Best Cataract doctors in Republic of Korea: TOP 16 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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Cataract surgery with IOL replacement
$686 - $4,800
Femtosecond laser
$1,750 - $1,750
Cataract surgery (one eye)
$686 - $4,800
Gong Je Seong
  • 4.5 Good 42 reviews
  • Republic of Korea, Seoul, Severance Hospital
  • Ophthalmologist. Specialist in laser vision correction

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Lee Dong Eun
  • 4.2 Good 7 reviews
  • 20 years of experience
  • Republic of Korea, Busan, BGN Eye Hospital
Cataract surgery with IOL replacement
$686 - $4,800
Femtosecond laser
$1,750 - $1,750
Cataract surgery (one eye)
$686 - $4,800
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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Jinu Han
  • 4.5 Good 42 reviews
  • Republic of Korea, Seoul, Severance Hospital
  • Children's ophthalmologist, specialist in neurophthalmology

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20 top ranked Cataract doctors in the world are represented on this page. The list includes only verified specialists known for their experience and high success rates.

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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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Cataract surgery with IOL replacement
$686 - $4,800
Femtosecond laser
$1,750 - $1,750
Cataract surgery (one eye)
$686 - $4,800
Jongho Ahn
  • New
  • 10 years of experience
  • Republic of Korea, Goyang, GOYANG SHINSEGAE EYE CLINIC
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Joonsung Park
  • New
  • 26 years of experience
  • Republic of Korea, Seoul, Samsung Miracle Eye Clinic
  • Director, Samsung Miracle Eye Clinic Gangnam Branch 

    · Former Co-Director, Cheonan Kim Eye Clinic 

    · Founder, Cheonan Kim Eye Clinic Network 

    · Graduate of Korea University College of Medicine 

    · Master's Degree in Medicine, Korea University Graduate School 

    · Doctorate in Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Graduate School

    · Ophthalmologist, Korea University College of Medicine 

    · Outpatient Professor, Korea University Medical Center 

    · Cornea Fellow, Samsung Seoul Hospital 

    · Outpatient Professor, Samsung Seoul Hospital 

    · Clinical Instructor, Vision Correction Clinic, Samsung Seoul Hospital

    · Reference Doctor for STAAR ICL and TICL 

    · Awarded Smile 1 Million Thanks Trophy by Smile 1000, 2022 

    · Ranked Top 5 in Nationwide Cataract Surgeries, 2014 

    · Conducted Presbyopia Correction Cataract Surgery, 2007 

    · Conducted Intraocular Lens Implantation Surgery, 2005 

    · Member of the Korean Ophthalmological Society (KOS) 

    · Member of the Korean External Eye Disease Society (KEEDS) 

    · Member of the Korean Contact Lens Society (KCLS) 

    · Member of the Korean Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (KSCRS) 

    · Member of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) 

    · Member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)

    · Member of the Insurance Committee, Korean Ophthalmological Society 

    · Member of the Medical Advisory Committee, Cheonan District Prosecutor's Office, Daejeon

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Kim Kuk Hwe
  • New
  • 16 years of experience
  • Republic of Korea, Seongnam, Alpha seoul eye clinic
    • Graduated from Seoul National University School of Medicine
    • Resident doctor at Seoul National University Hospital
    • Ophthalmologist at Samsung Hospital
    • Internship at the Mayo Clinic (Minnesota, Rochester)
    • Former Director of Ophthalmology Department of Pocheon Hospital (Gyeonggi Medical Center)
    • Former Director/Doctor of Glory Seoul Eye Clinic
    • Member of the Korean Association of Ophthalmologists
    • Member of the Korean Contact Lens Research Society
    • Member of the Korean Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
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