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Eunyoung Choi

Yonsei University · Medicine

About the Lab

Professor Eunyoung Choi's research lab focuses on the intersection of ophthalmology, biomedical imaging, and molecular mechanisms underlying ocular and neurological diseases. Her team investigates diabetic retinopathy, dry eye disease, and retinal disorders such as central serous chorioretinopathy, with an emphasis on early biomarkers, neurovascular changes, and advanced imaging techniques. The lab integrates clinical studies with preclinical models and cutting-edge technologies like optical coherence tomography, confocal microscopy, and deep learning for diagnostic prediction. Additionally, the lab explores nanoscale materials engineering, particularly block copolymer self-assembly for advanced functional materials.

diabetic retinopathydry eye diseaseretinal imagingdeep learningblock copolymer self-assembly

Research Overview

Papers
151
Total Citations
1,369
Papers (5y)
45
Primary Field
Medicine

Research Output Trend

Figures are computed from collected data and may differ slightly.

Publications per year (5y)
45total
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Citations per year (5y)
181total
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Selected Papers

15
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Article|49 citations·2020
Association Between Clinical Biomarkers and Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Parameters in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Eun Young Choi, Sung Eun Park, Sung Chul Lee, Hyoung Jun Koh, Sung Soo Kim, Suk Ho Byeon, Min Kim
SJR Q1Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual ScienceOA

The expansion and loss of circularity of the FAZ and the decrease in the perfusion index may be affected by insulin resistance and secretory capacity in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 with no diabetic retinopathy.

OphthalmologyMedicine
2
Article|40 citations·2021
Long-term surgical outcomes of primary retropupillary iris claw intraocular lens implantation for the treatment of intraocular lens dislocation
Eun Young Choi, Chul Hee Lee, Hyun Goo Kang, Jae Yong Han, Suk Ho Byeon, Sung Soo Kim, Hyoung Jun Koh, Min Kim
SJR Q1Scientific ReportsOA

Abstract We aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of primary retropupillary iris claw intraocular lens (R-IOL) implantation in patients with complete intraocular lens (IOL) dislocation. In this single-center retrospective case series, we reviewed the medical records of patients who underwent R-IOL implantation surgery with pars plana vitrectomy for the treatment of IOL dislocation between September 2014 and July 2019. The primary outcome was change in visual acuity (VA) up to 24 months po

OphthalmologyMedicine
3
Article|40 citations·2021
Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Visible Perivascular Spaces in the Basal Ganglia Are Associated With the Diabetic Retinopathy Stage and Cognitive Decline in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Eun Young Choi, Yae Won Park, Minyoung Lee, Min Kim, Christopher Seungkyu Lee, Sung Soo Ahn, Jinna Kim, Seung‐Koo Lee
SJR Q1Frontiers in Aging NeuroscienceOA

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether perivascular space (PVS) severity and retinal ganglion cell layer (GCL) thickness differed based on the stage of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and the cognitive status in patients with DR. Methods: A total of 81 patients with DR (51 in the non-proliferative group and 30 in the proliferative group) were included in this retrospective, cross-sectional study. PVS severity was assessed in the basal ganglia (BG) and centrum semiovale using MRI. The t

Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceNeuroscience
4
Article|38 citations·2017
Langerhans cells prevent subbasal nerve damage and upregulate neurotrophic factors in dry eye disease
Eun Young Choi, Hyun Goo Kang, Chul Hee Lee, Areum Yeo, Hye Mi Noh, Nayeong Gu, Myoung Joon Kim, Jong Suk Song, Hyeon Chang Kim, Hyung Keun Lee
SJR Q1PLoS ONEOA

The functional role of Langerhans cells (LCs) in ocular surface inflammation and nerve damage in dry eye (DE) disease has yet to be determined. This study was performed to investigate this relationship through both clinical study on DE patients and in vivo mouse models with induced DE disease. In a cross-sectional case-control study (54 eyes of DE patients; 34 eyes of control patients), average cell density, area, and process length of LCs were measured using confocal microscopy. Data were analy

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine
5
Article|37 citations·2014
Substrate-Independent Lamellar Orientation in High-Molecular-Weight Polystyrene-b-poly(methyl methacrylate) Films: Neutral Solvent Vapor and Thermal Annealing Effect
Eun Young Choi, Sungmin Park, Hyungju Ahn, Moongyu Lee, Joona Bang, Byeongdu Lee, Du Yeol Ryu
SJR Q1Macromolecules

Lamellar microdomain orientation in polystyrene- b -poly(methyl methacrylate) (PS- b -PMMA) films was controlled by a solvent vapor annealing process, where the high-molecular-weight block copolymer (BCP) was used to self-assemble in a large period of 105 nm. A neutral solvent annealing with tetrahydrofuran vapor screened the difference in the surface energy between the two blocks and the interfacial interactions of the substrate with each block, leading to the substrate-independent perpendicula

Materials ChemistryMaterials Science
6
Article|24 citations·2022
DeepPDT-Net: predicting the outcome of photodynamic therapy for chronic central serous chorioretinopathy using two-stage multimodal transfer learning
Tae Keun Yoo, Seo Hee Kim, Min Kim, Christopher Seungkyu Lee, Suk Ho Byeon, Sung Soo Kim, Jinyoung Yeo, Eun Young Choi
SJR Q1Scientific ReportsOA

Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC), characterized by serous detachment of the macular retina, can cause permanent vision loss in the chronic course. Chronic CSC is generally treated with photodynamic therapy (PDT), which is costly and quite invasive, and the results are unpredictable. In a retrospective case-control study design, we developed a two-stage deep learning model to predict 1-year outcome of PDT using initial multimodal clinical data. The training dataset included 166 eyes with ch

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingMedicine
7
Article|21 citations·2019
Impact of antibiotic resistance of pathogens and early vitrectomy on the prognosis of infectious endophthalmitis: a 10-year retrospective study
Eun Young Choi, Jae Yong Han, Hyukmin Lee, Sung Chul Lee, Hyoung Jun Koh, Sung Soo Kim, Min Kim
SJR Q1Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental OphthalmologyOA
OphthalmologyMedicine
8
Article|20 citations·2021
Therapeutic prognostic factors associated with retinal detachment and visual outcomes in acute retinal necrosis
Eun Young Choi, Dong Hyun Lee, Jae Won Jun, Suk Ho Byeon, Sung Soo Kim, Hyoung Jun Koh, Min Kim
SJR Q1Clinical and Experimental OphthalmologyOA

BACKGROUND: Acute retinal necrosis (ARN) is a fulminant necrotizing vaso-occlusive retinitis associated with a high incidence of vision loss. Prognostic factors associated with the treatment of ARN have not been comprehensively identified. This study aimed to determine therapeutic prognostic factors associated with long-term clinical outcomes in eyes with ARN. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study included patients with ARN who were treated between 2005 and 2019 in two tertiary ophthalmology

OphthalmologyMedicine
9
Article|18 citations·2015
Goniotomy for Steroid-Induced Glaucoma: Clinical and Tonographic Evidence to Support Therapeutic Goniotomy
Eun Young Choi, David S. Walton
SJR Q2Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus

PURPOSE: To report the surgical results of goniotomy for corticosteroid-induced glaucoma and to provide evidence to support its use as initial surgical therapy. METHODS: The medical records of 5 patients with a history of goniosurgery for steroid-induced glaucoma were reviewed. Preoperative and postoperative clinical findings were reviewed, including the topical use of steroids, tonometric and gonioscopic findings, goniosurgery, and postoperative results. In addition, tonography was performed on

OphthalmologyMedicine
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Article|16 citations·2015
생활무용 참여 기혼여성의 여가만족이 신체적 자기효능감및 심리적 웰빙에 미치는 영향
최은영, 원영신, 조은영

The purpose of this study was to examine the leisure satisfaction of married women participating in life dance that would influence both the women’s physical self-efficiency and psychological well-being. The results of the analysis are as follows. First, the leisure satisfaction of the life dance participants was found to have exerted an influence on their physical self-presentation. Second, the leisure satisfaction of the life dance participants was found to have exerted an influence on their p

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Article|14 citations·2016
Non-Paraneoplastic Autoimmune Retinopathy: The First Case Report in Korea
Eun Young Choi, Min Kim, Grazyna Adamus, Hyoung Jun Koh, Sung Chul Lee
SJR Q2Yonsei Medical JournalOA

Autoimmune retinopathy (AIR) is an immune-mediated retinopathy, resulting from an immunologic process caused by the aberrant recognition of retinal antigens as autoantigens. The diagnosis of AIR involves the detection of antiretinal antibodies with concurrent clinical and electrophysiological evidence of retinopathy. A 40-year-old patient presented with progressive loss of bilateral vision over several months. A fundus examination was unremarkable. Spectral domain optical coherence tomography re

NeurologyMedicine
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Article|12 citations·2025
Predicting branch retinal vein occlusion development using multimodal deep learning and pre-onset fundus hemisection images
Eun Young Choi, Dongyoung Kim, Jin-Yeong Kim, Eunjin Kim, Hyunseo Lee, Jinyoung Yeo, Tae Keun Yoo, Min Kim
SJR Q1Scientific ReportsOA

Branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) is a leading cause of visual impairment in working-age individuals, though predicting its occurrence from retinal vascular features alone remains challenging. We developed a deep learning model to predict BRVO based on pre-onset, metadata-matched fundus hemisection images. This retrospective cohort study included patients diagnosed with unilateral BRVO from two Korean tertiary centers (2005-2023), using hemisection fundus images from 27 BRVO-affected eyes pai

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingMedicine
13
Article|11 citations·2023
Automated detection of crystalline retinopathy via fundus photography using multistage generative adversarial networks
Eun Young Choi, Seung Hoon Han, Ik Hee Ryu, Jin Kuk Kim, In Sik Lee, Eoksoo Han, Hyung-Su Kim, Joon Yul Choi, Tae Keun Yoo
SJR Q1Journal of Applied Biomedicine
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingMedicine
14
Article|11 citations·2022
Intermittent Fasting Is Associated With a Decreased Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Eun Young Choi, Min Kim, Christopher Seungkyu Lee, Suk Ho Byeon, Sung Soo Kim, Minyoung Lee
SJR Q1American Journal of OphthalmologyOA
PhysiologyMedicine
15
Article|11 citations·2017
Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Before and After Bevacizumab Injection in Ocular Ischemic Syndrome
Eun Young Choi, Sung Chul Lee, Min Kim
SJR Q1RetinaOA

Choi, Eun Young MD; Lee, Sung Chul MD, PhD; Kim, Min MDEditor(s): Toth, Cynthia A.; Thomas, Akshay S.; Zhang, Wenlan Author Information

OphthalmologyMedicine

Research Areas

OphthalmologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingPhysiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMolecular BiologyNeurology

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