SezenKarakusMD

Ophthalmology • Lutherville, MD

Cataract Related, Cornea & External Disease, Refractive Surgery

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

Education & Training

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

Certifications & Licensure

MD State Medical License 2018 - 2026

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

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

Clinical Trials

Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Conjunctival Swab Samples Among Patients With Conjunctivitis During the COVID-19 Pandemic Start of enrollment: 2020 May 18
Completed
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Elevated Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Levels Associated with Filamentary Keratitis.
Kevin Wang, Ugur Tunc, Jane Huang, Felipe Barandiaran, Sezen Karakus
Ocular Immunology and Inflammation. 2024-12-01
Effect of Topical Recombinant Human Nerve Growth Factor on Corneal Epithelial Regeneration in Refractory Epithelial Keratopathy.
Xi Dai, Ugur Tunc, Xi Zhu, Sezen Karakus
Ocular Immunology and Inflammation. 2024-11-01
Scrambler therapy as a novel treatment for unilateral ocular neuropathic pain.
Sezen Karakus, Nafiisah Rajabalee, Ugur Tunc, Thomas J Smith
The Ocular Surface. 2024-10-01

Press Mentions

Dry Eye Syndrome Slows Reading Rate, Study SuggestsNovember 15th, 2018
Pink EyeMarch 1st, 2021
COVID & the EyeMarch 1st, 2021
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Professional Memberships

Other Languages

Turkish

External Links

ResearchGatehttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sezen_Karakus
Academiahttps://johnshopkins.academia.edu/SezenKarakus
LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sezen-karakus-md-b5361684/