Journal List > J Korean Ophthalmol Soc > v.50(10) > 1008383

TOOLS
Shin and Shyn: 2007 Survey for KSCRS Members - Current Trends in Refractive Surgery in Korea -
Original Article

J Korean Ophthalmol Soc 2009;50(10):1468-1474.

Published online: 3 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2009.50.10.1468

2007 Survey for KSCRS Members - Current Trends in Refractive Surgery in Korea -

Kwang Hoon Shin, MD, Kyung Hwan Shyn, MD, PhD

Department of Ophthalmology, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea

Address reprint requests to Kyung Hwan Shyn, MD, PhD Department of Ophthalmology, Gachon University Gil Hospital #1198 Guwol-dong, Namdong-gu, Incheon 405-760, Korea Tel: 82-32-460-3364, Fax: 82-32-460-3358, E-mail: khshyn@gilhospital.com

Received 31 March 2009       Accepted 7 July 2009

Copyright © 2009 Korean Ophthalmological Society

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

Purpose

To investigate the current situation and future trends in the field of refractive surgery in Korea.

Methods

Since 1995, the members of the Korean Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (KSCRS) have been annually surveyed on cataract and refractive surgery. The 2007 annual survey, consisting of 66 multiple-choice questions, was mailed in August 2008 to 336 KSCRS members. Fifty (14.9%) members answered. Current data were compared with those of previous annual survey and with those of the USA.

Results

The respondents in their forties accounted for the highest percentage (38%) of the subjects, and VISX S4 was the most popularly used (32%). The use of IntraLase femtosecond laser (AMO, USA) had increased. LASIK still accounted for the highest percentage (48%) of refractive surgeries. LASIK was preferred for myopia less than -8D, and phakic IOL was preferred for myopia more than -8D. Almost all the respondents answered that most promising refractive surgery is phakic IOL and the respondents who preferred LASIK decreased.

Conclusions

This survey summarized current trends and changes in cataract and refractive surgery in Korea. J Korean Ophthalmol Soc 2009;50(10):1468-1474

