Kim, Juntae
Ryu, Ik Hee
Kim, Jin Kuk
Lee, In Sik
Kim, Hong Kyu
Han, Eoksoo
Yoo, Tae Keun http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0890-8614
Article History
Received: 5 January 2022
Revised: 28 May 2022
Accepted: 14 June 2022
First Online: 24 June 2022
Declarations
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: All procedures of studies involving human participants were performed in accordance with the ethical standards of the Institutional Review Board of the Korean National Institute for Bioethics Policy (KoNIBP, 2019–1685-003) and the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: The Institutional Review Board waived the requirement for informed consent because the data were fully deidentified to protect patient confidentiality.
: Juntae Kim is an employee of DATARIZE. Ik Hee Ryu and Jin Kuk Kim are directors of VISUWORKS, and own company stock. Ik Hee Ryu serves on the Advisory Board for Carl Zeiss Meditec AG and Avellino Lab USA/MAB for Avellino Lab Korea. Jin Kuk Kim is an executive of the Korea Intelligent Medical Industry Association (KIMIA). Tae Keun Yoo is an employee of VISUWORKS, and received a salary or stock as part of the standard compensation package. The remaining authors declare no conflicts of interest. VISUWORKS received research grants for SMILE surgery from Carl Zeiss Meditec AG. The research grants did not affect this study.