Jong Chul Han
Sungkyunkwan University · Medicine
About the Lab
Professor Jong Chul Han's research lab specializes in anterior segment imaging and glaucoma diagnostics, with a focus on the structural and biomechanical changes in the optic nerve head and lamina cribrosa in myopic and normal-tension glaucoma. The lab employs advanced imaging techniques such as enhanced-depth imaging optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT) and deep learning-based analysis of OCT data to investigate glaucoma progression, axial elongation, and optic disc morphology. Key research directions include the role of lamina cribrosa defects, peripapillary atrophy, and intraocular pressure dynamics in glaucoma pathogenesis, particularly in high-risk populations such as myopic patients. The lab also explores innovative diagnostic tools using artificial intelligence to improve early detection and monitoring of glaucoma.
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Selected Papers
15PURPOSE: We investigated the lamina cribrosa (LC) structural characteristics of myopic eyes with and without open-angle glaucoma (OAG) using enhanced depth imaging spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (EDI SD-OCT). METHODS: Defects in the LC in myopic eyes with and without OAG and normal eyes without myopia were evaluated using EDI SD-OCT. Among the two types of LC defects, disinsertion type and hole type, the associations among disinsertion type LC defects, myopia-related parameters of
This study aimed to develop and validate a deep learning system for diagnosing glaucoma using optical coherence tomography (OCT). A training set of 1822 eyes (332 control, 1490 glaucoma) with 7288 OCT images, an internal validation set of 425 eyes (104 control, 321 glaucoma) with 1700 images, and an external validation set of 355 eyes (108 control, 247 glaucoma) with 1420 images were included. Deviation and thickness maps of retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and ganglion cell-inner plexiform laye
Although having the same IOP-related factors, if diurnal fluctuation is included, different results may be found on the relationship between IOP-related factors and NTG progression. Based on our results, diurnal fluctuation in IOP should be considered when IOP-related factors are studied in the future.
Purpose: To investigate the relationship between axial length (AL) and deep optic nerve head (ONH) structure and to evaluate the characteristics of deep ONH structures in myopic normal tension glaucoma (NTG). Methods: The following parameters were assessed using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT): externally oblique border tissue (EOBT) length, ONH tilt angle, optic canal (OC) obliqueness, and β-zone peripapillary atrophy (PPA). In addition, the angular location of the maximal
BACKGROUND: To evaluate the long-term outcomes of Argon laser photocoagulation compared to surgical direct cyclopexy in small-size cyclodialysis cleft patients. METHODS: This is a retrospective study. Small-size cyclodialysis cleft patients who underwent Argon laser photocoagulation and surgical direct cyclopexy were reviewed. The mean follow-up period were 82.4 (range, 61 - 145) months and 99.9 (range, 62 - 184) months in both groups. The comparison of best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), intra
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the optic disc characteristics associated with visual field (VF) progression in normal tension glaucoma (NTG) eyes with tilted optic discs. METHODS: Sixty-six eyes of 66 NTG patients with tilted optic disc were included in this cross-sectional study, who were examined by at least 5 Humphrey 30-2 VFs. Glaucomatous VF progression was evaluated using pointwise linear regression. Optic nerve heads were scanned with enhanced-depth imaging
Various substances within the aqueous humor (AH) can directly or indirectly impact intraocular tissues associated with intraocular pressure (IOP), a critical factor in glaucoma development. This study aims to investigate individual changes in these AH substances and the interactions among altered components through a multi-omics approach. LC/MS analysis was conducted on AH samples from patients with exfoliation syndrome (XFS, n = 5), exfoliation glaucoma (XFG, n = 4), primary open-angle glaucoma
Purpose. To evaluate the different characteristics in superior segmental optic hypoplasia (SSOH) and normal tension glaucoma (NTG) with superior retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) defect (NTG-SRD) compared to normal control using cirrus optical coherence tomography (OCT). Methods. SSOH eyes and NTG-SRD eyes were reviewed. The peripapillary RNFL (pRNFL) and ganglion cell inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) of the two groups were compared to age-matched normal controls using cirrus OCT. Results. Included
We investigated the potential use of CMOS (complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor) imaging detectors with a pixel pitch of 48 μm for mammography. Fundamental imaging characteristics were evaluated in terms of modulation-transfer function (MTF), noise-power spectrum (NPS), and detective quantum efficiency (DQE). The magnitudes of various image noise sources, such as optical photons, direct x rays unattenuated and scattered x rays from the scintillator, and additive electronic noise, were meas
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