Gwangju Shinsegae Eye Clinic Selected as Best ICL Center for 2 Consecutive Years

US STAAR Surgical Recognized for Most ICL Surgeries in Honam Region

Jaebong Kim, Chief Director of Gwangju Shinsegae Eye Clinic

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Shinsegye Eye Clinic (Chief Director Kim Jae-bong) announced on the 21st that it has recorded the highest number of ICL lens implantation surgeries in the Honam region and has been selected as the Best ICL Center for two consecutive years.

STAAR Surgical, the developer of ICL in the United States, awarded Chief Director Kim Jae-bong with ‘THE BEST EVO+ VISIAN ICL CENTER IN 2020’ and ‘EVO+ VISIAN TICL CENTER OF Excellence 2020’.

Chief Director Kim Jae-bong has been performing ICL surgeries since 2002, when ICL surgery first began in Gwangju, making him the first in the Gwangju area to do so. He is known as the only authority in Honam capable of performing seven types of lens implantation surgeries, including ICL, Artisan, and Artiflex. In particular, he has recorded the highest number of ICL surgeries in the Honam region, gaining worldwide recognition for his skills.

ICL (Implantable Contact Lens) surgery is a vision correction procedure developed for correcting high myopia and hyperopia. It corrects vision by implanting a specially made lens in front of the natural lens without shaving the cornea.

This surgery is suitable for people with thin corneal thickness, severe dry eye syndrome, or corneal diseases who cannot undergo SMILE, LASIK, or LASEK. It also has the advantage of correcting vision in cases of early myopia or astigmatism where laser correction is not possible.

In particular, EVO+ ICL facilitates the flow of aqueous humor inside the eye, allowing lens implantation without iridotomy, and prevents complications such as cataracts and glaucoma by using individually customized lens sizes.

Kim Jae-bong, Chief Director of Gwangju Shinsegye Eye Clinic, said, “I am grateful to receive this award recognizing the know-how accumulated by starting ICL first in Honam and performing the most surgeries.” He added, “As the best center, we will strive to perform even more perfect and safe surgeries.”

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