Professional Activities
Academic Journals
- 2002 - Present
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Editorial Board Member, The Ocular Surface
Editor-in-Chief: Gary N. Foulks, MD, FACS (U.S.A.)
- 2002 - Present
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Japanese Journal of Regenerative Medicine
Editorial Board Member
Editor-in-Chief: Kimiyoshi Tsuji, M.D. (Japan)
- 2005 – Present
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Anti-Aging Medicine
Editor-in-Chief
- 2008 – Present
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Ophthalmic Research
International Journal in Experimental and Clinical Ophthalmology
Editorial Board Member
Managing Editor: Uwe Pleyer, MD (Germany)
- 2012 – Present
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Eye & Contact Lens
Editorial Board Member
Editor: Penny Asbell (USA)
- 2015 - Present
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Nature Partner Journal Aging and Mechanisms of Disease
Co-Editor-in-Chief
- 1995 – 2017
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Editorial Board, Cornea
Editor-in-Chief: Alan Sugar, M.D. (U.S.A.)
- 2000 - 2017
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Associate Editor, Journal of Refractive Surgery
Editor-in-Chief: Bradley Randleman, M.D. (U.S.A.)
- 2006 - 2015
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Associate Editor/Asia
Clinical Interventions in Aging
Editor-in-Chief: Richard Walker, M.D., (U.S.A.)
Societies
- 1985 - Present
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American Academy of Ophthalmology
- 1985 - Present
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The Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology
2009 – Fellow of ARVO (Gold member)
Annual Meeting Program Committee Member
- 1985 - Present
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American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
- 1985 - Present
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Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists
- 1985 - Present
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MEEI Alumni Association
- 1987 - Present
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Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation
- 1990 - Present
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Sjogren's Syndrome Association in Japan
Founding Member and Board Member
- 1990 - Present
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Japan Dry Eye Society
Founding Member and Board Member
President
- 1992 - Present
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Cornea Society (formerly Castroviejo Cornea Society)
- 1994 - Present
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International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS)
Former Board of Directors member
International Council, Committee Member from 2002 to present
- 1999 - Present
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International Ocular Surface Society (IOSS)
Founding Member
President from 2005- 2008
- 2001 - Present
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Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society (TFOS)
Governing Board & Founding Member
Vice President from 2005-2009
President-elect from July 2009
Chair, Scientific Advisory Council 2013-2016
- 2012 – Present
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Blue Light Society
President from 2012
- 2012 - Present
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Asia Dry Eye Society
Founding Member
President
- 2016 - Present
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Myopia Society Japan
President
Eyebanking
- 1995 - Present
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Cornea Center – Eyebank, Chairman
