Dr. Celik routinely diagnoses and treats conditions related to the front of the eye. He specializes in cornea, cataract, and refractive surgery. He serves as Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Flaum Eye Institute. He earned his medical degree from Marmara University School of Medicine, Turkey, in 2007. He then completed an ophthalmology residency at Beyoglu Eye Research and Training Hospital in Istanbul Turkey, which he followed with a fellowship in cornea-cataract and refractive surgery at Istanbul Medeniyet University. He traveled to the United States to complete fellowships in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Medical Retina at the University of Miami’s Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. He has been in private and academic practice since 2013. Conditions Dr. Celik treats and procedures he performs include:

Routine and complicated cataract surgery (Monfocal IOLs, Monovision, Premium IOLS)
Advanced anterior segment complications (Secondary IOLs, Iridoplasty)
Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgeries (MIGS)
Refractive surgeries; LASIK, PRK (VISX Star and FEMTO LDV platforms)
Phakic Rafractive Surgery with ICL (Implantable Collamer Lens)
Excimer Laser Phototherapeutic Keratectomy (PTK)
Corneal transplant surgeries (PK, DALK, DMEK)
Keratoconus and Corneal crosslinking
Pterygium surgeries
Herpes zoster and other corneal infections
Fuchs and other ocular dystrophies

Certified Specialties

Ophthalmology

Faculty Appointments

Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology - Department of Ophthalmology (SMD)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Pediatric Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute-Human Resources. 2018 - 2019

Fellowship, Clinical Retina, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute-Human Resources. 2017 - 2018

Fellowship, Cornea, External Disease And Refractive Surgery, Istanbul Medeniyet University Medical Faculty. 2015 - 2016

Residency, Ophthalmology, Beyoglu Eye Research and Training Hospital. 2008 - 2013

Residency, Nuclear Medicine, Marmara University Faculty of Pharmacy (Turkey). 2007 - 2008

Education

MD | Marmara Universitesi (Turkey). 2007

Publications

Journal Articles

Efficacy comparison of combined trabeculectomy with MMC and gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy.

Olgun A, Celik HU, Yenihayat F, Bozkurt E, Sahbaz I

International ophthalmology.. 2022 June 42 (6):1711-1718. Epub 01/28/2022.

Evaluation of Bruch's membrane opening-minimum rim width and retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in adults with anisometropic amblyopia.

Celik NB, Kose AO, Celik HU, Imamoglu S

Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy.. 2020 December 32 :102023. Epub 09/23/2020.

The Effect of SLT Laser Application on Iris to Treat Sectorial Heterochromia: A Promising Technique.

Basoglu A, Çelik U

Eye & contact lens.. 2018 September 44 Suppl 1 :S352-S354. Epub 1900 01 01.

Evaluation of macular and peripapillary choroidal thickness, macular volume and retinal nerve fiber layer in acromegaly patients.

Yazgan S, Arpaci D, Celik HU, Isik I

International ophthalmology.. 2018 April 38 (2):617-625. Epub 05/15/2017.

The role of patient's systemic characteristics and plateletcrit in developing toxic anterior segment syndrome after uneventful phaco surgery: A case-control study.

Yazgan S, Celik U, Ayar O, Ugurbas SH, Celik B, Akdemir MO, Ugurbas SC, Alpay A

International ophthalmology.. 2018 February 38 (1):43-52. Epub 01/27/2017.

Choroidal thickness changes determined by EDI-OCT on acute anterior uveitis in patients with HLA-B27-positive ankylosing spondylitis.

Basarir B, Celik U, Altan C, Celik NB

International ophthalmology.. 2018 February 38 (1):307-312. Epub 02/14/2017.

Evaluation of retinal nerve fibre layer, ganglion cell layer and choroidal thickness with optical coherence tomography in migraine patients: a case-control study.

Gunes A, Karadag AS, Yazgan S, Celik HU, Simsek A

Clinical & experimental optometry.. 2018 January 101 (1):109-115. Epub 09/20/2017.

Peripapillary Choroidal Thickness and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer in Untreated Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome: A Case-Control Study.

Yazgan S, Erboy F, Celik HU, Ornek T, Ugurbas SH, Kokturk F, Ayar O, Akdemir MO, Celik E

Current eye research.. 2017 November 42 (11):1552-1560. Epub 09/14/2017.

