The surgery is targeted to treat only those over the age of 18, not including those with progressing myopia and problems in their cornea, glaucoma, and uveitis. People with serious diabetes are also discouraged from having the procedures as diabetes my cause adverse operation results. Additionally, we advise that those who are pregnant or planning pregnancy within 6 months of your initial consultation and surgery, to refrain from the surgery.

In most cases we set a later date for surgery after testing. However, in some cases, surgery is possible on the same date.

The initial test takes about 1:30 to 2 hours. Due to high traffic, on Fridays and Saturdays you may have to wait an additional 20 to 30 minutes for testing.

The examination with consultation will take about two hours. If you wear soft contact lenses, please stop wearing them for at least one week prior to your appointment. Wearers of hard lenses should stop wearing them for at least two weeks prior to the examination in order to expedite the examination time. After the appointment you will have difficulties seeing short distances, so we ask that you please have someone else drive you to the center.

Doctor Lee and Kim have been with Gangnam St.Mary’s since 1990. Since then, the eye center has treated over 20,000 patients, accident free.

Just in the last half of 2011, Gangnam St.Mary’s Eye Center treated over 30 foreigners.

In general, 10 days is enough to have the surgery and see progress. But, in cases of extremely high myopia, you may not be eligible for LASIK or LASEK surgery. In these cases, we recommend intraocular lens surgery which requires approximately a month.