Prof. Dr. Aysel Pelit
Ophthalmologist. Education, academic career, appointments and memberships.
Biography
Prof. Dr. Aysel Pelit was born in Adana, Türkiye, where she completed her primary and secondary education. She graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine in 1992 and completed her residency in Ophthalmology at Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine in 1998.
In 1999 she joined Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Adana Teaching and Research Hospital, as a founding faculty member of the Department of Ophthalmology. She became Associate Professor in 2004 and Professor in 2010, and served as Head of Department for many years. In 2003 she worked at the Cornea Service of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School.
Her main fields are pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus, corneal diseases and cataract surgery. She has served as Education Coordinator of the Strabismus Unit and Unit Secretary of the Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Unit of the Turkish Ophthalmological Association. She has authored 110 peer-reviewed articles in national and international journals, more than 150 scientific presentations and numerous book chapters, and is co-editor of the “Esotropia” volume in the Association’s educational series.
She sees patients at her private clinic in Seyhan, Adana.
Education
- 1992
- Doctor of Medicine (MD)Ankara University Faculty of Medicine
- 1998
- Residency in OphthalmologyÇukurova University Faculty of Medicine
Residency thesis: “Ultrastructural changes in the optic nerve, choroid and retina in experimental retrobulbar haematoma and the role of deferoxamine in treatment.” Advisor: Prof. Dr. Gülhanım Hacıyakupoğlu.
Career
- 1993 – 1998
- Resident in OphthalmologyÇukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Ophthalmology, Adana
- 1999 – 2004
- Assistant Professor · Founding faculty memberBaşkent University Faculty of Medicine, Adana Teaching and Research Hospital, Dept. of Ophthalmology
- 2003
- Cornea ServiceMassachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
- 2004 – 2010
- Associate ProfessorBaşkent University Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Ophthalmology, Adana
- 2010 – 2026
- ProfessorBaşkent University Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Ophthalmology, Adana
- 2026 –
- Private practiceMerkez Plaza, Seyhan / Adana
Appointments
- 2000 – 2008 · 2017 –
- Head of Department — Başkent University Adana Teaching and Research Center, Ophthalmology
- 2022 – 2024
- Unit Secretary — Turkish Ophthalmological Association, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Unit
- 2020 – 2022
- Education Coordinator — Turkish Ophthalmological Association, Strabismus Unit
- 2005 – 2007
- Postgraduate Medical Education Group — Başkent University Medical Education Unit
- 2004 – 2006
- Board Member and Web Editor — Turkish Ophthalmological Association, Çukurova Branch
Memberships
- 2021 –
- European Dry Eye Society
- 2019 –
- American College of Surgeons
- 2016 –
- European Strabismological Association
- 2011 –
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- 2010 –
- International Strabismological Association
- 2010
- World Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
- 2002 – 2020
- European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
- 2005 – 2015
- European Contact Lens Society of Ophthalmologists
- 2002 – 2006
- Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society
- 2001 – 2003
- Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
- 2000 –
- Türk Cumhuriyetleri Oftalmoloji Derneği
- 1993 –
- Türk Oftalmoloji Derneği
- 1993 –
- Türk Tabipleri Birliği
Turkish Ophthalmological Association units
- 2006 –
- Strabismus Unit
- 2007 –
- Cataract and Refractive Surgery Unit
- 2007 –
- Cornea Unit
Awards
- 2003 – 2004
- TÜBİTAK International Scientific Publication Incentive Awards (8 awards)Clin Experiment Ophthalmol · Eur J Ophthalmol · Curr Eye Res (2) · J AAPOS · J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus · Cornea · Acta Radiologica
- 1997
- Certificate of Appreciation — Çukurova University Dept. of Ophthalmology
Peer review
- 2013–
- Graefe’s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
- 2010–
- Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
- 2010–
- International Journal of Ophthalmology
- 2010–
- Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology
- 2009–
- Clinical Ophthalmology
- 2008–
- Türkiye Klinikleri Oftalmoloji Dergisi
- 2007–
- Türkiye Klinikleri Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi