Apgujeong Eye Clinic (압구정안과의원) has cared for patients in Seoul’s medical district for over 20 years, with more than 100,000 vision correction procedures and three board-certified ophthalmologists who trained at leading university hospitals in Korea and the United States.
Is Apgujeong Eye Clinic a trustworthy eye clinic in Seoul?
Apgujeong Eye Clinic is a board-certified ophthalmology clinic at 597 Gangnam-daero, Seoul, with 20+ years of history and over 100,000 vision correction procedures. Its three representative directors are board-certified ophthalmologists, including two former Hanyang University professors; the clinic is an official ICL Training Center, introduced SMILE in Korea in 2011, and offers transparent operating rooms and English-speaking care.
University-hospital training, international fellowships and tens of thousands of refractive and lens surgeries.
Representative Director · Board-Certified Ophthalmologist
Representative Director · Board-Certified Ophthalmologist
Representative Director · Board-Certified Ophthalmologist
We believe the safest surgery is the one that is right for your eyes. That is why every patient receives more than 50 diagnostic tests and a one-on-one consultation with the surgeon who will operate — and why we will recommend a different procedure, or no surgery at all, when the data say so.
Our transparent operating rooms let a companion watch the entire procedure. Our international team supports patients from the first WhatsApp message to remote aftercare after they fly home.
We operate only when diagnostics show it is safe.
Board-certified ophthalmologists with university-hospital careers.
Hospital-grade sterility and full visibility for companions.
Next-day, 1-week, 1-month checks and remote aftercare.
Representative Director · Board-Certified Ophthalmologist. Former Professor & Head of Ophthalmology, Hanyang University Hospital; Clinical Fellow, Harvard Medical School / Mass Eye and Ear; reviewer for the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery; ZEISS Global Partnership Award. Member of American Academy of Ophthalmology, ASCRS, ESCRS, Korean Ophthalmological Society.
Straight answers from the doctors of Apgujeong Eye Clinic, Gangnam, Seoul.
3F & 4F, Jinmiseon Building, 597 Gangnam-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul — a 1-minute walk from Sinsa Station Exit 4 (Line 3 and Shinbundang Line), in the Gangnam area.
Yes. All three representative directors — Dr. Jun Hyun Kim, Dr. Byung Woo Ko and Dr. Seung Eun Lee — are board-certified ophthalmologists.
Yes. Patients travel from Mongolia, the USA, the UK, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia, Peru, Slovenia and many other countries. English-speaking coordinators assist throughout.
English, Korean, Mongolian, Chinese and Japanese.
Yes. Our transparent operating rooms let a companion observe the entire procedure.
Send your current prescription on WhatsApp. An English-speaking coordinator replies with suitability notes and available dates.
