{"id":12937,"date":"2026-11-13T17:19:56","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T08:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jin-eye.co.kr\/?page_id=12937"},"modified":"2026-11-13T17:27:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T08:27:25","slug":"clinic-facts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jin-eye.co.kr\/en_us\/clinic-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Mary&#8217;s Jin Eye Center: Clinic Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n.page-header,.entry-title,#ez-toc-container{display:none!important}\n.smjcf{max-width:920px;margin:0 auto;padding:32px 20px 56px;color:#19343E;font-size:16px;line-height:1.65}\n.smjcf *{box-sizing:border-box}\n.smjcf h1{font-size:30px;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 10px;color:#19343E;font-weight:800}\n.smjcf .smjcf-lead{font-size:17px;margin:0 0 6px}\n.smjcf .smjcf-upd{font-size:14px;color:#51626b;margin:0 0 26px}\n.smjcf h2{font-size:21px;line-height:1.3;margin:36px 0 12px;padding-bottom:8px;border-bottom:2px solid #00AEEF;color:#19343E;font-weight:700}\n.smjcf table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:0 0 6px;font-size:15.5px}\n.smjcf th,.smjcf td{border-bottom:1px solid #dfe7eb;padding:10px 12px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top}\n.smjcf th{width:34%;background:#f4f9fb;font-weight:600;color:#19343E}\n.smjcf ul{margin:0 0 6px 20px;padding:0}\n.smjcf li{margin:6px 0}\n.smjcf a{color:#0b6f96;text-decoration:underline}\n.smjcf .smjcf-note{font-size:14px;color:#51626b;margin:8px 0 0}\n.smjcf .smjcf-doc{border:1px solid #dfe7eb;border-radius:10px;padding:16px 18px;margin:0 0 14px}\n.smjcf .smjcf-doc h3{font-size:18px;margin:0 0 2px;color:#19343E;font-weight:700}\n.smjcf .smjcf-doc .smjcf-role{font-size:15px;color:#51626b;margin:0 0 8px}\n@media(max-width:600px){.smjcf{padding:22px 16px 44px}.smjcf h1{font-size:25px}.smjcf th{width:40%}.smjcf th,.smjcf td{padding:9px 8px;font-size:14.5px}}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"smjcf\">\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"St_Marys_Jin_Eye_Center_Clinic_Facts\"><\/span>St. Mary&#8217;s Jin Eye Center: Clinic Facts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"smjcf-lead\">St. Mary&#8217;s Jin Eye Center (Korean: \uc131\ubaa8\uc9c4\uc548\uacfc\uc758\uc6d0) is an ophthalmology clinic in Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea. This page puts the clinic&#8217;s official name, registration, doctors, languages, opening hours and prices in one place. It is maintained by the clinic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"smjcf-upd\">Last updated: November 13, 2026 \u00b7 Times are Korea Standard Time (KST, UTC+9) \u00b7 Prices are in Korean won (KRW)<\/p>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Clinic_at_a_glance\"><\/span>Clinic at a glance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tr><th>Official name (English)<\/th><td>St. Mary&#8217;s Jin Eye Center<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Name in Korean<\/th><td>\uc131\ubaa8\uc9c4\uc548\uacfc\uc758\uc6d0 (also written \uc131\ubaa8\uc9c4\uc548\uacfc)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Type<\/th><td>Ophthalmology clinic: outpatient eye care and eye surgery<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Opened<\/th><td>March 2021<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Address<\/th><td>1F, 4F and 5F, 337 Gangnam-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul 06626, Republic of Korea<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Nearest subway<\/th><td>Gangnam Station (Line 2 \/ Shinbundang Line), Exit 5, about a 5-minute walk<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Phone<\/th><td>+82-2-577-7782<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>WhatsApp<\/th><td><a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/8225777782\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">+82-2-577-7782<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Email<\/th><td><a href=\"mailto:jin.eye.center@gmail.com\">jin.eye.center@gmail.com<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Website<\/th><td><a href=\"https:\/\/jin-eye.co.kr\/en_us\/\">https:\/\/jin-eye.co.kr\/en_us\/<\/a> (English) \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/jin-eye.co.kr\/\">https:\/\/jin-eye.co.kr\/<\/a> (Korean)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Opening hours<\/th><td>Monday to Friday 09:00\u201318:00 (lunch break 13:00\u201314:00)<br>Saturday 09:00\u201315:00 (no lunch break)<br>Closed on Sundays and Korean public holidays<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Representative<\/th><td>Park JinHeung, MD, PhD<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Business registration no.<\/th><td>510-93-14736<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Parking<\/th><td>Free parking in the building&#8217;s parking lot. When it is full, or for oversized vehicles, please use a nearby public car park.