Best doctors in Republic of Korea: TOP 27 doctors

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Doctor Cheon Hyeon-cheol
  • New
  • 23 years of experience
  • accreditations:
  • Republic of Korea, Seoul, Bright Eye Clinic
  • Current representative Doctor of Bright Eye Clinic Gangnam

    Former Bright Eye Clinic Busan representative doctor

    Department of Ophthalmology, Armed Forces Daejeon Hospital

    Ophthalmology specialist doctor in Korea

    SMILE LASIK, ICL certified

    12 years of SMILE surgery experience (starting in 2012), performed over 30,000 eyes

    ICL Ophtec Expert Surgeon Certification

    Cataract Physiol Certification

    Full member of the Korean Ophthalmological Society (KOS)

    Full member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

    Full member of the Korean Cataract and Refractive Society (KSCRS)

    Full member of the American Cataract and Refractive Society (ASCRS)

    Full member of the European Cataract and Refractive Society (ESCRS)

    Full member of the Korean Contact Lens Society (KCLS)

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Chong Gi Von
  • 4.2 Good 7 reviews
  • accreditation:
  • Republic of Korea, Busan, BGN Eye Hospital
  • Dr. Lim Lei Jun is an experienced obstetrician and gynecologist who has been practicing in Malaysia for over 20 years, specializing in fertility, obstetrics, benign gynecological diseases, and pre-invasive gynecology. He is a member of the Malaysian Medical Council and holds an MBBS from Manipal Academy of Higher Education (India, 1999) and an MRCOG from the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists (UK, 2006). He is fluent in Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin and English.

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Trabeculotomy
$612 - $612
IOLs implantation
$680 - $4,760
Retinal detachment surgery
$2,312 - $2,448
Gong Je Seong
  • 4.5 Good 42 reviews
  • Republic of Korea, Seoul, Severance Hospital
  • Ophthalmologist. Specialist in laser vision correction

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Corneal transplant
$8,860 - $11,510
Laser eye surgery
$11,090 - $11,100
Kim Mi Jin
  • 4.2 Good 7 reviews
  • 16 years of experience
  • Republic of Korea, Busan, BGN Eye Hospital
Trabeculotomy
$612 - $612
IOLs implantation
$680 - $4,760
Retinal detachment surgery
$2,312 - $2,448
Lee Dong Eun
  • 4.2 Good 7 reviews
  • 20 years of experience
  • Republic of Korea, Busan, BGN Eye Hospital
Trabeculotomy
$612 - $612
IOLs implantation
$680 - $4,760
Retinal detachment surgery
$2,312 - $2,448
Chan Jinwoo
  • 4.5 Good 42 reviews
  • Republic of Korea, Seoul, Severance Hospital
  • Ophthalmologist. Specialist in strabismus and pediatric ophthalmology

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Corneal transplant
$8,860 - $11,510
Laser eye surgery
$11,090 - $11,100

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Seung Hahn
  • 4.5 Good 42 reviews
  • Republic of Korea, Seoul, Severance Hospital
  • Ophthalmologist. Specialist in surgical treatment of strabismus.

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Corneal transplant
$8,860 - $11,510
Laser eye surgery
$11,090 - $11,100
Hyung Keun Lee
  • 4.5 Good 42 reviews
  • Republic of Korea, Seoul, Severance Hospital
  • Ophthalmologist. Specialist in the cornea and cataract treatment

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Corneal transplant
$8,860 - $11,510
Laser eye surgery
$11,090 - $11,100
Jinu Han
  • 4.5 Good 42 reviews
  • Republic of Korea, Seoul, Severance Hospital
  • Children's ophthalmologist, specialist in neurophthalmology

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Corneal transplant
$8,860 - $11,510
Laser eye surgery
$11,090 - $11,100
Ja Heon Kang
  • 4.4 Good 51 reviews
  • Republic of Korea, Seoul, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong (KUIMS)
  • Head of the Ophthalmology Department, Ophthalmologist, Specialist in cataract and glaucoma treatment

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Young Gyun Kim
  • 4.4 Good 51 reviews
  • Republic of Korea, Seoul, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong (KUIMS)
  • Professor of Medicine, Director of Cardiovascular Center

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Pe Chong E
  • 4.2 Good 7 reviews
  • Republic of Korea, Busan, BGN Eye Hospital
  • Ophthalmologist, specialist in cataract treatment

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Trabeculotomy
$612 - $612
IOLs implantation
$680 - $4,760
Retinal detachment surgery
$2,312 - $2,448
Shin Min Gu
  • 4.2 Good 7 reviews
  • Republic of Korea, Busan, BGN Eye Hospital
  • Ophthalmologist, specialist in the treatment of retina p>

