Gwangju Shinsegae Eye Clinic, Honam's First to Reach 40,000 'SMILE Surgery' Cases Recorded

1~2mm Micro Incision... Minimizing Corneal Damage

Jae-bong Kim, Chief Director of Gwangju Shinsegae Eye Clinic.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangju Shinsegae Eye Clinic (Chief Director Kim Jaebong) has recorded 40,000 cases of SMILE surgery, the first in the Honam region.

According to Gwangju Shinsegae Eye Clinic on the 5th, since the introduction of SMILE surgery in 2013, a total of 40,000 surgeries have been performed to date, officially recognized as the eye clinic with the overwhelmingly highest number of SMILE surgeries among eye clinics in the Honam region.

SMILE surgery is a procedure that removes corneal stroma through a 1-2mm micro-incision, minimizing corneal damage, unlike LASIK which creates a flap by cutting the cornea, or LASEK which removes the corneal surface.

It has fewer side effects such as dry eye syndrome, which is one of the complications of vision correction surgery, and since no corneal flap is created, it is very resistant to external impact. In particular, it has the advantage of almost no pain after surgery and a fast recovery that allows daily activities the next day.

Gwangju Shinsegae Eye Clinic was the first in Korea to receive the ‘LEADING SMILE CENTER’ plaque from the German company Carl Zeiss and also received the ‘Best Skilled Surgeon in SMILE’ award.

Additionally, it recorded the highest number of ICL lens implantations in the Honam region and was selected as the ‘Best ICL Center’ for two consecutive years by the developer, the US company STARR Surgical.

Furthermore, it has recorded 3,000 cases of the multifocal intraocular lens Lisa tri, which simultaneously corrects cataracts and presbyopia, receiving the largest certification in Honam, thus being recognized not only for vision correction surgery but also for presbyopia and cataract surgeries.

Chief Director Kim Jaebong said, “Based on the abundant surgical experience of 40,000 SMILE surgeries and the accumulated know-how and data, we will continue to research and strive to perform safer and more effective surgeries in the future.”

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