SezenKarakusMD(She/Her)

Cataract Related, Cornea & External Disease

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

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Office
10753 Falls Road
Pavilion II STE 455
Lutherville, MD 21093
Phone+1 410-583-2800

Fax+1 410-583-2842

Dr. Sezen Karakus, based in Lutherville, MD, specializes in ophthalmology with subspecialties in cataract related issues, cornea and external diseases, and refractive surgery. She completed her fellowship in Cornea, External Diseases, and Refractive Surgery at Johns Hopkins University and has been serving as an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology there since 2019. Her research and clinical experience focus on conditions such as Sjögren's syndrome, blepharitis, cataracts, dry eye, and laser refractive surgery. She has published several papers in notable journals, including Ocular Immunology and Inflammation and Ophthalmology. Dr. Karakus also led a clinical trial on the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in conjunctival swab samples as a Principal Investigator and received a Research Grant Award from the ASCRS Foundation in 2015.

Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Cornea, External Diseases, and Refractive Surgery, 2016 - 2018
The Johns Hopkins Hopkins Wilmer Eye InstituteResearch Fellowship, Cornea and Anterior Segment, 2014 - 2016
Beyoglu Eye Training and Research HospitalResidency, 2007 - 2011
OtherClass of 2006, MD

Research Award National Society of Rosacea, 2021
Research Grant Award, “Early diagnosis of Sjögren’s syndrome among dry eye patients” ASCRS Foundation, 2015