EYEREUM Eye Clinic

TIER 1

Seoul (Gangnam-gu), South Korea

EYEREUM Eye Clinic is a Tier 1 refractive eye-surgery clinic in Seoul (Gangnam-gu), led by Dr. David Sung Yong Kang (Kang Sung-yong) (board-verified). Google 4.3★ (82). Cross-checked against 8 independent sources. Confirm your per-eye, all-in quote and the named operating surgeon before booking.

Surgeons

Dr. David Sung Yong Kang (Kang Sung-yong) verified
Founder & Clinical Director; out-patient clinical associate professor, Ulsan University / Asan Medical Center; assistant clinical professor, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University; AAO, ESCRS & ASCRS member; ISRS Committee Member (2020-2023); The Ophthalmologist 2017 Power List Top 50; OPHTEC World's Best Doctors; 3x Korean Ophthalmological Society Best Academic Achievement Award; 60+ SCI-indexed papers; performed Korea's first SMILE Pro
Verified profile ↗ (https://m.eyereum.com/en/about/kangsungyong)
Dr. Jin-Young Choi
Ophthalmologist, refractive surgery (listed on clinic site; not individually authority-verified)
Dr. ByungHoon Chung
Ophthalmologist, refractive surgery (listed on clinic site; not individually authority-verified)

Reviews (per platform)

Google — 4.3★ (82) source ↗

Contact

Website	eyereum.com/en
Phone	+82-2-3420-2020
Accreditations	ZEISS-certified SMILE Pro center / ZEISS international advisor, Performed Korea's first SMILE Pro surgery (Aug 14, 2023), SMILE Surgery Achievement Award 2024 (5 doctors worldwide), Listed on Gangnam Medical Tour Center (Gangnam-gu government) registry

Notable

Performed Korea's first SMILE Pro (VisuMax 800); 'Low Energy SMILE' pioneer; internationally recognized refractive academic; 3 VisuMax femtosecond lasers.

Sources & verification

Editorial note: VERIFIED Tier 1 — strongest principal authority verification in this set. Dr. Kang independently confirmed across The Ophthalmologist Power List 2017 (Top 50), ResearchGate (60+ SCI papers), Marquis Who's Who Lifetime Achievement Award, Gangnam Medical Tour Center government registry, and EverybodyWiki — multiple INDEPENDENT, non-aggregator sources. AAO/ESCRS/ASCRS/ISRS memberships independently corroborated. Founded 2011. Offers SMILE/SMILE Pro, LASIK, LASEK/PRK, Visian ICL/Toric, ArtiFlex, presbyopia/RLE-adjacent IOLs. Doctor photo high-confidence (official clinic bio page for the named individual). No Trustpilot/Reddit footprint found but already exceeds 2-source bar on authority + government registry.