Gwangju Shinsegae Eye Clinic Selected as 'Best ICL Center' for 3 Consecutive Years

The Only One in Gwangju-Jeonnam Region... Honam's Most Certified Lens Implant Surgeries

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangju Shinsegae Eye Clinic (Chief Director Kim Jaebong) has recorded the highest number of ICL lens implantation surgeries in the Honam region, being selected as the Best ICL Center for three consecutive years. Shinsegae Eye Clinic is the only Best ICL Center in the Gwangju-Jeonnam area.

On the 21st, according to Shinsegae Eye Clinic, STAAR Surgical, the developer of ICL in the United States, awarded Chief Director Kim Jaebong with ‘THE BEST EVO+ VISIAN ICL CENTER IN 2021’ and the astigmatism-correcting lens ‘EVO+ VISIAN TICL CENTER OF Excellence 2021’.

Director Kim has been performing ICL surgeries since 2002, when ICL surgery first began in Gwangju, making him the first in the region to do so. He is known as an authority in Honam uniquely 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 surgeries. It also has the advantage of correcting vision in cases of early myopia or astigmatism where laser correction is not possible.

Among them, EVO+ ICL is made of biocompatible Collamer material, which reduces the burden on the eye even after implantation.

Additionally, it facilitates the flow of aqueous humor inside the eye, allowing lens implantation without iridotomy, and prevents side effects such as cataracts and glaucoma with individually customized lens sizes. The optical zone is wider than previous lenses, reducing the possibility of glare and halo effects when the pupil dilates.

Chief Director Kim Jaebong said, “Since we were the first to introduce and perform ICL surgeries, we have accumulated know-how and data, enabling personalized 1:1 surgeries, which seems to be why patients trust us,” adding, “As the best center, we will strive to provide even more perfect and safe surgeries and satisfactory results.”

Meanwhile, Shinsegae Eye Clinic was also the first to introduce SMILE surgery in the Gwangju-Jeonnam region, recording about 50,000 cases to date, and operates three VisuMax surgical devices, standing out prominently in the field of vision correction surgery.