Department
Ophthalmology
Medical Staff
Introduction
We offer advanced medical devices and a pleasant environment for medical care, provided by specialized subdivisions. We handle an average of 700 patients a day, thanks to our efforts to reduce the waiting times. Our Ophthalmology Department, which is recognized for its innovative medical care including the development of the nearsightedness ophthalmostat, photodynamic treatment for macular degeneration, and a one-day hospitalization system furthermore runs a Cataracts Clinic, Myopia Correction Clinic, Glaucoma Clinic, Retina and Vitreous Clinic, Laser Clinic, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Clinic, Ophthalmoplasty Clinic, and a Low Vision Rehabilitation Clinic as well as the nation’s first Behcet's Disease Specialist Clinic that was established for the purpose of diagnosing and developing treatment methods for Behcet's disease, which is endemic in Korea. In particular, the Visual Function Development Laboratory that is committed to identifying the causes of visual disorders and the studying treatment and preventive methods for such disorders, organizes multiple workshops for nation-wide residents and attends foreign societies, which is contributing to the development of Korean ophthalmology.
We have also engaged in an exchange program for education, research and medical care with the Wills Eye Hospital (Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, US), which is one of the world's top four eye hospitals, as well as one of the oldest specialist eye hospital in the US, and is developing as a world-class laboratory.
Additionally, we opened the Retinal Center in May 2006, where we provide an even more pleasant environment with specialized and characterized medical care, as well as a reduced waiting time.