Nilufer Koyluoglu
Liv Hospital International, Turkey
Biography
She graduated from Istanbul University, Istanbul School of Medicine in 1997. She has completed her residency in Istanbul Universtiy, Cerrahpasa School of
Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology in 2002. She has worked in Turkish Diabetes Hospital since 2002. She has held the position of Medical Retina Specialist and Deputy Chief Physician in Dünyagöz Hospital between 2005-2016. She coordinated the initiation of the long-term partnership of Orbis which is a branch of the World Health Organisation and Dünyagöz Hospital Group. She is the ophthalmology consultant of telemedicine systems of GSM operators in Turkey. She coordinated the bionic eye treatment initiation (Argus II Retinal Implant) in Turkey, also incorporating the Frankfurt World Eye Hospital in Germany as a scientific committee and board member of Dünyagöz Foundation and Turkish Medical Academy. She initiated the projects Dunyadiyabet and Athletic Eye Health in order to contribute to ‘Retina Awareness’ as a clinical scientist to prevent the loss of resources that would be used for keeping patients healthy. She has been invited contribute to the Turkish Olympic Committee and is working with the Turkish Paralympic Committee. She aims that the eye would be a symbol for the preventive
medicine globally, starting from athletes.