Prof.Dr. Barış Sönmez graduated from the medical school (1999) and finished his ophthalmology residency training (2003) at Hacettepe University – Ankara. He did Cornea, Laser refractive surgery fellowship at UCLA (2006). Dr Sönmez became Associate Professor of Ophthalmology in 2009 (OMU) and Professor of Ophthalmology in 2018 (BAU). Dr Sönmez’s main clinical interests are cornea transplantation, laser eye surgeries (LASIK, SMILE, NoTouch), cataract surgery and lens implantation surgeries.
Specialized Treatments and Surgeries:
Retractive Laser Eye Surgery: ILASIK (Femto Lasik), LASIK, LASEK, Trans-Epithelial PRK (NO TOUCH) and SMILE
Cataract Surgery (Smart Lens Surgery)
Keratoconus Treatments – Cross-Linking Surgeries
Pinguecula and Pterygium Surgery
Blepharoplasty- Eyelid Aesthetic Surgery
Dry Eye Disease
Glaucoma
Diabetic Retinopathy
Macular Degeneration
Member Organizations
Member of TTB (Turkish Medical Association),
Member of TOD (Turkish Ophthalmology Association)
Member of American Board of Ophthalmology
Member of Cornea Society and International Society of Refractive Surgery
Foreign language:
Fluent English