Arife Esra Kocakaya

Place and Date of Birth Aydın, 1982 

Foreign Languages English 

Education and Experience 

Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine 
İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital 
Şanlıurfa Balıklıgöl State Hospital 
İzmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital 

Professional Memberships 
Turkish Ophthalmological Association ESCRS (European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons)
AAO (American Academy of Ophthalmology) 
 

Books 
KOCAKAYA A., 2018. Ophthalmology: From Diagnosis to Treatment, Palme Publishing (Co-author) Seminars 1. Surgical Treatment of Dacryocystorhinostomy in Adults: External vs. Other Approaches. XII. Republican Congress of Belarus, Minsk, 2018 
2. Nonsurgical Blepharoplasty with Plasma Exeresis. XII. Republican Congress of Belarus, Minsk, 2018 

Certificates 
TOD Skill Transfer Course: Ptosis Surgery 
TOD Skill Transfer Course: Vitreoretinal Surgery Simulation Course 
TOD Skill Transfer Course: Surgical Treatment Options for Eyelid Malpositions: What Do I Do? TOD Skills Transfer Course: Approaches to the Lacrimal System via Cases and Videos 
TOD 53rd National Congress – Ocular Oncology Unit and Oculoplastic Surgery Unit BILEP Course 
TOD 53rd National Congress – Cataract and Refractive Surgery Unit BILEP Course TOD Skills Transfer Course: Aesthetic Eyelid Surgery and Periorbital Rejuvenation Video Course 
American Academy of Ophthalmology 2018 Cadaver Course: Fundamental Facelifting Techniques 
American Academy of Ophthalmology 2018 Cadaver Course: Blepharoplasty American Academy of Ophthalmology 2018 Cadaver Course: Oculoplastic Surgery – Anatomic Foundations, Surgical Techniques, and Enhanced Results 
7th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 
– Pre-meeting Course Oculoplastic Surgery Unit Skills Transfer Course-3: Periocular Cosmetic Rejuvenation 
– Botulinum Toxin and Filler Applications Cataract and Refractive Surgery Skills Transfer Course: Corneal Topography Prior to Refractive Surgery Oculoplastic Surgery Unit Skills Transfer Course: Imaging in Orbital Diseases 
51st National Congress – Cataract and Refractive Surgery Unit BILEP Course; Dentsem Hands-on Course on Botox, Mesotherapy, and Filler Applications Contact Lens Course – Resident Training 
Izmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital CPR Training Program 
TOD 43rd National Congress – Hands-on Course on Cataract Surgery in Challenging Cases