Birthplace and Date Ankara, 1980
Foreign Languages 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 Ophthalmology Department (Specialization)
2011 – 2018 Isparta Military Hospital/ Isparta Yunus Emre State Hospital (Specialist Doctor)
2018 – 2022 Süleyman Demirel University Ophthalmology Department (Assistant Professor)
2019 -2019 Gülhane Military Medical Academy Ophthalmology Department Vitreoretinal Surgery Course
2022 – 2024 Lara Anatolia Hospital (Associate Professor)
Number of Scientific Publications
Over 50 scientific publications
Case Experience Active period of Ophthalmology:
13 years, over 10,000 case experience
Associations of Membership
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, Strong Future Guide for Parents and Teachers for Growth, Development and Nutrition of School-Age Children, Chapter Name: (Vision Problems) (2021)
Umut Karaca, Current Approaches to COVID - 19 Pandemic, Chapter Name: (Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Ophthalmology Clinical Practice (2021)
Umut Karaca, Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Medicine Physical Examination Book, Chapter Name: (Strabisity Examination) (2019)
Umut Karaca, Murat Küçükevcilioğlu, Ali Hakan Durukan. Pediatric Vitreoretinal Surgery, Chapter Name: (Closed Globe Injuries) (2023)