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Trabeculotomy
$612 - $612
IOLs implantation
$680 - $4,760
Retinal detachment surgery
$2,312 - $2,448
Doctor Lee Jeong-ju
  • New
  • 23 years of experience
  • accreditations:
  • Republic of Korea, Seoul, Bright Eye Clinic
  • Current Doctor of Bright Eye Clinic, Kyobo Tower, Gangnam

    Former Bright Eye Clinic Jamsil Lotte Tower Doctor

    Ophthalmology specialist doctor in Korea

    SMILE LASIK, ICL certified

    12 years of SMILE surgery experience (starting in 2012), more than 20,000 surgeries performed

    ICL Ophtec Expert Surgeon Certification

    Full member of the Korean Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (KSCRS)

    Full member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)

    Full member of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS)

    Full member of the Korean Ophthalmological Society (KOS)

    Full member of Korean External Eye Society (KCS)

    Full member of the Korean Contact Lens Society (KCLS)

    Full member of the Korean Society of Plastic and Ophthalmology (KSOPRS)

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Doctor Eu Du-ri
  • New
  • 14 years of experience
  • accreditation:
  • Republic of Korea, Seoul, Bright Eye Clinic
  • Current doctor of Bright Eye Clinic, Kyobo Tower, Gangnam

    Ophthalmology resident, Samsung Seoul Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University

    Ophthalmology specialist doctor in Korea

    ICL/SMILE certification

    Full member of the Korean Ophthalmological Society (KOS)

    Full member of the Korean Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (KSCRS)

    Full member of the Korean Contact Lens Society (KCLS)

    Full member of the American External Eye Society (KCS)

    Full member of the American Association for Research in Vision Function (ARVO)

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Doctor Kim Eunji
  • New
  • 13 years of experience
  • Republic of Korea, Seoul, Bright Eye Clinic
  • Doctor of Bright Eye Clinic, Kyobo Tower, Gangnam

    Ophthalmology resident at Korea University Anam Hospital

    External eye/cataract clinical examination at Korea University Anam Hospital

    Ophthalmology specialist doctor in Korea

    SMILE LASIK, ICL certified

    Full member of the Korean Ophthalmological Society (KOS)

    Full member of the Korean Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (KSCRS)

    Full member of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS)

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Doctor Joo Rak-hyeon
  • New
  • 15 years of experience
  • accreditation:
  • Republic of Korea, Seoul, Bright Eye Clinic
  • Doctor of Bright Eye Clinic, Kyobo Tower, Gangnam

    Ophthalmology resident, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital

    Ophthalmology specialist doctor in Korea

    SMILE LASIK, ICL certified

    Full member of the Korean Ophthalmological Society (KOS)

    Full member of the Korean Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (KSCRS)

    Full member of the American Cataract and Refractive Society (ASCRS)

    Full member of the Korean Contact Lens Society (KCLS)

    Full member of Korean External Eye Society (KCS)

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Doctor Kim Minjae
  • New
  • 12 years of experience
  • accreditation:
  • Republic of Korea, Seoul, Bright Eye Clinic
  • Doctor of Bright Eye Clinic, Kyobo Tower, Gangnam

    Former Doctor of the Department of Public Health

    Former Samsung Miracle Eye Clinic Gangnam Branch Doctor

    Ophthalmology resident at Korea University Anam Hospital

    Korea University Anam Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, External Eye Department/Clinical Instructor of Cataracts

    Ophthalmology specialist doctor in Korea

    SMILE LASIK, ICL certified

    Full member of the Korean Ophthalmological Society (KOS)

    Full member of Korean External Eye Society (KCS)

    Full member of the Korean Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (KSCRS)

    Full member of the Korean Society of Optometry

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Doctor Choi Young-je
  • New
  • 12 years of experience
  • Republic of Korea, Seoul, Bright Eye Clinic
  • Doctor of Bright Eye Eye Clinic

    Gyeongsang National University Hospital Retina Clinical Instructor

    Ophthalmologist_Retina specialist doctor

    Ophthalmology specialist doctor in Korea

    SMILE LASIK, ICL certified

    Full member of the Korean Ophthalmological Society (KOS)

    Full member of the Korean Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (KSCRS)

    Full member of Yeongnam Retina Society (KRS)

    Full member of the Korean Contact Lens Society (KCLS)

    Full Member of the Korean Uveal Society

    Full member of the Korean Society of Optometry

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