THE SITUATION OF THE
PROFESSION IN TURKEY
Ayşe Merve Uyar
Board Member, TOOMAD
2007 OPHTHALMOLOGISTS & OPTICAL SHOPS
2007 TURKEY 70.586.256
REGION
POPULATION
OPH.
OPH. / p.P
OS
OS / p.P
MARMARA
20.724.950
750
27.633
1.331
15.571
BLACK SEA
7.462.451
203
36.761
291
25.644
AEGEAN
9.299.322
405
22.961
615
15.121
MEDITERRANEAN
CENTRAL
9.024.884
285
31.366
477
18.920
ANATOLIA
EASTERN
11.327.675
505
22.431
822
13.781
ANATOLIA
6.110.583
121
50.501
122
50.087
ANATOLIA
6.696.391
108
62.004
122
54.888
TURKEY
70.586.256
2.377
29.696
3.780
18.674
SOUTHEASTERN
2012 OPHTHALMOLOGISTS & OPTICAL SHOPS
2012 TURKEY 74.724.269
REGION
POPULATION
OPH.
OPH. / p.P
OS
OS / p.P
MARMARA
22.387.173
1.148
19.501
1.790
12.577
BLACK SEA
7.508.293
269
27.912
460
16.394
AEGEAN
9.687.692
473
20.481
852
11.438
MEDITERRANEAN
9.620.240
417
23.070
734
13.196
CENTRAL ANATOLIA
11.965.642
669
17.886
1004
11.978
EASTERN ANATOLIA
6.321.505
177
35.715
161
39.758
7.233.724
180
40.187
217
33.489
3.333
22.420
5.218
14.403
SOUTHEASTERN
ANATOLIA
TURKEY
74.724.269
Turkey's population increased by 5.86% in the years 2007-2012 while the number of
ophthalmologists has increased by 40.22% and the optical shops by 37.25%
The model of optical shops in Turkey
Actively working opticians and spectacle makers
Number of opticians
Number of spectacle makers
Ophtalmologist who works as an optician
Total
Opticians and spectacle makers
Number of ownerships of opticians
Number of ownerships of spectacle makers
Opticians working as managing directors
Spectacle makers working as managing directors
Percent of Ownership in optical shops
Percent of ownership (legal and real identities)
Percent of ownership (opticians and spectacle makers)
1.138
4.078
3
5.219
328
1.595
810
2.483
3.293
1.923
63,1%
%36,9
In Turkey, 21,8% opticians and 78,2% spectacle makers work in optical shops.
71,18% of 1,138 actively working opticians and 60,89% of actively working spectacle makers are
managing directors.
THE SITUATION OF PROFESSION IN
TURKEY
THE NUMBER OF SALES OPTICAL GLASSES / OPTICAL FRAMES
Number of
population
wearing
POPULATION
OPTICAL
GLASSES
OPTICAL
FRAMES
TURKEY
74.7
17.600.000
7.900.000
20%
FRANCE
62.8
38.700.000
7.200.000
48%
GERMANY
81.7
34.500.000
11.500.000
50%
ITALY
60.3
19.200.000
6.500.000
43%
SPAIN
47.0
14.300.000
5.070.000
42%
KINGDOM
THE
62.1
27.500.000
8.000.000
56%
NETHERLANDS
16,0
4.800.000
2.000.000
54%
COUNTRY
KİŞİ BAŞINA DÜŞEN OPTİSYENLİK MÜESSESESSİ
UNITED
THE SITUATION OF PROFESSION IN
TURKEY
OPTICAL SHOPS PER PERSON
COUNTRY
POPULATION
OS / P.P
TURKEY
74.7
14.403
THE NETHERLANDS
16.0
7.000
THE NETHERLANDS: Carers to eye
and vision healthcare
• Strong collaboration of opticians /
optometrists / orthoptists and
ophthalmologists
Three O's of Eyes: How Ophthalmologists,
Optometrists and Opticians work together
for your eyes
OPTICIAN
•
•
•
•
•
•
Makes glasses
Works in shops
Shows frames
Contact lenses
Refracting
Not involved to treating
eye conditions
OPTOMETRIST
• Works in shops &
hospitals
• First step eye care
• Looks overall health of
eyes
• Measures your eye
• Referral to
ophthalmologist
OPHTHALMOLOGIST
• The last O
• Looks complicated
situations
• Eye surgery
Turkey
Only
OPHTHALMOLOGISTS
THE NETHERLANDS
• Number of eye care professionals:
-Optometrists: 900
-Opticians / refracting: 3510
-Ophthalmologists : 716
-Orthoptists : 350
Number of optical shops
2005
2000
2006
2040
2007
2050
2008
2070
2009
2110
2010
2130
• Situation of workplace of opticians
• The requirement of optical shops
• The devision of opticians and optometrists in
optical shops
• Profits of optical shops for the opticians
• Why Optometry?!