<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Registration_for_international_patients\"><\/span>Registration for international patients<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>St. Mary&#8217;s Jin Eye Center is registered as a medical institution for attracting international patients under Korea&#8217;s Act on Support for Overseas Expansion of Healthcare System and Attraction of International Patients.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr><th>Registration number<\/th><td>M-2022-01-08-6564<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Issued by<\/th><td>Mayor of Seoul (Seoul Metropolitan Government)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Registered specialty<\/th><td>Ophthalmology<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Valid<\/th><td>July 25, 2022 to July 24, 2028<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Doctors\"><\/span>Doctors<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>All consultations and surgeries are performed by the clinic&#8217;s two board-certified ophthalmologists. Diagnostic tests are carried out by the clinical team under their supervision.<\/p>\n<div class=\"smjcf-doc\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Park_JinHeung_MD_PhD\"><\/span>Park JinHeung, MD, PhD<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"smjcf-role\">Co-Director \u00b7 Ophthalmologist \u00b7 Retina specialist<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Performs cataract, vision correction and retina surgery<\/li>\n<li>Clinical assistant professor, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea<\/li>\n<li>Retina fellowship and ophthalmology residency at Seoul St. Mary&#8217;s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea<\/li>\n<li>PhD and master&#8217;s degree in medicine, The Catholic University of Korea<\/li>\n<li>Former head of ophthalmology, Republic of Korea Armed Forces Wonju Hospital<\/li>\n<li>Member of the Korean Ophthalmological Society, Korean Retina Society, KSCRS, ASCRS, ESCRS and EURETINA<\/li>\n<li>Inventor of Korean Patent No. 10-2700173, &#8220;Intraocular lens support and support assembly&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"smjcf-doc\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Park_Jae-hyun_MD_PhD\"><\/span>Park Jae-hyun, MD, PhD<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"smjcf-role\">Co-Director \u00b7 Ophthalmologist \u00b7 Anterior segment specialist (cornea, cataract and refractive surgery)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Performs cataract and vision correction surgery<\/li>\n<li>Clinical assistant professor, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea<\/li>\n<li>Anterior segment fellowship and ophthalmology residency at Seoul St. Mary&#8217;s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea<\/li>\n<li>PhD and master&#8217;s degree in medicine, The Catholic University of Korea<\/li>\n<li>Member of the Korean Ophthalmological Society, Korean Cornea Society and KSCRS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"smjcf-note\">Full profiles: <a href=\"https:\/\/jin-eye.co.kr\/en_us\/%EC%9D%98%EB%A3%8C%EC%A7%84-%EC%86%8C%EA%B0%9C\/\">Our doctors<\/a><\/p>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Surgical_experience\"><\/span>Surgical experience<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tr><th>Presbyopia and cataract surgery<\/th><td>More than 21,000 procedures: cumulative total for all of the clinic&#8217;s surgeons combined<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Presbyopia and cataract surgery by Dr. Park JinHeung<\/th><td>About 20,000 procedures (the surgeon&#8217;s own cumulative count)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Vision correction surgery<\/th><td>More than 14,000 procedures: cumulative total for all of the clinic&#8217;s surgeons combined<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>SMILE-type lenticule surgery (SMILE and SILK) by Dr. Park JinHeung<\/th><td>More than 5,000 procedures, about 500 a year<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Research<\/th><td>More than 70 papers published in SCI-indexed journals by the clinic&#8217;s doctors<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"smjcf-note\">These figures are the clinic&#8217;s own counts, as published on our website in November 2026. They have not been audited by a third party.<\/p>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Services_and_equipment\"><\/span>Services and equipment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tr><th>Cataract and presbyopia surgery<\/th><td>14 intraocular lens (IOL) options, including TECNIS Odyssey, PureSee, Synergy and Eyhance (Johnson &amp; Johnson) and Clareon PanOptix, PanOptix Pro and Vivity (Alcon). Surgery system: Alcon CENTURION Vision System. The two eyes are operated on different days.