Education

• Completed the medical school at Yonsei University College of Science
  Graduated from the medical school at
  Yonsei University Graduate School of Medicine (Master of Medicine)
  Currently enrolled in the medical school at Yonsei University Graduate School of Medicine (Doctoral Program)

Professional Career

• Severance Hospital Resident,
  Gangnam Severance Hospital Ophthalmology Specialist,
  6th Marine Brigade Medical Company, Marine Corps Ophthalmology
  Surgeon, Armed Forces Capital Hospital Clinical
  Instructor, Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine (Vitreotide Retina)
  Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Inha University College of Medicine (Vitreotide Retina)
  Full-time Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Inha University College of Medicine (Vitreotide Retina)
  Currently, Director of Ophthalmology, Incheon Sejong Hospital

Academic Activities

• Member of the Korean Ophthalmological Society,
  Member of the Korean Retina Society,
  Member of the Korean Uveo-Uveo Society, Member
  of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO),
  Member of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmogy (ARVO)

Key Publications

• 1. Kim IJ, Seo J, Lee DH, Kim YH, Kim JH, Wie MB, Byun JK, Yun JH. Ulmus davidiana 60% edible ethanolic extract for prevention of pericyte apoptosis in diabetic retinopathy. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023;14:1138676. (Co-first author) doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1138676
  2. Lee D, Lee J, Nahm JH, Kim M. Diagnostic accuracy of vitreous cytology in patients with vitreoretinal lymphoma. J Clin Med 2022;11(21):6450. doi: 10.3390/jcm11216450
  3. Lee DH, Cho H, Choi EY, Kim M. Clinical features and long-term treatment outcome of posterior scleritis. Ann Transl Med 2022;10(21):1162. doi: 10.21037/atm-22-721
  4. Lee DH, Kim M, Choi EY, Chin HS, Kim M. Efficacy of pretreatment with preservative-free topical bromfenac in improving post-intravitreal-injection pain: a prospective pilot study. J Clin Med 2022;11(14): 4172. doi: 10.3390/jcm11144172
  5. Lee DH, Cho H, Lee J, Choi EY, Lee SC, Kim M. Clinical features and long-term treatment outcomes in choroidal tuberculoma. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2022;260(5):1641-1650. doi: 10.1007/s00417-021-05474-9
  6. Lee DH, Kim TY, Lee SC, Kim M. Uveal Effusion Associated with Presumed Viral Encephalitis. Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2022;30(1):68-72. doi: 10.1080/09273948.2020.1797110
  7. Lee DH, Han JW, Hahn SM, Kim BM, Lyu CJ, Lee SC, Kim DJ, Lee CS. Changes in Treatment Patterns and Globe Salvage Rate of Advanced Retinoblastoma in Korea: Efficacy of Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy. J Clin Med 2021;10(22):5421. (Co-first author) doi: 10.3390/jcm10225421
  8. Lee DH, Park SE, Lee CS. Microcystic Macular Edema and Cystoid Macular Edema Before and After Epiretinal Membrane Surgery. Retina 2021;41(8):1652-1659. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000003087
  9. Lee DH, Choi EY, Kang HG, Kim M. Current Concepts in Myopic Choroidal Neovascularization: a Review. J Retin 2020;5(1):1-11. doi: 10.21561/jor.2020.5.1.1
  10. Lee DH, Moon I, Kang HG, Choi EY, Kim SS, Byeon SH, Koh HJ, Lee SC, Kim M. Surgical outcome and prognostic factors influencing visual acuity in myopic foveoschisis patients. Eye (Lond) 2019;33(10):1642-1648. doi: 10.1038/s41433-019-0462-7
  11. Lee DH, Han JY, Park JJ, Cheon JH, Kim M. Ophthalmologic Manifestation of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Review. Korean J Gastroenterol 2019;73(5):269-275. doi: 10.4166/kjg.2019.73.5.269
  12. Lee DH, Han JW, Kim SS, Byeon SH, Koh HJ, Lee SC, Kim M. Reply to “Comments on ‘Long-term Effect of Scleral Encircling on Axial Elongation.’” Am J Ophthalmol 2018;193:252-253. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2018.06.014
  13. Lee DH, Han JW, Kim SS, Byeon SH, Koh HJ, Lee SC, Kim M. Long-term Effect of Scleral Encircling on Axial Elongation. Am J Ophthalmol 2018;189:139-145. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2018.03.001
  14. Lee DH, Kang HG, Lee SC, Kim M. Features of Optical Coherence Tomography Predictive of Choroidal Neovascularization Treatment Response in Pathological Myopia in Association with Fluorescein Angiography. Br J Ophthalmol 2018;102(2):238-242. doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2017-310244
  15. Lee DH, Han J, Han SH, Lee SC, Kim M. Vitreous hemorrhage and Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment that developed after botulinum toxin injection to the extraocular muscle: case report. BMC Ophthalmol 2017;17(1):249. doi: 10.1186/s12886-017-0649-2
  16. Lee DH, Lee SC, Kim M. Acute Macular Neuroretinopathy Associated with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Lupus 2016;25(4):431-5. doi: 10.1177/0961203315619494
