Council Members

Dr. Jin Hak Lee

Date of Birth: 11 October 1945
Place of Birth: Seoul, Korea
Address: Sibum Woo-Sung Apt. 216-1501, Seohyun-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 463-773, Korea
Office: Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 300 Gumi-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 463-707, Korea
Phone: +82-31-787 7371
Fax: +82-31-787 4057
Email: jjhlee@plaza.snu.ac.kr

Present Positions:
  • Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
  • Chairman of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
  • Editorial Board Member of Ocular Surgery News
Education:
  • 1965 - 1967: Premedical; Seoul National University, College of Art and Science
  • 1967 - 1972: Medical; Seoul National University, College of Medicine
  • 1972 - 1981: Ph. D; Seoul National University, Postgraduate School
Professional Training:
  • 1972 - 1973: Internship; Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Hospital
  • 1973 - 1977: Residency; Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Hospital
  • 1983 - 1984: Fellowship; Kresge Eye Institute , Detroit, Michigan, USA
Faculty Appointments:
  • 1980 - 1983: Instuctor; Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University, College of Medicine
  • 1983 - 1988: Assistant Professor; Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University, College of Medicine
  • 1988 - 1993: Associate Professor; Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University, College of Medicine
  • 1993 - Present: Professor; Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University, College of Medicine
Administrative Service:
  • 1985 - 1995: Director; Seoul National University Hospital Eye Bank
  • 1995 - 1997: Director; Social work service, Seoul National University Hospital
  • 1997 - 2001: Editor in Chief; Monthly News of Seoul National University Hospital
  • 1998 - 2001: Chairman; Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Hospital, and College of Medicine
  • 2001 - 2005: Director; Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital
Awards:
  • 1986: Certification of Appreciation: International President of LIONS
  • 1995: Commentator of the year for medical and pharmaceutical affairs
  • 1998: Registered in Marquis Who's Who
  • 2001: TOPCON Grand prize
  • 2001: The best scientific paper in Ophthalmology of the year 2000
Editorial Service: Editor of
  • Korean Journal of Ophthalmology (1986 - 1991)
  • Yonsei Medical Journal (2003 - Present)
  • Ocular Surgery News (2004 - present)
Professional Society:
  • 1998 - 1999: Chairman of Korean Contact Lens Society
  • 1999 - 2001: Chairman of Korean External Eye Disease Society
  • 2001 - 2003: Chairman of Korean Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
  • 2004 - Present; Chairman of Korean Ophthalmological Society
  • 1984: Member of American Academy of Ophthalmology
  • 1984: Member of ARVO
  • 1993: Member of ASCRS
  • 2000: Member of Keratoprosthesis study group
Patent:
  • The Computerized objective visual acuity test (0371280, 2000, Korea)
  • The computerized color vision test (0369374, 2000, Korea)
  • Artificial cornea and implantation thereof (0305222, 2002, Korea)
  • Artificial cornea and implantation thereof (6254637, 2001, USA)
Recent Publications (2000 -2005):
  1. Young Suk Yu, Jin Hak Lee etal, Surgical management of congenital cataract associated with severe microphthalmos, J Cataract Refract Surg, 26,pp1219-1224, ASCRS, 2000
  2. Jin Hak Lee etal, Development of a newly designed double fixed Seoul type keratoprosthesis, Arch Ophalmol, 118,pp1673-1678, 2000,
  3. Jung Min Lim, Jin Hak Lee etal, Downegulated expression of integrin Alpha 6 by transforming growth factor-Beta1 on lens epithelial cell in vitro, Biochem..Biophysical Res. Com, 284,pp33-41, 2001,Idealibrary,
  4. Myung-Kyoo Ko, Jin Hak Lee etal, histomorphometric study of corneal endothelial cells in normal human fetuses, Exp.Eye Reseach, 72,pp403-409, Academic Press, 2001
  5. Mee Kum Kim , Jin Hak Lee etal, Effect of graft polymerization of poly on cell adhesion , J Cataract Refract Surgery, 27,pp766-774, ASCRS, 2001