Comparison of serum thiol-disulphide homeostasis and total antioxidant-oxidant levels between exudative age-related macular degeneration patients and healthy subjects.

Elbay A, Ozer OF, Akkan JCU, Celik U, Kutlutürk I, Koytak A, Ozdemir H

International ophthalmology.. 2017 October 37 (5):1095-1101. Epub 10/12/2016.

Macular Choroidal Thickness May Be the Earliest Determiner to Detect the Onset of Diabetic Retinopathy in Patients with Prediabetes: A Prospective and Comparative Study.

Yazgan S, Arpaci D, Celik HU, Dogan M, Isik I

Current eye research.. 2017 July 42 (7):1039-1047. Epub 01/25/2017.

Efficacy of golimumab on recurrent uveitis in HLA-B27-positive ankylosing spondylitis.

Yazgan S, Celik U, Isik M, Yesil NK, Baki AE, Sahin H, Gencer E, Dogan I

International ophthalmology.. 2017 February 37 (1):139-145. Epub 05/06/2016.

Intraocular pressure in infants and its association with hormonal changes with vaginal birth versus cesarean section.

Elbay A, Celik U, Celik B, Ozer OF, Kilic G, Akkan JC, Bayraktar BT, Kaymak NZ

International ophthalmology.. 2016 December 36 (6):855-860. Epub 03/08/2016.

Plateletcrit in Ocular Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome.

Yazgan S, Celik U, Kaldrm H, Ayar O, Akdemir MO

Eye & contact lens.. 2016 September 42 (5):328-32. Epub 1900 01 01.

Sutureless Intrascleral Fixated Intraocular Lens Implantation.

Karadag R, Celik HU, Bayramlar H, Rapuano CJ

Journal of refractive surgery.. 2016 August 132 (9):586-97. Epub 1900 01 01.

INTRAVITREAL BEVACIZUMAB IN THE TREATMENT OF CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULAR MEMBRANE DUE TO ANGIOID STREAKS.

Alagöz C, Alagöz N, Özkaya A, Çelik U, Turan MF, Yazici AT, Çekiç O, Demirok A

Retina.. 2015 October 35 (10):2001-10. Epub 1900 01 01.

23 gauge pars plana vitrectomy for the removal of retained intraocular foreign bodies.

Yuksel K, Celik U, Alagoz C, Dundar H, Celik B, Yazici AT

BMC ophthalmology.. 2015 July 1615 :75. Epub 07/16/2015.

The destructive effects of antibiotics on the amniotic membrane ultrastructure.

Aykut V, Celik U, Celik B

International ophthalmology.. 2015 June 35 (3):381-5. Epub 06/08/2014.

Corneal biomechanical comparison of pseudoexfoliation syndrome, pseudoexfoliative glaucoma and healthy subjects.

Yazgan S, Celik U, Alagöz N, Tas M

Current eye research.. 2015 May 40 (5):470-5. Epub 06/23/2014.

Evaluation of subbasal nerve morphology and corneal sensation after accelerated corneal collagen cross-linking treatment on keratoconus.

Ozgurhan EB, Celik U, Bozkurt E, Demirok A

Current eye research.. 2015 May 40 (5):484-9. Epub 06/30/2014.

A comparison of corneal biomechanical properties in patients with psoriasis and healthy subjects.

Celik U, Aykut V, Celik B, Tas M, Yazgan S, Kaldrm H, Erdur SK

Eye & contact lens.. 2015 March 41 (2):127-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

New microwave thermokeratoplasty and accelerated crosslinking method for keratoconus: results in 24 eyes during a 1-year follow-up.

Celik U, Alagoz N, Yildirim Y, Muller D, Marshall J, Demirok A, Yilmaz OF

Journal of cataract and refractive surgery.. 2015 February 41 (2):422-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Pain, wound healing and refractive comparison of mechanical and transepithelial debridement in photorefractive keratectomy for myopia: results of 1 year follow-up.

Celik U, Bozkurt E, Celik B, Demirok A, Yilmaz OF

Contact lens & anterior eye : the journal of the British Contact Lens Association.. 2014 December 37 (6):420-6. Epub 07/28/2014.

Corneal hysteresis, corneal resistance factor, and intraocular pressure measurements in eyes implanted with a small aperture corneal inlay.