  17. Lee DH, Choi EY, Kim EK, Lee HK. In Vivo Confocal Microscopy Analysis of Corneal Microstructural Changes in Neurosurgically-Induced Neurotrophic Keratitis. J Korean Ophthalmol Soc 2014;55(12):1765-71. (Co-first author) doi: 10.3341/jkos.2014.55.12.1765
  18. Lee DH, Kim SS, Kim M, Koh HJ. Identifiable Peripheral Retinal Lesions Using Ultra-Widefield Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope and Its Usefulness in Myopic Patients. J Korean Ophthalmol Soc 2014;55(12):1814-20. doi: 10.3341/jkos.2014.55.12.1814
  19. Lee DH, Koh HJ, Kim SS, Lee SC, Kim M. Intravitreal Bevacizumab Injection for Serous Retinal Detachment Associated with Leber\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Idiopathic Stellate Neuroretinitis. J Korean Ophthalmol Soc 2014;55(10):1562-6. doi: 10.3341/jkos.2014.55.10.1562
  20. Ha GL, Jung S, Chin HS, Lee DH. Analysis of Prognostic Factors for Recovery after Vitrectomy in Patients with Idiopathic Epiretinal Membrane. J Korean Ophthalmol Soc 2025;66(5):233-242. (Corresponding author) doi: 10.3341/jkos.2025.66.5.233
  21. Kwak JJ, Lee DH, Lee SC, Lee CS. Evaluation of blood vessel network formation and visual field defect in optic disc melanocytoma. Br J Ophthalmol 2023; 107(3):418-424. doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2021-319630
  22. Jun JW, Lee DH, Lee M, Choi EY, Kim M. A Rare Case of Breast Cancer Metastasis to the Optic Nerve Head. J Korean Ophthalmol Soc 2022;63(3):320-324. doi: 10.3341/jkos.2022.63.3.320
  23. Choi EY, Lee DH, Jun JW, Byeon SH, Kim SS, Koh HJ, Kim M. Therapeutic prognostic factors associated with retinal detachment and visual outcomes in acute retinal necrosis. Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2022; 50(1):40-49. doi: 10.1111/ceo.14016
  24. Han JY, Lee DH, Choi EY, Kim M. Therapeutic Effect of High Viscosity Silicone Oil for Treatment of Refractory Macular Hole: A Case Report. J Retin 2021;6(2):139-144. doi: 10.21561/jor.2021.6.2.139
  25. Yun YI, Kim YW, Lim HB, Lee DH, Kim JH, Oh BL, Jeoung JW, Park KH. Peripapillary vessel parameters and mean ocular perfusion pressure in young healthy eyes: OCT angiography study. Br J Ophthalmol 2021;105(6):862-868. doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2020-316222
  26. Park SE, Jun JW, Lee DH, Lee SC, Kim M. The Effect of Adalimumab in Korean Patients with Refractory Noninfectious Uveitis. Yonsei Med J. 2021;62(2):177-181. doi: 10.3349/ymj.2021.62.2.177
  27. Han JY, Lee DH, Kim JD, Choi EY, Kim M. Therapeutic Efficacy of Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant in Korean Patients with Non-infectious Uveitis. J Korean Ophthalmol Soc 2021;62(6):798-805. doi: 10.3341/jkos.2021.62.6.798
  28. Kim YW, Lee DH, Lim HB, Oh BL, Kim YK, Girard MJA, Mari JM, Park KH, Jeoung JW. Age-Dependent Variation of Lamina Cribrosa Displacement During the Standardized Valsalva Maneuver. Sci Rep 2019;9(1):6645. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-43206-6
  29. Cho YJ, Lee DH, Kim M. Optical coherence tomography findings predictive of response to treatment in diabetic macular edema. J Int Med Res 2018;46(11):4455-4464. doi: 10.1177/0300060518798503
  30. Kim M, Lee DH, Koh HJ, Lee SC, Kim SS. Reply to “Comments on \'Surgical outcome of simultaneous intraocular lens rescue and sutureless intrascleral tunnel fixation of dislocated intraocular lenses.\'” Retina 2016 Jun;36(6):e48. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000001068
  31. Kim M, Lee DH, Koh HJ, Lee SC, Kim SS. Surgical outcome of simultaneous intraocular lens rescue and sutureless intrascleral tunnel fixation of dislocated intraocular lenses. Retina 2015;35(7):1450-7. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000000484
  32. Kim M, Park YS, Lee DH, Koh HJ, Lee SC, Kim SS. Comparison of Surgical Outcome of 23-Gauge and 25-Gauge Microincision Vitrectomy Surgery for Management of Idiopathic Epiretinal Membrane in Pseudophakic Eyes. Retina 2015;35(10):2115-20. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000000598
  33. Kim M, Lee DH, Byeon SH, Koh HJ, Kim SS, Lee SC. Comparison of Intravitreal Bevacizumab and Dexamethasone Implant for the Treatment of Macular Oedema Associated with Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion. Br J Ophthalmol 2015;99(9):1271-6. doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2014-306236
  34. Kim M, Kim HE, Lee DH, Koh HJ, Lee SC, Kim SS. Intraocular Lens Power Estimation in Combined Phacoemulsification and Pars Plana Vitrectomy in Eyes with Epiretinal Membranes: a Case-Control Study. Yonsei Med J 2015;56(3):805-11. doi: 10.3349/ymj.2015.56.3.805
  35. Cho YJ, Lee DH, Kang HM, Kim M, Koh HJ. Reversal of Early Central Retinal Vein Occulsion by Alleviating Optic Nerve Edema with an Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant. Korean J Ophthalmol 2014;28(2):192-3. doi: 10.1177/0300060518798503

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