  6. Mee Kum Kim, Jae Lim Lee, Won Ryang Wee, Jin Hak Lee, Seoul-type keratoprosthesis (preliminary reports of first 7 cases), Archives of Ophthalmology 120,pp.761-766 ,Amer Medical Assoc,2002
  7. MK Kim, JL Lee, WR Wee, JH Lee, Comparative experiments for in vivo fibroplasia and biological stability of four porous polymers intended for use in the Seoul-type keratoprosthesis, British Journal of Ophthalmology 86,pp.809-814, British Medical Assoc,2002
  8. Tae-Young Chung, Hum Chung, Jin Hak Lee, Combined surgery and sequential surgery comprising phacoemulsification, pars plana vitrectomy, and intraocular lens implantation (Comparison of clinical outcomes), Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 28,pp.2001-2005 ,Amer Soc Cataract Refractive Surgery,2002
  9. HaeYong Kweon, Mi-Kyong Yoo, Jin-Hak Lee, Won-Ryang Wee, Young-Gun Han, Kwang-Gill Lee, Chong-Su Cho, Preparation of Novel Poloxamer Hydrogel, Journal of Applied Polymer Science 88,pp.2670-2676 ,John Wiley & Sons Inc,2003
  10. K.Y.Cho, T.W.Chung, B.C.Kim, M.K.Kim, J.H.Lee, W.R.Wee, C.S.Cho, Release of ciprofloxacin from poloxamer-graft-hyaluronic acid hydrogels in vitro, International Journal of Pharmaceutics 260,pp.83-91 ,Elsevier,2003
  11. Nam Ju Kim, MD, Jin Hak Lee, MD, Effect of an acrylic posterior chamber intraocular lens on posterior capsule opacification in cataract patients with associated risk factors, Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 29,pp.1575-1578 ,Amer Soc Cataract Refractive Surgery,2003
  12. Young Joo Shin, MD, Jin Hak Lee, MD, Clinical Outcome of Clear Lens Extraction in High Myopia After Epikeratoplasty Lenticule Removal, Journal of Refractive Surgery 9,pp.383-384 ,Slack Inc,2003
  13. YK Han, JW Kwon, JS Kim, C-S Cho, WR Wee, and JH Lee, In vitro and in vivo study of lens refilling with poloxamer hydrogel, British Journal of Ophthalmology 87,pp.1399-1402 ,British Medical Assoc,2003
  14. Se Joon Woo, Jin-Hak Lee, Effect fo central corneal thickness on surgically induced astigmatism in cataract surgery, Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 29,pp.2402-2407 ,Amer Soc Cataract Refractive Surgery,2003
  15. Jae Kyoung Ahn,MD, Hyeong Gon Yu,MD, Hum Chung,MD, Won Ryang Wee,MD, Jin-Hak Lee, MD, Transscleral fixation of a foldable intraocular lens in aphakic vitrectomized eyes, Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 29,pp.2390-2396 ,Amer Soc Cataract Refractive Surgery,2003
  16. Ji Won Kwon,MD, Jung Suk Kim,BS, Soo Bong Choi,MD, Jin Hak Lee,MD, and Won Ryang Wee,MD,Experimental Study of and Automated System for the Delivery of Eyedrops using a Microinfusion Pump,American J. of Ophthalmology 139,pp.547-549,2005
  17. Ji Won Kwon, Young Keun Han, Woo Jin Lee, Chong Su Cho, Seung Joon Paik, dong Il Cho, Jin Hak Lee, Won Ryang Wee,Biocompatibility of poloxamer hydrogel as an injectable intraocular lens,Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 31,pp.607-613 ,Amer Soc Cataract Refractive Surgery,2005
  18. Young Joo Shin, Mee Kum Kim, Won Ryang Wee, Jin Hak Lee, Dong-Bin Shin, Jae Lim Lee, Yong Gen Xu, Si-Whan Choi,Change of Proliferation Rate of Corneal Epithelium in the Rabbit with Orthokeratology Lens,Ophthalmic Research 37,pp.94-103 ,Karger,2005
  19. Joon Young Hyon, Jin Hak Lee, Won Ryang Wee,Shift of Colorimetric Values in Ishihara Pseudoisochromatic Plates with Plate Aging,Korean Journal of Ophthalmology 19,pp.145-148 ,The Korean Ophthalmological Society, 2005
  20. M.K.Yoo, K.Y.Cho, H.H.Song, Y.J.Choi, J.W.Kwon, M.K.Kim, J.H.Lee, W.R.Wee, C.S.Cho,Release of Ciprofloxacin from Chondroitin 6-Sulfate-Graft-Poloxamer Hydrogel In Vitro for Ophthalmic Drug Delivery,Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy 31,pp.455-463 ,Marcel Dekker Inc,2005
  21. Young Joo Shin, kyu Hyung Park, Jeong-Min Whang, Won Ryang Wee, Jin Hak Lee, In Bum Lee, Objective measurement of visual acuity by optokinetic response determination in patients with ocular diseases, American Journal of Ophthalmology 141,pp.327-342 ,Ophthalmic Publ Co,2006