RCSV Seminar - The Korean Perspective on Myopia: From Genetic Risk to Clinical Management

Prof. Ungsoo Samuel Kim is Professor and Head of the Department of Ophthalmology at Chung-Ang University Gwangmyeong Hospital. He specializes in strabismus, pediatric ophthalmology, and neuro-ophthalmology. He received his M.D. and Ph.D. from Kyung Hee University and completed fellowship training at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, with further international training in the UK. Prof. Kim is President of the Korean Low Vision Society and a member of the Korean Myopia Management Consensus Task Force. He has received several honors for his contributions to visual rehabilitation and pediatric eye care, including the Prime Minister’s Commendation of Korea and the Tsutsui-Fujino Award.

Prof. Chaeyeon Lee is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at Chung-Ang University Hospital in Seoul, Korea. She specializes in strabismus and neuro-ophthalmology, with research interests in genome-wide association studies related to ophthalmic diseases. She received her M.D. from Korea University and completed her residency and fellowship at Samsung Medical Center. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Digital Health at the Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences & Technology (SAIHST). Her research focuses on optic neuropathies, corneal dystrophies, and systemic associations of ophthalmic diseases.