Skilful Ophthalmologist

Jo Jong Su, chief of the trauma and prosthetics department of Pyongyang Municipal Ophthalmic Hospital, has developed advanced treatment and surgical methods for various ophthalmic diseases.

He has achieved successes in treating optic atrophy, an obstinate disease, by applying traditional Koryo medicines.

With the help of a Koryo medicine with astragalus as the main ingredient and containing more than 10 kinds of other materials, he improved the patients with optic atrophy of various symptoms including glaucomatous optic nerve atrophy and simple optic nerve atrophy.

The ear-acupuncture method he invented is also efficacious.

He is also highly skilful in conjunctival capsuloplasty, orbital tumor surgery, and lacrimal surgery.

While working for nearly 30 years in the field of ophthalmology, he has cured thousands of cases.

In addition, he does his best to improve the skills of the doctors in his department.

The doctors of the hospital respect and follow him for his high ability and passion.