Recent Information

2020/11/20
Prof. Tsubota received the 2020 American Academy of Ophthalmology Life Achievement Award.
2017/03/31
The Elsevier Pure assessment of all Keio researchers ranks Prof. Tsubota 3rd among his peers, with an h-index of 74 (as of March 31, 2017) and citation index of 23,969.
2017/03/24
Invited speaker at the French-Japanese Scientific Meeting on Neurobiology of Diseases and Ageing
2017/01/01
The Asia Dry Eye Society published their first consensus paper in The Ocular Surface.
2015/09/01
JAAM is partnered with open access Nature Partner Journal, npj Aging and Mechanisms of Disease
2015/06/08
June 26 - 27, 2015 New York Blue Light Symposium has successfully ended.
2015/05/01
Dr. Tsubota served as chair of Asia ARVO 2015 - It was great success.
2014/05/14
Reuters reports on the Vision Van's activities

Recent Publications

2017/02/24
Long-term homeostasis and wound healing in an in vitro epithelial stem cell niche model. Sci Rep. 2017 Feb 24;7:43557. doi: 10.1038/srep43557.
2017/02/08
DECS-J Study Group. A Clinic-based Survey of Clinical Characteristics and Practice Pattern of Dry Eye in Japan. Adv Ther. 2017 Mar;34(3):732-743. doi: 10.1007/s12325-017-0487-x.
2017/02/06
Skin-Derived Precursors as a Source of Progenitors for Corneal Endothelial Regeneration. Stem Cells Transl Med. 2017 Mar;6(3):788-798. doi: 10.1002/sctm.16-0162. Epub 2017 Feb 6.
2017/01/13
Comparative analysis of the visual and refractive outcomes of a refractive segmented multifocal intraocular lens with and without toricity: 1-year results. Jpn J Ophthalmol. 2017 Mar;61(2):142-149.
2016/12/26
Violet Light Exposure Can Be a Preventive Strategy Against Myopia Progression. EBioMedicine. 2017 Feb;15:210-219. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2016.12.007.
2016/11/01
Visual Outcomes After LASIK Using Topography-Guided vs Wavefront-Guided Customized Ablation Systems. J Refract Surg. 2016 Nov 1;32(11):727-732. doi: 10.3928/1081597X-20160718-02.
2016/10/08
Asia Dry Eye Society. New Perspectives on Dry Eye Definition and Diagnosis: A Consensus Report by the Asia Dry Eye Society. Ocul Surf. 2017 Jan;15(1):65-76. doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2016.09.003. Epub 2016 Oct 8. Review.
2016/10/01
Sleep and mood disorders in women with dry eye disease. Sci Rep. 2016 Oct 12;6:35276. doi: 10.1038/srep35276.
2016/09/27
NAMPT-Mediated NAD(+) Biosynthesis Is Essential for Vision In Mice. Cell Rep. 2016 Sep 27;17(1):69-85. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.08.073.
2016/09/26
Effects of laser in situ keratomileusis on mental health-related quality of life. Clin Ophthalmol. 2016 Sep 26;10:1859-1864.
2016/07/22
Lutein acts via multiple antioxidant pathways in the photo-stressed retina. Sci Rep. 2016 Jul 22;6:30226. doi: 10.1038/srep30226.
2016/04/05
Reducing Short-Wavelength Blue Light in Dry Eye Patients with Unstable Tear Film Improves Performance on Tests of Visual Acuity. PLoS One. 2016 Apr 5;11(4):e0152936. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152936.
2016/03/10
A glimpse at the aging eye. npj Aging and Mechanisms of Disease 2016;2:16003.