units.

  4. International diplomas.

    FEBO (2016), FICO (2018), ICO Cornea and External Disease (2019), membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (2020). ESCRS London 2014, 2nd place. Diplomas

  5. Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital.

    Professor and Clinical Education Lead.

  6. Now

    Istanbul Medipol University.

    Mega Medipol Hospital Complex and Medipol Acıbadem Regional Hospital; faculty member and clinical educator.

Istanbul Medipol University2024 —

Expertise

From Science to the Clinic: Eye Diseases & Eye Health

Results may vary from person to person in any surgical or interventional procedure.

Record

Academic journey.

All publications

Cumulative citations by year

OpenAlex · 2010–2025

Cumulative citation count according to OpenAlex, 2010 to 2025.

Sources

SourcePublicationsCitationshi10
Google ScholarOctober 2026—1,7532645
OpenAlexOctober 14, 20261221,3732245
Web of ScienceOctober 2026981,08919—

Each database indexes different journals, so the numbers differ. The citation count on the home page is from Google Scholar.

112 documents · 36 verified reviews (October 2026)
Last read: October 14, 2026

Selected publications

By citations
  1. 2012

    Accelerated corneal crosslinking concurrent with laser in situ keratomileusis

    Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery · 38(8):1424

    115 citations

    DOI (opens in a new tab)
  2. 2014

    Corneal Backscatter Analysis by In Vivo Confocal Microscopy: Fellow Eye Comparison of Small Incision Lenticule Extraction and Femtosecond Laser-Assisted LASIK

    Journal of Ophthalmology · 2014

    71 citations

    DOI (opens in a new tab)
  3. 2015

    Accelerated Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking in Thin Keratoconic Corneas

    Journal of Refractive Surgery · 31(6):386

    53 citations

    DOI (opens in a new tab)
  4. 2016

    Long-Term Changes in Subfoveal Choroidal Thickness After Cataract Surgery

    Medical Science Monitor · 22:1566

    41 citations

    DOI (opens in a new tab)
  5. 2014

    Evaluation of Corneal Stromal Demarcation Line after Two Different Protocols of Accelerated Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking Procedures Using Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography and Confocal Microscopy

    Journal of Ophthalmology · 2014

    40 citations

    DOI (opens in a new tab)
  6. 2019

    Different accelerated corneal collagen cross-linking treatment modalities in progressive keratoconus

    Eye and Vision · 6(1):16

    39 citations

    DOI (opens in a new tab)
Cover of the book Presbiyopi Düzeltici Göz İçi Lensler: an iris on a dark blue ground; editors Yusuf Yıldırım and Elif Ceren Yeşilkaya. (opens in a new tab)

Books and editing

Editing · 2022

Presbiyopi Düzeltici Göz İçi Lensler (opens in a new tab)

Yusuf Yıldırım, Elif Ceren Yeşilkaya · Akademisyen Kitabevi

Numerous book chapters, translations and thesis supervisions.

Diplomas

Certified by international ophthalmology bodies.

  1. European Board of Ophthalmology Diploma (FEBO)

    European Board of Ophthalmology

    EBO-2016-3287

  2. ICO Basic Science

    International Council of Ophthalmology

  3. ICO Optics and Refraction

    International Council of Ophthalmology

  4. ICO Clinical Science

    International Council of Ophthalmology

  5. ICO Advanced (FICO)

    International Council of Ophthalmology

  6. ICO Cornea Subspecialty

    International Council of Ophthalmology

  7. Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (MRCSEd)

    Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Memberships

  • ESCRS European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
  • ASCRS American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
  • TOD Turkish Ophthalmological Association
  • TCOD Ophthalmological Society of the Turkic Republics

Award · 2014

ESCRS Congress, London. 2nd place

Foreign language

English

Articles

On eye health, in plain language.

An enlarged eye image on a monitor; the arm of a physician in a white coat on the left.

Cornea7 min read

Who is corneal cross-linking suitable for in keratoconus?

Cross-linking is a procedure that aims to slow or halt the progression of the disease in keratoconus by strengthening the corneal tissue. In whom and when it is considered is determined by the physician according to the examination findings.