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Ki Ho Park

Seoul National University · Medicine

About the Lab

Professor Ki Ho Park's research lab specializes in glaucoma diagnostics and neuroprotection, focusing on advanced imaging techniques such as optical coherence tomography (OCT) to assess retinal nerve fiber layer and ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) thickness. The lab investigates the diagnostic performance of various OCT devices and parameters, particularly in early and preperimetric glaucoma, and explores cellular mechanisms of retinal ganglion cell survival under stress, including heat shock protein induction and zinc-mediated protection. Their work also addresses real-world clinical challenges, such as medication adherence in glaucoma patients, integrating clinical observation with technological innovation.

glaucoma diagnosticsOCT imagingretinal ganglion cell protectionmacular thicknesstreatment adherence

Research Overview

Papers
484
Total Citations
10,302
Papers (5y)
76
Primary Field
Medicine

Research Output Trend

Figures are computed from collected data and may differ slightly.

Publications per year (5y)
76total
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Citations per year (5y)
693total
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Selected Papers

15
1
Article|182 citations·2013
Macular Ganglion Cell Imaging Study: Glaucoma Diagnostic Accuracy of Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography
Jin Wook Jeoung, Yun Jeong Choi, Ki Ho Park, Dong‐Myung Kim
SJR Q1Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science

There were no significant differences between the AUROCs for Cirrus GCIPL, RNFL, and ONH parameters, indicating that these maps have similar diagnostic potentials for glaucoma. The minimum GCIPL showed better glaucoma diagnostic performance than the other parameters at comparable specificities. However, other GCIPL parameters showed performances comparable to those of the RNFL parameters.

OphthalmologyMedicine
2
Article|138 citations·2013
Glaucoma Detection Ability of Ganglion Cell-Inner Plexiform Layer Thickness by Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography in High Myopia
Yun Jeong Choi, Jin Wook Jeoung, Ki Ho Park, Dong‐Myung Kim
SJR Q1Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science

In cases of high myopia, the glaucoma detection ability of macular GCIPL thickness was high and comparable with that of peripapillary RNFL thickness.

OphthalmologyMedicine
3
Article|137 citations·1996
Correlation between Peripapillary Atrophy and Optic Nerve Damage in Normal-tension Glaucoma
Ki Ho Park, Goji Tomita, Shin Yih Liou, Yoshiaki Kitazawa
SJR Q1Ophthalmology
OphthalmologyMedicine
4
Article|124 citations·2015
Prevalence, Awareness, and Risk Factors of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
Ko Eun Kim, Moon Jung Kim, Ki Ho Park, Jin Wook Jeoung, Seok Hwan Kim, Chan Yun Kim, Se Woong Kang
SJR Q1Ophthalmology
OphthalmologyMedicine
5
Article|116 citations·2010
Comparison of Cirrus OCT and Stratus OCT on the Ability to Detect Localized Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Defects in Preperimetric Glaucoma
Jin Wook Jeoung, Ki Ho Park
SJR Q1Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science

There were no significant differences between the AUROCs for Cirrus and Stratus OCT, indicating that the two devices have similar diagnostic potentials in preperimetric glaucoma. After comparison with their normative databases, Cirrus OCT had generally higher sensitivities; however, this was largely at the cost of lower specificities than Stratus OCT.

OphthalmologyMedicine
6
Article|110 citations·2005
Diagnostic Ability of Optical Coherence Tomography with a Normative Database to Detect Localized Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Defects
Jin Wook Jeoung, Ki Ho Park, Tae‐Woo Kim, Sang In Khwarg, Dong‐Myung Kim
SJR Q1Ophthalmology
OphthalmologyMedicine
7
Article|109 citations·2001
Induction of heat shock protein 72 protects retinal ganglion cells in a rat glaucoma model.
Ki Ho Park, F Cozier, O C Ong, Joseph Caprioli
PubMed

PURPOSE: To investigate whether heat shock protein (Hsp) 72 is induced in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in experimental rat glaucoma and whether the induction of Hsp72 by heat stress or zinc (Zn(2+)) administration can increase survival of RGCs in the model. METHODS: Intraocular pressure (IOP) was elevated unilaterally in Wistar rats with argon laser irradiation of the trabecular meshwork 5 days after intracameral injection of india ink. Immunohistochemical staining for Hsp72 was performed. The

