Severance University Hospital: Ophthalmology center

Republic of Korea, Seoul

Every year more than 30,000 patients from all over the world visit the Ophthalmology Department of Severance Hospital. The department is known for numerous diagnostic technologies and methods of treating eye diseases. The success rate of corneal transplant operations in patients is over 90%.

Technologies for the diagnosis of cataracts and external examination of the eye:

Biometrics (A-scan),
Ultrasound (B-scan),
Ultrasonic biological microscopy,
Pachymetry,
Mirror microscopy,
Confocal biomicroscopy.

Technologies for the diagnosis of glaucoma and measurement of the visual field:

Computer automatic static perimetry,
Manual vision meter (Goldman),
Automatic examination of the field of view with the FDT matrix.

Technologies for examination of the cornea:

Corneal refraction tester,
Anterior eye examination with Pentacam,
Scanning the wavefront.

Technologies for examining the optic nerve:

Optical coherence tomography,
Visualization of the optic nipple,
Trabecular deformity of the optic nerve test (GDX).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why people choose Severance clinic for stomach cancer?

Three major advances in the treatment of this disease:
More than 1,000 surgeries per year to remove stomach cancer are an indicator of the world’s leading specialized centers.
More than 900 endoscopic surgeries to remove precancerous lesions — the level of diagnosis allows detecting a tumor at an early stage.
Korea’s first robotic stomach cancer surgery was performed here. Since then, 2000 operations have been performed with the Da Vinci robot.

Why do patients with esophageal cancer choose Severance clinic?

The main reason is the Da Vinci robotic system. On the 14th day after robotic surgery for esophageal cancer, the pain score (1-10 points) is very low, on average 3 points, and there is no chronic neurological pain as after a conventional operation. The operation does not require traction of the lungs and preserves the vagus nerve and collateral blood vessels as much as possible, which makes it possible to reduce the incidence of pneumonia, the most difficult complication.

Published: 24.09.2019

Updated: 22.05.2025

Olena Kursabaieva

Natalia Segen

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