Agca A, Demirok A, Celik HU, van de Pol C, Cankaya KI, Celik NB, Yasa D, Yilmaz I, Yilmaz OF

Journal of refractive surgery.. 2014 December 30 (12):831-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

Comparison of corneal hysteresis and corneal resistance factor after small incision lenticule extraction and femtosecond laser-assisted LASIK: a prospective fellow eye study.

Agca A, Ozgurhan EB, Demirok A, Bozkurt E, Celik U, Ozkaya A, Cankaya I, Yilmaz OF

Contact lens & anterior eye : the journal of the British Contact Lens Association.. 2014 April 37 (2):77-80. Epub 07/04/2013.

Subfoveal choroidal thickness measurements with enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography in patients with nanophthalmos.

Demircan A, Altan C, Osmanbasoglu OA, Celik U, Kara N, Demirok A

The British journal of ophthalmology.. 2014 March 98 (3):345-9. Epub 12/04/2013.

Comparison of pre-incision and single-stepped clear corneal incision in phacoemulsification surgery.

Aykut V, Kirgiz A, Gül Ay B, Celik U

European review for medical and pharmacological sciences.. 2014 18 (12):1698-703. Epub 1900 01 01.

Evaluation of the relationship between corneal biomechanic and HbA1C levels in type 2 diabetes patients.

Yazgan S, Celik U, Kaldirim H, Ayar O, Elbay A, Aykut V, Celik B, Tas M

Clinical ophthalmology.. 2014 8 :1549-53. Epub 08/19/2014.

Analysis of iris structure and iridocorneal angle parameters with anterior segment optical coherence tomography in Fuchs' uveitis syndrome.

Basarir B, Altan C, Pinarci EY, Celik U, Satana B, Demirok A

International ophthalmology.. 2013 June 33 (3):245-50. Epub 01/01/2013.

Comparing the effects of three different intravitreal injection techniques on vitreous reflux and intraocular pressure.

Özkaya A, Alkin Z, Celik U, Yüksel K, Ozgurhan EB, Agca A, Yazici AT, Demirok A

Journal of ocular pharmacology and therapeutics : the official journal of the Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics.. 2013 April 29 (3):325-9. Epub 11/15/2012.

New method of microwave thermokeratoplasty to correct myopia in 33 eyes: one-year results.

Celik U, Alagoz N, Yildirim Y, Agca A, Marshall J, Muller D, Demirok A, Yilmaz OF

Journal of cataract and refractive surgery.. 2013 February 39 (2):225-33. Epub 1900 01 01.

Accuracy and precision of cap thickness in small incision lenticule extraction.

Ozgurhan EB, Agca A, Bozkurt E, Gencer B, Celik U, Cankaya KI, Demirok A, Yilmaz OF

Clinical ophthalmology.. 2013 7 :923-6. Epub 05/21/2013.

Femtosecond lenticule extraction for correction of myopia: a 6 month follow-up study.

Demirok A, Agca A, Ozgurhan EB, Bozkurt E, Celik U, Demircan A, Guleryuz NB, Cankaya KI, Yilmaz OF

Clinical ophthalmology.. 2013 7 :1041-7. Epub 06/07/2013.

Surgical therapy versus observation for lamellar macular hole: a retrospective comparison study.

Sanisoglu H, Elbay A, Sevim S, Celik U, Aktas FB, Durmus E

Clinical ophthalmology.. 2013 7 :1843-8. Epub 09/18/2013.

Comparison between Intravitreal Triamcinolone with Grid Laser Photocoagulation versus Bevacizumab with Grid Laser Photocoagulation Combinations for Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion.

Ozkaya A, Celik U, Alkin Z, Faiz Turan M, Yazici AT, Demirok A

ISRN ophthalmology.. 2013 2013 :141279. Epub 12/19/2013.

Accelerated corneal crosslinking concurrent with laser in situ keratomileusis.

Celik HU, Alagöz N, Yildirim Y, Agca A, Marshall J, Demirok A, Yilmaz OF

Journal of cataract and refractive surgery.. 2012 August 38 (8):1424-31. Epub 1900 01 01.

Comparison of 3 pupillometers for determining scotopic pupil diameter.

Altan C, Kaya V, Basarir B, Celik U, Azman E, Akar S, Demirok A, Yilmaz OF

European journal of ophthalmology.. 2012 22 (6):904-10. Epub 04/23/2012.

Idiopathic and secondary epiretinal membranes: do they differ in terms of morphology? An optical coherence tomography-based study.