Molecular BiologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
8
Article|101 citations·2006
The Relationship between Recurrent Optic Disc Hemorrhage and Glaucoma Progression
Seok Hwan Kim, Ki Ho Park
SJR Q1Ophthalmology
OphthalmologyMedicine
9
Article|87 citations·2017
Temporal Relation between Macular Ganglion Cell–Inner Plexiform Layer Loss and Peripapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Loss in Glaucoma
Young Kook Kim, Ahnul Ha, Kyeong Ik Na, Hae Jin Kim, Jin Wook Jeoung, Ki Ho Park
SJR Q1Ophthalmology
OphthalmologyMedicine
10
Article|86 citations·2017
Treatment patterns and medication adherence of patients with glaucoma in South Korea
Chan Yun Kim, Ki Ho Park, Jaehong Ahn, Myung-Douk Ahn, Soon Cheol, Ho Soong Kim, Joon Mo Kim, Moon Jung Kim, Tae‐Woo Kim, Yong Yeon Kim, Ji Woong Lee, Sang-Woo Park
SJR Q1British Journal of OphthalmologyOA

BACKGROUND/AIMS: This study aimed to investigate treatment patterns and medication adherence of glaucoma. It also identified key factors associated with non-adherence. METHODS: It was a cross-sectional, observational study. Patients who use eye-drops for ≤2 years were recruited at 15 eye clinics from March to November 2013. Data were collected through self-administered questionnaires and medical chart review. Medication adherence was evaluated using patients' self-report on pill count and define

OphthalmologyMedicine
11
Review|81 citations·2017
Macular imaging by optical coherence tomography in the diagnosis and management of glaucoma
Ko Eun Kim, Ki Ho Park
SJR Q1British Journal of Ophthalmology

The macular area is important to the detection of glaucomatous retinal ganglion cell (RGC) damage. Macular thickness complementary to peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness can well reflect glaucomatous damage, given that the macula contains more than 50% of the RGCs in a multilayered pattern and larger RGC bodies compared with their axons. Thus, macular ganglion cell thickness parameters recently have been considered to be an effective glaucoma-diagnostic tool comparable to RN

OphthalmologyMedicine
12
Article|73 citations·2020
Diagnosing Glaucoma With Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Using Deep Learning Classifier
Jinho Lee, Young Kook Kim, Ki Ho Park, Jin Wook Jeoung
SJR Q1Journal of Glaucoma

PRéCIS:: A spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) based deep learning system detected glaucomatous structural change with high sensitivity and specificity. It outperformed the clinical diagnostic parameters in discriminating glaucomatous eyes from healthy eyes. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess the performance of a deep learning classifier for the detection of glaucomatous change based on SD-OCT. METHODS: Three hundred fifty image sets of ganglion cell-inner plexifo

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingMedicine
13
Article|68 citations·2015
Long-Term Reproducibility of Macular Ganglion Cell Analysis in Clinically Stable Glaucoma Patients
Ko Eun Kim, Byeong Wook Yoo, Jin Wook Jeoung, Ki Ho Park
SJR Q1Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual ScienceOA

PURPOSE: To investigate the long-term reproducibility of macular ganglion cell analysis in clinically stable glaucoma patients using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). METHODS: One hundred nine eyes of 109 clinically stable open-angle glaucoma patients with a localized retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) defect and a corresponding macular ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) defect were included in this retrospective, longitudinal study. Clinical stability was defined as

OphthalmologyMedicine
14
Article|60 citations·2015
Automated Detection of Hemifield Difference across Horizontal Raphe on Ganglion Cell–Inner Plexiform Layer Thickness Map
Young Kook Kim, Byeong Wook Yoo, Hee Chan Kim, Ki Ho Park
SJR Q1Ophthalmology
OphthalmologyMedicine
15
Article|59 citations·2015
Glaucoma Detection Ability of Macular Ganglion Cell-Inner Plexiform Layer Thickness in Myopic Preperimetric Glaucoma
Bo Ram Seol, Jin Wook Jeoung, Ki Ho Park
SJR Q1Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual ScienceOA

PURPOSE: We evaluated the glaucoma detection ability of macular ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) thickness measured by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and compared it to peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness and optic nerve head (ONH) parameters in myopic preperimetric glaucoma (PPG). METHODS: We analyzed 353 eyes, including 67 nonmyopic preperimetric glaucomatous eyes, 182 myopic healthy eyes, and 104 myopic preperimetric glaucomatous eyes. My

OphthalmologyMedicine

Research Areas

OphthalmologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingMolecular BiologyBiomedical EngineeringPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiology

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