Kim Eye Hospital Recruits Professor Cha Heung-won, Authority in Cornea and Cataract

Professor Cha Heung-won.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] Konyang Medical Foundation Kim Eye Hospital announced on the 13th that it has recruited Professor Cha Heung-won, an authority in the field of corneal and cataract refractive surgery from Seoul Asan Medical Center's Department of Ophthalmology. Professor Cha will begin seeing patients at Kim Eye Hospital starting from the 7th of next month.

Professor Cha graduated from Seoul National University College of Medicine in 1982 and completed his internship and ophthalmology residency at Seoul National University Hospital. Since 1989, he has been responsible for treatment and surgery at Seoul Asan Medical Center. Specializing in corneal and cataract refractive surgery, Professor Cha is recognized as an authority in the field, having served as president of the Korean Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the Korean Corneal Disease Research Association, and chairman of the Korean Ophthalmological Society. Recently, he has been focusing on research in the field of artificial corneas and conducting clinical trials.

Professor Cha said, "Kim Eye Hospital has excellent infrastructure and abundant clinical experience, so I will combine my clinical and research experience to greatly benefit patients." Kim Cheol-gu, director of Kim Eye Hospital, stated, "By recruiting Professor Cha, we will be able to provide higher quality medical services through collaboration with existing medical staff in the fields of corneal transplantation, corneal diseases, and cataract refractive surgery."

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