Choi, Joon Yul
Kim, Hyungsu
Kim, Jin Kuk
Lee, In Sik
Ryu, Ik Hee
Kim, Jung Soo
Yoo, Tae Keun http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0890-8614
Article History
Received: 21 April 2023
Accepted: 14 October 2023
First Online: 27 October 2023
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 (KNIBP No. 2023–0088-001) 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 de-identified to protect patient confidentiality.
: Ik Hee Ryu and Jin Kuk Kim are directors of VISUWORKS and own company stock. Ik Hee Ryu serves on the Advisory Board of 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 receives salary and stock as part of the standard compensation package. The authors declare no conflicts of interest. VISUWORKS has received research grants for SMILE surgery from Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Germany. The research grants had no effect on this study.