Keywords: KSCRS, Refractive surgery, Survey

References

1. Fyodorov SN, Durnev VV. Operation of dosaged dissection of corneal circular ligament in cases of myopia of mild degree. Ann Ophthalmol. 1979; 11:1185–90.
2. Barraquer JI. Basis of Refractive Keratoplasty. Arch Soc Am Oftal Optom. 1964; 5:27–48.
3. L'Esperance FA Jr, Taylor DM, Warner JW. Human Excimer Laser Keratectomy: Short Term Histopathology. J Refract Surg. 1988; 4:118.
4. Munnerlyn CR, Koons SJ, Marshall J. Photorefractive keratectomy: a technique for laser refractive surgery. J Cataract Refract Surg. 1988; 14:46–52.
crossref
5. Pallikaris IG, Papatzanaki ME, Stathi EZ, et al. Laser in situ keratomileusis. Lasers Surg Med. 1990; 10:463–8.
crossref
6. Shyn KH, Baek NH, Lee JH, et al. Current Trends in Cataract and Refractive Surgery in Korea – 1995 Survey for KSCRS Members. J Korean Ophthalmol Soc. 1998; 39:892–9.
7. Shyn KH, Shim JK, Shin SH, Park SW. Current Trends in Cataract and Refractive Surgery in Korea – 1996 Survey for KSCRS Members. J Korean Ophthalmol Soc. 1999; 40:403–8.
8. Shyn KH, Shin SH, Kim JS. Current Trends in Cataract and Refractive Surgery in Korea – 1997 Survey for KSCRS Members. J Korean Ophthalmol Soc. 1999; 40:949–58.
9. Shyn KH, Park SW, Kim JS. Current Trends in Cataract and Refractive Surgery in Korea – 1998 Survey for KSCRS Members. J Korean Ophthalmol Soc. 2000; 41:1523–31.
10. Shyn KH, Oh JH, Park GS. Current Trends in Cataract and Refractive Surgery in Korea – 1999 Survey for KSCRS Members. J Korean Ophthalmol Soc. 2001; 42:713–23.
11. Shyn KH, Kim YS, Ha SW. Current Trends in Cataract and Refractive Surgery in Korea – 2000 Survey for KSCRS Members. J Korean Ophthalmol Soc. 2002; 43:1007–14.
12. Song YS, Lee JH, Shyn KH, et al. Current Trends in Cataract and Refractive Surgery in Korea – 2001 Survey for KSCRS Members. J Korean Ophthalmol Soc. 2004; 45:45–54.
13. Shyn KH, Han YS, Lee JH. Current Trends in Cataract and Refractive Surgery in Korea – 2002 Survey for KSCRS Members. J Korean Ophthalmol Soc. 2004; 45:55–63.
14. Shyn KH, Bae JW, Moon HS. Current trends in cataract and refractive surgery in Korea – 2003 Survey for KSCRS Members. J Korean Ophthalmol Soc. 2005; 46:35–44.
15. Shyn KH, Jung JW. Current trends in cataract and refractive surgery in Korea – 2004 Survey for KSCRS Members. J Korean Ophthalmol Soc. 2006; 47:2005–11.
16. Shyn KH, Yoon SC. Refractive surgery 2005 in Korea. J Korean Ophthalmol Soc. 2008; 49:570–6.
crossref
17. Shyn KH, Ku M. Current trends in cataract and refractive surgery in Korea – 2006 Survey for KSCRS Members. J Korean Ophthalmol Soc. 2009; 50:182–8.
18. Leaming DV. Practice styles and preferences of ASCRS members – 1985 survey. J Cataract Refract Surg. 1986; 12:380–4.
19. Leaming DV. Practice styles and preferences of ASCRS members – 1986 survey. J Cataract Refract Surg. 1987; 13:561–7.
20. Leaming DV. Practice styles and preferences of ASCRS members – 1987 survey. J Cataract Refract Surg. 1988; 14:552–9.
crossref
21. Leaming DV. Practice styles and preferences of ASCRS members – 1988 survey. J Cataract Refract Surg. 1989; 15:689–97.
crossref
22. Leaming DV. Practice styles and preferences of ASCRS members – 1989 survey. J Cataract Refract Surg. 1990; 16:624–32.
23. Leaming DV. Practice styles and preferences of ASCRS members – 1990 survey. J Cataract Refract Surg. 1991; 17:495–502.
24. Leaming DV. Practice styles and preferences of ASCRS members – 1991 survey. J Cataract Refract Surg. 1992; 18:460–9.
25. Leaming DV. Practice styles and preferences of ASCRS members – 1992survey. J Cataract Refract Surg. 1993; 19:600–6.
26. Leaming DV. Practice styles and preferences of ASCRS members – 1993 survey. J Cataract Refract Surg. 1994; 20:495–67.
27. Leaming DV. Practice styles and preferences of ASCRS members – 1994 survey. J Cataract Refract Surg. 1995; 21:378–85.
28. Leaming DV. Practice styles and preferences of ASCRS members – 1995 survey. J Cataract Refract Surg. 1996; 22:931–9.
29. Leaming DV. Practice styles and preferences of ASCRS members – 1996 survey. J Cataract Refract Surg. 1997; 23:527–35.
30. Leaming DV. Practice styles and preferences of ASCRS members – 1997 survey. J Cataract Refract Surg. 1998; 24:552–61.
31. Leaming DV. Practice styles and preferences of ASCRS members – 1998 survey. J Cataract Refract Surg. 1999; 25:851–9.
32. Leaming DV. Practice styles and preferences of ASCRS members – 1999 survey. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2000; 26:913–21.
33. Leaming DV. Practice styles and preferences of ASCRS members – 2000 survey. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2001; 27:948–55.
34. Leaming DV. Practice styles and preferences of ASCRS members – 2001 survey. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2002; 28:1681–8.
35. Leaming DV. Practice styles and preferences of ASCRS members-2002 survey. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2003; 29:495–67.
crossref
36. Leaming DV. Practice styles and preferences of ASCRS members – 2003 survey. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2004; 30:892–900.
37. Sandoval HP, de Castro LE, Vroman DT, et al. Refractive Surgery Survey 2004. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2005; 31:221–33.
crossref
38. Leaming DV. Guest editorial-Snapshots. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2006; 32:1401–2.
39. Oshika T, Masuda K, Hayashi F, et al. Current trends in cataract and refractive surgery in Japan:1992 survey. Jpn J Ophthalmol. 1993; 37:432–44.
40. Oshika T, Masuda K, Hayashi F, et al. Current trends in cataract and refractive surgery in Japan:1993 survey. Jpn J Ophthalmol. 1994; 38:130–55.
41. Oshika T, Masuda K, Majima Y, et al. Current trends in cataract and refractive surgery in Japan:1994 survey. Jpn J Ophthalmol. 1995; 39:265–73.
42. Oshika T, Masuda K, Majima Y, et al. Current trends in cataract and refractive surgery in Japan: 1995 survey. Jpn J Ophthalmol. 1996; 40:419–33.
43. Oshika T, Masuda K, Majima Y, et al. Current trends in cataract and refractive surgery in Japan: 1995 survey. Jpn J Ophthalmol. 1996; 40:419–33.
44. Oshika T, Ariae M, Masuda K, et al. Current trends in cataract and refractive surgery in Japan: 1996 survey. Jpn J Ophthalmol. 1998; 42:227–41.
crossref
45. Oshika T, Ariae M, Masuda K, et al. Current trends in cataract and refractive surgery in Japan: 1997 survey. Jpn J Ophthalmol. 1999; 43:139–47.
crossref
46. Oshika T, Ariae M, Masuda K, et al. Current trends in cataract and refractive surgery in Japan: 1998 survey. Jpn J Ophthalmol. 2000; 44:268–76.
crossref
47. Oshika T, Ariae M, Masuda K, et al. Current trends in cataract and refractive surgery in Japan: 1999 survey. Jpn J Ophthalmol. 2001; 43:383–7.
crossref
48. Elder M, Tarr K, Leaming D. The New Zealand cataract and refractive surgery survey 1997/1998. Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2000; 28:89–95.
crossref
49. Elder M, Leaming D. The New Zealand cataract and refractive surgery survey 2001. Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2003; 31:114–20.
crossref
50. Elder MJ, Leaming D, Hoy B. The New Zealand cataract and refractive surgery survey 2004. Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2006; 34:401–10.
51. Elder MJ, Leaming D, Zelda ZP. The fourth New Zealand cataract and refractive surgery survey 2007. Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2008; 36:604–19.

Figure 1.
Preferred refractive surgery, according to diopter range.
jkos-50-1468f1.tif
Figure 2.
Preferred refractive surgery over –12D of extreme high myopia. Phakic IOL is the most preferred (76%). * CLE=clear lens extraction.
jkos-50-1468f2.tif
Figure 3.
Preferred refractive surgery in hyperopia. * LTK/CK=laser thermal keratoplasty/conductive kera-toplasty.
jkos-50-1468f3.tif
Figure 4.
Use of wavefront analyzer.
jkos-50-1468f4.tif
Figure 5.
Most promising refractive surgery.
jkos-50-1468f5.tif
Figure 6.
Complications of LASEK.
jkos-50-1468f6.tif
Figure 7.
Legal problem experience after refractive surgery in each year.
jkos-50-1468f7.tif
TOOLS
Similar articles