Deniz Oral, M.D.

Ophthalmology
Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Cornea & External Disease

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Biography

Deniz Oral, M.D., is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in general ophthalmology and cataract surgery.

Dr. Oral earned his medical degree at the Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in Ankara, Turkey, and completed a residency in ophthalmology at the Ankara University Faculty of Medicine. He gained advanced training in cornea, external disease, and keratorefractive surgery, as well as in oculoplastics and neuro-ophthalmology through fellowships at UT Southwestern.

Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2013.

Dr. Oral is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, and the Dallas Academy of Ophthalmology.

He has delivered presentations widely and published numerous academic articles related to his areas of expertise.

Personal Note

Outside of work, Dr. Oral enjoys cooking, gardening, DIY home projects, and spending time with his family.

Education & Training

Medical School - Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (1990-1996)
Internship - Hacettepe University Hospital (1995-1996), Ophthalmology
Residency - Ankara University Department of Ophthalmology (1996-2000), Ophthalmology
Fellowship - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2001-2004), Cornea & External Diseases

Professional Associations & Affiliations

American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Dallas Academy of Ophthalmology

Honors & Awards

Best Oral Presentation 2010, 40th ECLSO European Contact Lens Meeting

Books & Publications

Publications
- Corneal wavefront-guided customized laser in situ keratomileusis after penetrating keratoplasty
  Imamoglu S, Kaya V, Oral D, Perente I, Basarir B, Yilmaz OF Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 2014 May 40 785-792
- Comparison of non-contact methods for the measurement of central corneal thickness
  Gorgun E, Yenerel NM, Dinc UA, Oncel B, Kucumen RB, Oral D, Ciftci F Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging 2011 Sep 42 400-407
- Corneal biomechanical properties of patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome
  Yenerel NM, Gorgun E, Kucumen RB, Oral D, Dinc UA, Ciftci F Cornea 2011 Sep 30 983-986
- Topography-guided conductive keratoplasty for keratoconus
  Oral D, Kaya V American journal of ophthalmology 2011 Jun 151 1102-1103
- AS-OCT as a tool for flap thickness measurement after femtosecond-assisted LASIK
  Kucumen RB, Yenerel NM, Gorgun E, Oral D, Altunsoy M, Utine CA, Ciftci F Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging 2011 Jan 42 31-36
- Collagen cross-linking
  Kaya V, Oral D Ophthalmology 2010 Oct 117 2040-2041
- Autofluorescence imaging of pingueculae
  Utine CA, Tatlipinar S, Altunsoy M, Oral D, Basar D, Alimgil LM British Journal of Ophthalmology 2009 Mar 93 396-399
- Evaluation of corneal topography with orbscan II in first-degree relatives of patients with keratoconus
  Kaya V, Utine CA, Altunsoy M, Oral D, Yilmaz OF Cornea 2008 Jun 27 531-534
- Short term oral minocycline treatment of meibomianitis
  Aronowicz JD, Shine WE, Oral D, Vargas JM, McCulley JP British Journal of Ophthalmology 2006 Jul 90 856-860
- A comparison of induced astigmatism in conventional and wavefront-guided myopic LASIK using LADARVision4000 and VISX S4 platforms
  Awwad ST, Haithcock KK, Oral D, Bowman RW, Cavanagh HD, McCulley JP Journal of Refractive Surgery 2005 Nov 21 S792-S798
- Ophthalmic examination of the captive western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
  Liang D, Alvarado TP, Oral D, Vargas JM, Denena MM, McCulley JP Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 2005 Sep 36 430-433
- Hyperopic laser in situ keratomileusis in eyes with previous radial keratotomy
  Oral D, Awwad ST, Seward MS, Bowman RW, McCulley JP, Cavanagh HD Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 2005 Aug 31 1561-1568
- Hyperopic laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis results with LADARVision, Visx Star S2, and Visx Star S3
  Oral D, Bowman RW, Cavanagh HD, El-Agha MS, Seward MS, McCulley JP Eye and Contact Lens 2004 Jan 30 49-53
- Comparison of LADARVision and Visx Star S3 laser in situ keratomileusis outcomes in myopia and hyperopia
  Seward MS, Oral D, Bowman RW, El-Agha MS, Cavanagh HD, McCulley JP Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 2003 Dec 29 2351-2357
- Presumed hyposecretory/hyperevaporative KCS: Tear characteristics
  McCulley JP, Shine WE, Aronowicz J, Oral D, Vargas J, Friedlaender MH, Spaeth GL, Green RW, Frueh BR, Nelson JD, Younge BR, Jones DB, Laties AM, McCulley JP Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society 2003 101 141-154
- Poor correlation between "fix-follow-maintain" monocular/binocular fixation pattern evaluation and presence of functional amblyopia
  Atilla H, Oral D, Coskun S, Erkam N Binocular Vision and Strabismus Quarterly 2001 Jun 16 85-90
- Types of contact lenses applied in astigmatic cases
  Kanpolat A, Oral D Contactologia 2000 22 42-45

Clinical Focus

Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Cornea & External Disease