Trends and Characteristics of Corneal Transplantation in South Korea (2021–2023): A Three-Year Analysis of Domestic Survey and Eversight Eye Bank Data
Corneal transplantation in South Korea is shifting toward EK, especially DMEK, driven by limited domestic donations and changes in surgical preferences. These findings highlight the importance of enhancing local donation systems and maintaining robust data infrastructure to guide policy and clinical decision-making.
Authors
- Kyoung Woo Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1181-5112)
- Young Joon Choi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8129-1174)
- Collin Ross
- Hyung Keun Lee
- M. Kim
- Yu Jeong Kim
- Dongwoo Lee
- Hyun Sun Jeon
Institutions
- Seoul National University (KR)
- Yonsei University (KR)
- Isle of Wight NHS Trust (GB)
- New Generation University College (ET)
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (KR)
- German Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Study Group (DE)
- National University College (PR)
- Chung-Ang University Hospital (KR)
- Hanyang University (KR)
- Ajou University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ophthalmic Epidemiology
- Published
- 2026-01-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09286586.2025.2610496
- Primary Topic
- Corneal surgery and disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00