Gangnam Dr.ICL Eye Clinic - ICL Lens Implantation, Implantable Contact Lens

Gangnam Dr.ICL Eye Clinic - ICL Lens Implantation, Implantable Contact Lens

Who trained your surgeon?

ICL Expert Instructor

There is a clear reason why results differ even for the same surgery.
Dr. Lee Dong Hoon, CEO of Dr.ICL, goes beyond being a mere
'ICL Reference Doctor',
He is a doctor
who teaches doctors — 'ICL Expert Instructor'.

With rigorous standards and overwhelming proficiency dedicated to physician education,
The very skills that set the standard for surgery
are applied directly to your precious eyes.

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Expert Instructor
Expert Instructor
Reference Doctor
Expert Instructor
ICL Expert Instructor
ICL Expert Instructor

Beyond a Reference Doctor

Becoming the Standard of Surgery

ICL Expert Instructor

ICL Expert Instructor

ICL Expert Instructor

ICL Expert Instructor

Beyond a Reference Doctor, Becoming the Standard

Dr. Lee Dong Hoon

Dr. Lee Dong Hoon of Dr.ICL, having served as an ICL Reference Doctor, currently
serves as an 'ICL Expert Instructor' — a top 1% global position dedicated to physician education.

Higher and more refined standards for teaching surgery to specialists.
At Dr.ICL, the highest level of skill used to teach doctors becomes the standard for every surgery.
The difference in results begins with the caliber of the surgeon.

ICL Expert Instructor

Same surgery, different results — the reason lies in the surgeon.

Surgical perfection is determined not by equipment, but by the surgeon's experience and judgment. Know-how accumulated through countless cases creates the difference in outcomes.

Beyond Reference Doctor

The Highest Level of Proficiency Beyond a Reference Doctor

Not just a doctor who uses equipment, but a physician who shares and teaches the standards for equipment and surgical methods, deeply understanding and applying the principles and structure of surgery. Going beyond experience to creating and advancing standards — that is the role of a surgeon beyond a Reference Doctor.

The Highest Level of Proficiency Beyond a Reference Doctor

Expert Instructor

A Dedicated Physician Who Educates and Passes On Surgical Expertise

Surgeons come to learn know-how, study actual surgical processes together, and discuss ways to create safer, more refined methods. Teaching someone means maintaining even higher standards, and that process itself is another reason for elevating surgical perfection.

A Dedicated Physician Who Educates and Passes On Surgical Expertise

The Standard

Performing Surgery with the Same Perfect Standards Taught to Doctors

The same standards and principles used in education are applied to patient surgeries. Not just delivering explanations and theories — because the doctor who created those standards performs the surgery directly, making a difference in both the process and outcomes.

Performing Surgery with the Same Perfect Standards Taught to Doctors
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"Who trained your surgeon?"

A doctor who teaches doctors — Dr. Lee Dong Hoon proves it under the name Dr.ICL.

ICL Expert Instructor

ICL Expert Instructor is proven by experience.

At the end of this journey stands ICL Expert Instructor Dr. Lee Dong Hoon.

Dr. Lee Dong Hoon, Dedicated to ICL
Multiple ICL Surgery Training Sessions for Doctors in Korea
Same Prescription, Different Results — 0.1mm Nomogram Calibration
Dr. Lee Dong Hoon, Focused on ICL
1 Choice for Life

Dr. Lee Dong Hoon, Dedicated to ICL

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ICL Surgery Training for Doctors
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Multiple Sessions in Korea ICL Surgery Training for Doctors

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High-difficulty Cases Training on Challenging Surgical Cases

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Real Surgical Setting Hands-on Standards, Not Just Theory

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Domestic & International Participation Sharing Diverse Clinical Cases

Same Prescription, Different Results — 0.1mm Nomogram Calibration
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0.1mm Calibration Individual Nomogram Manual Adjustment

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Data + Judgment Not Relying on Machine Values Alone

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Chart-Based Records Applying Results to Future Decisions

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Minimizing Reoperation Designed to Get It Right the First Time

Global Doctoricl Eye Center

Research Papers by Dr. Lee Dong Hoon

First Korean author to publish ICL research in Ophthalmology — the world's most prestigious ophthalmic journal