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>SILK SMILE<\/th><td>Lenticule-based laser vision correction with the Johnson &amp; Johnson ELITA femtosecond laser<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>All-laser LASEK (TransPRK)<\/th><td>Surface laser vision correction with the SCHWIND AMARIS 1050RS excimer laser<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Phakic lens surgery<\/th><td>Visian EVO+ ICL (STAAR Surgical) and ECHO phakic lens (Care Group IPCL V2.0)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Other eye care<\/th><td>Retina, glaucoma, dry eye and pediatric eye care<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Diagnostics<\/th><td>ZEISS IOLMaster 700 optical biometry, OCULUS Pentacam HR corneal tomography, ZEISS LUMERA surgical microscope, and an in-house AVELLINO gene test with results in about 3 hours<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Languages_and_interpretation\"><\/span>Languages and interpretation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tr><th>English, Mongolian<\/th><td>Always available at the clinic, free of charge<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Other languages (for example Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Indonesian)<\/th><td>An interpreter can be arranged if you ask at least 3 days before your visit. It is free on the day of surgery. On days with an examination or outpatient treatment only, the patient pays KRW 100,000 per day.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Online chat<\/th><td>An AI chat assistant answers 24 hours a day in English, Chinese, Japanese, Mongolian, Indonesian and Korean. Clinic staff follow up during opening hours.<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Prices_for_international_patients\"><\/span>Prices for international patients<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Prices as of November 13, 2026, in Korean won.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr><th>Eye examination only (separate visit)<\/th><td>KRW 80,000. There is no separate examination fee when you have surgery.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>All-laser LASEK, both eyes<\/th><td>From KRW 990,000<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>SILK SMILE, both eyes<\/th><td>KRW 3,500,000, including the examination and follow-up visits<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Phakic lens surgery, both eyes<\/th><td>ECHO phakic lens: KRW 3,800,000 (non-toric) or KRW 4,800,000 (toric)<br>Visian EVO+ ICL: KRW 4,700,000 (non-toric) or KRW 5,700,000 (toric)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><th>Cataract surgery, per eye<\/th><td>KRW 1,500,000 to KRW 6,500,000 depending on the lens<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"smjcf-note\">Full price lists: <a href=\"https:\/\/jin-eye.co.kr\/en_us\/korea-eye-surgery-prices\/\">Eye surgery prices in Seoul<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/jin-eye.co.kr\/en_us\/smile-lasik-icl-cost-korea\/\">SILK SMILE, LASEK and ICL cost<\/a>. The procedure, lens and final cost are confirmed by your surgeon after the examination.<\/p>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Planning_a_visit_from_abroad\"><\/span>Planning a visit from abroad<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The examination takes about 1 hour, and the consultation and consent about 1 hour.<\/li>\n<li>Typical surgery time: LASEK about 5 minutes, SILK SMILE about 10 minutes, ICL about 30 minutes. Patients rest for 30 to 60 minutes before leaving.<\/li>\n<li>Surgery can be done on the same day as the examination if you are confirmed suitable and the schedule allows.<\/li>\n<li>Stop wearing contact lenses before the examination: soft lenses 5 days, hard (RGP) lenses 2 weeks, orthokeratology lenses 4 weeks.<\/li>\n<li>We usually recommend staying in Korea for about 1 week after surgery. Your surgeon confirms when it is safe to fly.<\/li>\n<li>Once your appointment date is fixed, we can issue a booking confirmation. On request we also provide a copy of our medical institution registration and a copy of our international-patient registration certificate. We do not issue visa invitation letters.<\/li>\n<li>After treatment, an English medical report is available on request.<\/li>\n<li>Payment is by credit card or cash, in Korean won.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Official_links\"><\/span>Official links<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jin-eye.co.kr\/en_us\/international-patients\/\">Guide for international patients<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jin-eye.co.kr\/en_us\/book-appointment\/\">Book an appointment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jin-eye.co.kr\/en_us\/%EC%A7%84%EB%A3%8C%EC%8B%9C%EA%B0%84-%EC%98%A4%EC%8B%9C%EB%8A%94-%EA%B8%B8\/\">Clinic hours and directions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/?cid=14921938654726168373\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google Maps<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jin__eye\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@jin_eye\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/pf.kakao.com\/_nJwgK\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">KakaoTalk channel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_this_page\"><\/span>About this page<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The information on this page is provided and maintained by St. Mary&#8217;s Jin Eye Center and is updated when the facts change. To report an error, please contact the clinic by phone or email. Whether a procedure is suitable for you can only be decided after an in-person examination. 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