Korea Biomedical Reviewㅣ 2024-09-04
For 25 years, Choi Tae-geun, CEO of the Korean medical AI company Mediwhale, lived under the illusion of perfect health. But just before turning 26, a routine eye exam with Professor Rim Hyung-taek, who currently serves as the Chief Medical Officer at Mediwhale, shattered that illusion.
Choi was diagnosed with glaucoma—a condition insidiously dubbed the “sneak thief of sight” because it robs individuals of their vision without warning until irreversible nerve damage occurs.
Choi Tae-geun, CEO of Mediwhale, presents his right eye’s visual field test results—black areas indicate complete blindness and gray zones represent partial visibility—during a press conference on Wednesday at LW Convention in Seoul.