JCRS_Risk Factors for Normal Tension Glaucoma Among Subgroups of Patients
JKOS_Therapeutic Outcomes of Deep Lamellar Endothelial Keratoplasty (DLEK) for Bullous Keratopathy
JKOS_Comparison of Accommodative Power by Intraocular Lens Implantation
JKOS_Three-Month Clinical Results of Spherical/Aspherical ReSTOR Intraocular Lenses
Ophthalmology_Correlation between Preoperative Biometry and Posterior Chamber Phakic Visian ICL Vaulting
KJO_Diabetic Retinopathy and Peripapillary Retinal Thickness
KJO_Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Small Incision Deep Lamellar Endothelial Keratoplasty
KJO_A Comparison of Posterior Lamellar Keratoplasty Modalities: DLEK vs. DSEK
JCRS_Risk Factors for Normal Tension Glaucoma Among Subgroups of Patients
JKOS_Therapeutic Outcomes of Deep Lamellar Endothelial Keratoplasty (DLEK) for Bullous Keratopathy
JKOS_Comparison of Accommodative Power by Intraocular Lens Implantation
JKOS_Three-Month Clinical Results of Spherical/Aspherical ReSTOR Intraocular Lenses
Ophthalmology_Correlation between Preoperative Biometry and Posterior Chamber Phakic Visian ICL Vaulting
KJO_Diabetic Retinopathy and Peripapillary Retinal Thickness
KJO_Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Small Incision Deep Lamellar Endothelial Keratoplasty
KJO_A Comparison of Posterior Lamellar Keratoplasty Modalities: DLEK vs. DSEK
JCRS_Risk Factors for Normal Tension Glaucoma Among Subgroups of Patients
JKOS_Therapeutic Outcomes of Deep Lamellar Endothelial Keratoplasty (DLEK) for Bullous Keratopathy
JKOS_Comparison of Accommodative Power by Intraocular Lens Implantation
JKOS_Three-Month Clinical Results of Spherical/Aspherical ReSTOR Intraocular Lenses
Ophthalmology_Correlation between Preoperative Biometry and Posterior Chamber Phakic Visian ICL Vaulting
KJO_Diabetic Retinopathy and Peripapillary Retinal Thickness
KJO_Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Small Incision Deep Lamellar Endothelial Keratoplasty
KJO_A Comparison of Posterior Lamellar Keratoplasty Modalities: DLEK vs. DSEK

JCRS_Risk Factors for Normal Tension Glaucoma Among Subgroups of Patients

JKOS_Therapeutic Outcomes of Deep Lamellar Endothelial Keratoplasty (DLEK) for Bullous Keratopathy

JKOS_Comparison of Accommodative Power by Intraocular Lens Implantation

JKOS_Three-Month Clinical Results of Spherical/Aspherical ReSTOR Intraocular Lenses

Ophthalmology_Correlation between Preoperative Biometry and Posterior Chamber Phakic Visian ICL Vaulting

KJO_Diabetic Retinopathy and Peripapillary Retinal Thickness

KJO_Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Small Incision Deep Lamellar Endothelial Keratoplasty

KJO_A Comparison of Posterior Lamellar Keratoplasty Modalities: DLEK vs. DSEK

ICL Expert Instructor

Then how is the 0.1mm precision
judgment made?

Not by intuition, but by precise measurement and documentation through advanced equipment.

Advanced Equipment
Precise Measurement
0.1mm Judgment
ICL Expert Instructor

Through this process,
the 0.1mm judgment
is perfected.

(0.1mm Nomogram Calibration)

Nomogram Calibration
Nomogram Calibration
ICL Expert Instructor

Through this process,
the 0.1mm judgment is perfected.

Surgery ends, but records never stop

Surgical Records
Surgical Records
Surgical Records
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Global Dr.ICL Eye Center

Sharing the standards of ICL surgery on the global academic stage.

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Cornea-preserving vision correction alternative: Criteria for choosing lens implantation

Dr. Lee Dong Hoon, CEO of Dr.ICL Eye Clinic2026.03.03

Amidst the trend of laser vision correction surgeries such as LASIK, LASEK, and SMILE, ICL (Implantable Collamer Lens) is emerging as a new option that prioritizes corneal preservation. Unlike corneal ablation methods, this approach places a special lens behind the iris, preserving the corneal structure. ·····

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Cornea-preserving vision correction alternative: Criteria for choosing lens implantation

Dr. Lee Dong Hoon, CEO of Dr.ICL Eye Clinic2026.03.03

Amidst the trend of laser vision correction surgeries such as LASIK, LASEK, and SMILE, ICL (Implantable Collamer Lens) is emerging as a new option that prioritizes corneal preservation. Unlike corneal ablation methods, this approach places a special lens behind the iris, preserving the corneal structure. ·····

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Cornea-preserving vision correction alternative: Criteria for choosing lens implantation

Dr. Lee Dong Hoon, CEO of Dr.ICL Eye Clinic2026.03.03

Amidst the trend of laser vision correction surgeries such as LASIK, LASEK, and SMILE, ICL (Implantable Collamer Lens) is emerging as a new option that prioritizes corneal preservation. Unlike corneal ablation methods, this approach places a special lens behind the iris, preserving the corneal structure. ·····

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Cornea-preserving vision correction alternative: Criteria for choosing lens implantation

Dr. Lee Dong Hoon, CEO of Dr.ICL Eye Clinic2026.03.03

Amidst the trend of laser vision correction surgeries such as LASIK, LASEK, and SMILE, ICL (Implantable Collamer Lens) is emerging as a new option that prioritizes corneal preservation. Unlike corneal ablation methods, this approach places a special lens behind the iris, preserving the corneal structure. ·····

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