Yazici AT, Alagöz N, Celik HU, Bozkurt E, Alagöz C, Cakir M, Cekiç O, Yilmaz OF

Retina.. 2011 April 31 (4):779-84. Epub 1900 01 01.

Ratings & Comments

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Ratings

Care provider's discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

4.8

Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

4.8

Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

4.8

Care provider's efforts to include you in decisions about your care

4.8

Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

4.8

Patient Comments

5.0

Great

Sep 28, 2025

5.0

Dr Celik was very kind and patient in explaining my situation to me.

Sep 28, 2025

5.0

The ophthalmology surgeon recommended to me was extremely clear and helpful in guiding me toward the best of options to consider in determining cataract surgery. He listened carefully to my lifestyle needs and requests for scheduling of both eyes in succession. He left me with confidence that I am going to have outstanding care throughout the process.

Sep 23, 2025

5.0

I all ready have brag about them to my family,.and other Veterans. Told them that they are miracles workers. God bless them all

Sep 19, 2025

5.0

Very good

Sep 08, 2025

2.2

Upon this first meeting, I found Dr. Celik to not be progressive in his patient care and/or exploring all possible options for further visual improvement. He's rather text book in his approach.

Aug 24, 2025

5.0

Eye surgery a very big deal and you all helped me in every way

Jul 20, 2025

5.0

Dr is very nice and answers any questions I have with explanations I can understand

Jul 18, 2025

5.0

Dr. Celik and his resident both provided high quality care and attention.

Jul 14, 2025

5.0

I am completely satisfied with all the professionals I dealt with. Am looking forward to my next visits to complete my procedures.

Jun 17, 2025

5.0

All good

Jun 08, 2025

5.0

It all went well

May 12, 2025

5.0

Everyone was excellent

May 11, 2025

5.0

Good

Apr 30, 2025

5.0

Very approachable and humble

Apr 29, 2025

5.0

Definitely would recommend to everyone who needs this type of care

Apr 27, 2025

5.0

This was my first visit with Dr. Celik. He was wonderful!

Mar 27, 2025

5.0

Outstanding care

Mar 10, 2025

5.0

I had the best of care by Dr. Celik and other specialists. Thank You.

Mar 09, 2025

5.0

They were very tentative to my needs

Mar 02, 2025

5.0

Can't wait to have cataracts removed bye the doc

Mar 02, 2025

5.0

No problems at all.

Feb 26, 2025

5.0

Dr. Celik has taken excellent care of my eye crisis and follow up.

Feb 19, 2025

5.0

I was well informed of what would be done and knew what to expect.

Feb 02, 2025

5.0

Surgeon aware of my professional status. Care plan was well explained.

Jan 23, 2025

5.0

Excellent my surgeon was excellent and I felt at ease with the procedure.

Dec 15, 2024

5.0

Everyone was excellent!

Dec 10, 2024

5.0

Dr came highly recommended. He was courteous and made sure I understood procedure, giving me the option to proceed or not. Much appreciated.

Nov 24, 2024

4.6

Good

Nov 18, 2024

5.0

Went out of their way to inform me

Sep 08, 2024

5.0

Very good

Sep 03, 2024

4.0

Jury is still out on the doctor. If he can make it so I can see, I'll upgrade my conclusion to very good. The doctor was the only one who spent as little time as possible with me and spoke even less. That's ok, I don't communicate well either.

Jul 28, 2024

4.6

Focused on me and my questions

Jun 06, 2024

5.0

The Dr. Was very good and did a excellent job with my surgery

May 14, 2024

5.0

I will definitely recommend

Apr 14, 2024

5.0

Dr. Celik is great - professional, caring & takes the time to explain things

Mar 19, 2024

5.0

Explained everything very throughly

Mar 05, 2024

5.0

Couldn't have expected better care from this physician -- he is G R E A T !!

Jan 07, 2024

5.0

Dr Celik is patient, knowledgable and wonderful

Nov 25, 2023

5.0

Great experience.

Oct 19, 2023

5.0

Experience with Dr. Celik was exceptional

Oct 15, 2023

5.0

Good

Sep 08, 2023

5.0

Wonderful experience. I'll b back there in 3 weeks for the other eye and I'm not worried about it at all.

Jun 25, 2023

5.0

First to suggest that what I needed was a neuro- ophthalmologist.

Mar 19, 2023