Pr Hakan KAYMAK
Pr Hakan KAYMAK
Short Professional summary
Since May 2024, Prof. Dr. med. Hakan Kaymak has held the Gottfried O.H. Naumann Endowed Professorship for Epidemiology and Prevention of Myopia at Saarland University in Homburg/Saar. His academic work focuses on the development and evaluation of innovative therapeutic strategies aimed at slowing the progression of myopia.
In parallel with his university role, Prof. Kaymak is a leading ophthalmologist at the Breyer Kaymak Klabe Macula-Retina-Myopia Center in Düsseldorf, where he regularly treats patients.
He is also a founding partner of the Internationale Innovative Ophthalmochirurgie GbR (I.I.O.)—a research-driven institution dedicated to advancing ophthalmic surgery through clinical studies, innovative treatments of myopia and the implementation of cutting-edge technologies.
Additional information
- Prof. Dr. med. Kaymak’s involvement in myopia research began as early as 1996, during his doctoral work under Prof. Frank Schaeffel.
- He was among the first scientists to explore the use of low-dose atropine (0.01%) as a potential intervention to reduce myopia progression in children—a treatment approach now gaining global relevance.
