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Ophthalmology Lab
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The lab protects sight through clinical care and research on eye diseases.
AboutAbout the lab
Compassionate care that protects sight
The Ophthalmology lab (Department of Ophthalmology, Kyushu University School of Medicine) is committed to clinical care and research with the mission of preventing blindness and protecting vision.
The lab is also researching future treatments that restore lost vision.
Its research covers retinal regeneration, the application of robotic surgery and artificial intelligence in ophthalmology, ocular inflammation, and epidemiology and genomics.
The atmosphere of the lab is described as free-spirited and open.
Key terms
- Uveitis
- A disease in which inflammation occurs in the uvea, the part of the eye that includes the iris
- Vitreous body
- A transparent, jelly-like tissue that fills the inside of the eyeball
- Biomarker
- A measurable value that serves as an indicator of a person's physical condition or the presence of disease
NewsLab news
A professor in the Department of Ophthalmology, Kyushu University, received the Japanese Society of Ocular Inflammation 2025 Academic Encouragement Award
An Associate Professor (endowed department) received the 31st ROHTO AWARD
An Assistant Professor received the 30th ROHTO AWARD
ResearchResearch themes
The Department of Ophthalmology at Kyushu University is researching future treatments that restore lost vision. In Professor Sonoda's research introduction, the research areas listed are retinal regeneration, surgical treatment of vitreoretinal diseases, control of ocular inflammation, and ophthalmic epidemiology and genomics.
*Illustrative imageSpontaneous Retinal Regeneration
The lab analyzes retinal progenitor cells that appear under stress conditions, aiming for clinical application. It also works on spontaneous retinal regeneration using small-molecule compounds.
*Illustrative imageSurgical Treatment of Vitreoretinal Diseases
Centered on the surgical treatment of vitreoretinal diseases, the lab studies robotic surgery and the application of artificial intelligence in ophthalmology. It also develops new adjuncts for vitreous surgery and drugs that suppress proliferation and fibrosis inside the eye.
*Illustrative imageMechanisms That Suppress Ocular Inflammation
This is basic research on ocular inflammation, including uveitis and Behçet's disease. The lab investigates the treatment of uveitis using MAIT cells and the application of biologics to refractory uveitis.
*Illustrative imageOphthalmic Epidemiology and Genomics
The lab conducts eye examinations in Hisayama town and works on AI-based diagnosis of eye diseases. It also aims to find biomarkers of systemic diseases from measurements taken with fundus imaging devices, and to establish new disease concepts from accumulated genomic information and reflect them in clinical guidelines.
MembersFaculty
Members of the Ophthalmology lab consist of faculty, staff physicians, special-appointment faculty, academic research fellows, registered physicians, graduate students, part-time lecturers, clinical professors, clinical associate professors, and clinical lecturers, and orthoptists.As of 2026
- ProfessorKohei Sonoda
- Associate ProfessorYusuke Murakami
- Associate Professor (Endowed Chair)Nobuyo Yawata
- Associate Professor (Endowed Chair)Kensuke Shibata
- Associate Professor (Endowed Chair)Masato Akiyama
- LecturerKeijiro Ishikawa
- Project LecturerHiroshi Yoshikawa
- Assistant ProfessorAkiko Tsukamoto
- Assistant Professor / Assistant Professor-LecturerSatomi Shiose
- Assistant Professor / Clinical LecturerMika Tanabe
- Assistant Professor / Clinical LecturerShoji Notomi
- Assistant ProfessorKota Fujiwara
- Assistant ProfessorYuya Fujii
- Assistant ProfessorYusuke Sano
- Assistant ProfessorSatoshi Yamana
- Assistant ProfessorKenichiro Mori
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Eye Exam - Eye Doctor ( )” Tony Webster / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Spontaneous Retinal Regeneration: “Layers of nerve cells in the retina” National Institutes of Health (NIH) / Public domain (cropped)
- Surgical Treatment of Vitreoretinal Diseases: “Fundus photo Retina OD” Ktkvtsh / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Mechanisms That Suppress Ocular Inflammation: “Iris atrophy” Yedoct / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Ophthalmic Epidemiology and Genomics: “Fundus examination 2” Ajeeshkumar4u / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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