Gachon University Gil Hospital announces new surgical method for intractable disease highly myopic retinopathy
Apr 16, 2025
The retinal surgery team, including Professor Nam Dong-heun, Lee Jun-woo, and Professor Kim Ye-won of Gachon University Gil Hospital (Hospital Director Kim Woo-kyung), announced the results of a study on a surgical method that increases the effectiveness using 3D head-up imaging equipment during vitreous resection to treat retinopathy in patients with high myopia.
Retinal surgery is a surgery that must be performed when vision loss is severe or there is a risk of blindness due to diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, and retinal membrane. However, because the retina is located at the back of the eyeball and is very thin, surgery is difficult.
In particular, patients with highly myopic retinopathy have a long eyeball and are often accompanied by metamorphosis of the retina. It is more burdensome because it is difficult to distinguish between tissue that needs to be removed by surgery and normal retina, so patients and doctors are often not satisfied with the results of surgery.
The retinal surgery team, including Professor Nam Dong-hun of Gachon University Gil Hospital, studied and recently announced the effectiveness of the surgical method to remove vitreous cortical residues and inner boundaries using the latest surgical imaging equipment, '3D head-up imaging equipment (NGNUITY, Alcon)' when performing vitreous resection for myopia traction maculopathy (MTM).
In patients with high myopia, the macula was observed at a high magnification using 3D head-up imaging equipment and a high magnification macula lens during surgery, and the vitreous cortical residue around the macula was stained with triamcinolone acetonide and removed using guide tongs. As a result, the removal rate of the vitreous cortical residue and the inner boundary membrane of the macula was 100%. The maximum correction vision after surgery was significantly improved, and it was confirmed that it remained stable without complications after surgery.
Professor Nam Dong-heun, who led the research and surgery, said, `Since patients with high myopia have suffered for a long time, their satisfaction with the new surgery has been very high,' and added, `We expect to be able to convey hope to more patients in the future because the number of patients with myopia is increasing significantly in Asia, including Korea.'
Meanwhile, the results of this study and surgical methods won the Video Academic Award at the 133rd Korean Ophthalmology Society conference held in Busan on April 4-5.
Retinal surgery is a surgery that must be performed when vision loss is severe or there is a risk of blindness due to diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, and retinal membrane. However, because the retina is located at the back of the eyeball and is very thin, surgery is difficult.
In particular, patients with highly myopic retinopathy have a long eyeball and are often accompanied by metamorphosis of the retina. It is more burdensome because it is difficult to distinguish between tissue that needs to be removed by surgery and normal retina, so patients and doctors are often not satisfied with the results of surgery.
The retinal surgery team, including Professor Nam Dong-hun of Gachon University Gil Hospital, studied and recently announced the effectiveness of the surgical method to remove vitreous cortical residues and inner boundaries using the latest surgical imaging equipment, '3D head-up imaging equipment (NGNUITY, Alcon)' when performing vitreous resection for myopia traction maculopathy (MTM).
In patients with high myopia, the macula was observed at a high magnification using 3D head-up imaging equipment and a high magnification macula lens during surgery, and the vitreous cortical residue around the macula was stained with triamcinolone acetonide and removed using guide tongs. As a result, the removal rate of the vitreous cortical residue and the inner boundary membrane of the macula was 100%. The maximum correction vision after surgery was significantly improved, and it was confirmed that it remained stable without complications after surgery.
Professor Nam Dong-heun, who led the research and surgery, said, `Since patients with high myopia have suffered for a long time, their satisfaction with the new surgery has been very high,' and added, `We expect to be able to convey hope to more patients in the future because the number of patients with myopia is increasing significantly in Asia, including Korea.'
Meanwhile, the results of this study and surgical methods won the Video Academic Award at the 133rd Korean Ophthalmology Society conference held in Busan on April 4-5.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
