Education

• 1999.02

  Doctor of Medicine : Yonsei University

• 1995.02

  Master of Medicine : Yonsei University

• 1989.02

  Bachelor of Medicine : Yonsei University

Career

• 2005.01 ~ present

  Professor in Ophthalmology, Inha University Hospital

• 2004.01 ~ 2005.01

  Fellow in Ophtalmology Retina, Emory University

• 1993.05 ~ 1997.02

  Resident, Severance Hospital

• 1989.02 ~ 1990.02

  Intern, Severance Hospital

Professional Activities

Honors

Research & Publications

• 2012

  Association of polymorphisms in C2, CFB and C3 with exudative age-related macular degeneration in a Korean population. Exp Eye Res. 2012 Jan;96:42-47

• 2010

  - LOC387715/HTRA1 polymorphisms , smoking, and combined effects on exudative age-related macular degeneration in a Korean population. Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2010 Oct;38(7):698-704.

• 2010

  - Progression of impending central retinal vein occlusion to the ischemic variant following intravitreal bevacizumab. Korean J Ophthalmol. 2010 Jun;24(3):179-181

• 2010

  - Retinal Hemorrhage in Plasmodium vivax Malaria. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Feb;82(2):219-22.

• 2009

  - Retinopathy in hepatitis C patients due to combination therapy with pegylated interferon and ribavirin. Jpn J Ophthalmol. 2009 Nov;53(6):598-602.

• 2009

  - Optical coherence tomographic patterns in diabetic macular oedema: prediction of visual outcome after focal laser photocoagulation. Br J Ophthalmol. 2009 Jul;93(7):901-5.

• 2009

  - Guideline Development for the Evaluation of Visual Impairment in Korea. J Korean Med Sci. 2009 May;24 Suppl 2:S252-7.

• 2009

  - Intravitreal Triamcinolone Acetonide Injection at the Time of Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Retained Lens Material. Korean J Ophthalmol 2009;23:13-16

• 2008

  - Association between Complement Factor H Gene Polymorphisms and Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Koreans. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2008;49:2071?2076

• 2006

  - Anterior elevation maps as the screening test for the ablation power of previous myopic refractive surgery. Korean J Ophthalmol. 2006; 20(1):13-17.

• 2005

  - A convenient method to concentrate triamcinolone acetonide for intravitreal injection. Retina. 2005 Dec;25(8):1107-1108.

• 2005

  - Effect of postoperative refractive error on visual acuity and patient satisfaction after implantation of the Array multifocal intraocular lens. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2005 Oct;31(10):1960-1965.

• 2001

  - Difference in clearance of intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide between vitrectomized and nonvitrectomized eyes. Retina. 2005 Jul-Aug;25(5):556-60. -Transthoracic echocardiography and carotid Doppler ultrasound for detection of cardiac and carotid artery disease in patients with acute retinal artery obstruction. Korean J Ophthalmol. 2004 Dec;18(2):148-53. - Mesectodermal leiomyosarcoma of the ciliary body. Am J Neuroradiol. 2003 Oct;24(9):1765-1768. - Development of Glaucoma in the Course of Interferon Alpha Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis B. Yonsei Med J. 2001;42(1):134-136.