About

Place and Date of Birth
-Ankara, 1980
Language Skills
-English
Education and Experience
- 1998 – 2004 Gülhane Military Medical Academy Faculty of Medicine
- 2005 – 2007 Şırnak 6th Motorized Infantry Brigade Infirmary Chief Physician (General Practitioner)
- 2007 – 2011 Gülhane Military Medical Academy Eye Diseases Department. (Specialization)
- 2011 – 2018 Isparta Military Hospital / Isparta Yunus Emre State Hospital (Specialist Doctor)
- 2018 – 2022 Süleyman Demirel University Eye Diseases AD. (Assistant Professor)
- 2019 -2019 Gülhane Military Medical Academy Eye Diseases Department. Vitreoretinal Surgery Course
- 2022 – 2024 Lara Anatolia Hospital (Associate Professor Doctor)
Number of Scientific Publications
- More than 50 scientific publications
Case Experience
- Duration of active duty as an Ophthalmologist: 13 years of experience with over 10,000 cases
Memberships
- Turkish Ophthalmology Association (TOD)
-American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
Certificates
- International Council of Ophthalmology, ICO Optics Refraction & Instruments (2019)
- International Council of Ophthalmology, Basic Sciences (2019)
- International Council of Ophthalmology, Clinical Examination (2020)
- International Council of Ophthalmology, Fellowship of International Council of Ophthalmology (FICO) (2021)
- European Board of Ophthalmology, Fellowship of European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBO) (2021)
Awards
- TOD 43rd National Congress Best Research Third Prize, Turkish Ophthalmology Association, 2009
books
- Umut Karaca, Healthy Generation, Solid Future Growth, Development and Nutrition Guide for School-Age Children for Families and Teachers, Section name: (Vision Problems) (2021)
- Umut Karaca, Current Approaches to COVID - 19 Pandemic, Section name: (Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Ophthalmology Clinical Practice (2021)
- Umut Karaca, Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Medicine Physical Examination Book, Section name: (Strabismus Examination) (2019)
- Umut Karaca, Murat Küçükevcilioğlu, Ali Hakan Durukan. Pediatric Vitreoretinal Surgery, Department name:(Closed Globe Injuries) (2023)

Treatment Areas

• General Eye Examination
• Retina Treatments
• Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
• Keratoconus
• Cataract Treatment
• Oculoplasty / Eye Aesthetics
• Dry Eye
• Intraocular Lens / Trifocal Lens
• Laser Eye Treatments