Profile of Dr. Heecheol Bae, MD, PhD

Current Position:

• Director of Global Ubal Eye Center

• Visiting Professor, Ophthalmology Department, Gil Hospital, Gachon University

Former Positions:

• Former Visiting Professor, Kyunghee University College of Medicine

Academic Memberships:

• Regular Member of the Korean Ophthalmological Society (KOS)

• Regular Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

• Full Member of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS)

• Full Member of the Korean External Eye Society (KEEDS)

• Full Member of the Korean Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (KSCRS)

• Full Member of the Korean Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

• Member of the Korean Society of Ophthalmology

• Member of the Korean Society of Optometry

• Regular Member of the Korean Contact Lens Research Association

• Regular Member of the Korean Society of Nutritional Medicine

Awards & Recognition:

• Awarded a Plaque of Merit from the Korean Medical Association

• Appreciation Plaque from Vision Care International Medical Cooperation Organization

Specializations:

• Cataract/Presbyopia correction surgery

• Intraocular lens implantation surgery

• Glaucoma valve implantation

• Laser surgery, wavefront LASIK/LASEK surgery

• Dream Lens/RGP Lens treatment

• Strabismus/Amblyopia treatment

• Astigmatism treatment

Research Interests & Thesis:

• Case-control study on risk factors for diabetic retinopathy

• Study on the occurrence of ophthalmic infectious diseases

• Comparison of clinical outcomes 1 year after implantation of SI40NB and MA60BM intraocular lenses

• The effects of EMLA on pain associated with retrobulbar injection

• Objective personality characteristics of dry eye syndrome patients