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Ophthalmology |
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Introduction |
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Since our department was established some 50
years ago, the Chair of the department has been
succeeded by three professors; the late Professor
Kotaro Shimizu (former Fukushima Women's Medical
College), the late Professor Emeritus Mutuo Kajiura
and Professor Keiichiro Kato.
Research themes in the department comprehensively
cover the ophthalmological field, e.g. visual
function, refraction, amblyopia and strabismus,
pediatric ophthalmology, ocular plastic surgery,
glaucoma, retinal and vitreous diseases. The current
members of the department (as of April 2001) are
47 people including the doctors stationed in affiliated
hospitals and the total number of the department
members including alumni will add up to 120. Affiliated
hospitals are located mainly in the Fukushima
prefecture but are widely distributed throughout
the neighboring regions, and the past and present
members of the department are actively contributing
to community health. |
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Research |
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Research activities within the department include
studies on correction of refraction after cataract
surgery and aniseikonia, the epidemiology of cataracts,
correction methods and management of contact lenses,
clinical studies of VDT related disorders, and
analysis of accommodation functions conducted
by Professor Kato's group and clinical studies
on etiology and treatment of amblyopia and strabismus,
studies on oculoplastic surgery by a group lead
by the Associate Professor, as well as searching
novel treatment methods, including studies on
vitreous surgery due to diabetes and retinal detachment.
As there is no system of optometrist in Japan,
examination for visual function is entirely put
into the ophthalmologists' hands. Our department
is taking a progressive approach towards education
and research in the field and receiving nationwide
recognition. |
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Education |
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Undergraduate Curricula within School
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Ophthalmology has great significance in
clinical medicine in relation to other clinical
fields. In particular, findings in visual
acuity, the visual field and ocular movements
will provide useful signs of the pathological
state of the brain and neurological diseases,
whereas fundus examination will provide
important information about the systemic
state of pathology such as diabetes, renal
diseases and hypertension. A systematic
lecture series on ophthalmology will teach
essential knowledge in general ophthalmology
and specific subjects, including methods
in ophthalmic examination, which will provide
the knowledge required understanding the
pathological relationship between eye and
whole body. |
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Postgraduate Education, Training, Contribution
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Initial Training Program: The Department
offers a 2-year Initial Training Program
for postgraduates who wish to become
ophthalmologists. Significant features
of the Program are; the trainee will
receive an education in affiliated
hospitals as well as in the University
Hospital. The program includes training
sessions in internal medicine and
the accident and emergency department.
After 2 years of training, the trainee's
achievements will be evaluated and
a further training program will be
discussed. |
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Training for young doctors: After
completing the Initial Training Program,
a further 3 years training will provide
the requirements for eligibility for
the certificate examination in order
to become a Certified Specialist,
approved by the Japanese Ophthalmological
Society. During the training, the
trainee will learn diagnostic and
treatment methodology under the guidance
of specialist ophthalmologists at
affiliated hospitals and the University
Hospital. Ophthalmic surgeries are,
in most cases, carried out under a
surgical microscope. In order to become
familiar with the specialist instruments,
training using such instruments will
start in the early stage of training.
The training system is designed to
complete the learning process of the
cataract surgery in 4-5 years. |
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Contribution to the society: Modern
society offers an enormous amount
of visual information, therefore high
quality visual functions are desired.
Considering the social background,
ophthalmology is still in its developing
stages but is growing rapidly expanding
in its field but the current number
of ophthalmologists is still not adequate
enough to fulfill their tasks in the
society. |
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Publications |
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| Kato K |
Accommodation Function and its Clinical
Evaluation. J Jpn Ophthalmol So 1994; 12:
1238-1255. |
| Yago K |
Orbital Development after Enucleation
without Orbital Implant. J Jpn Ophthalmol
Soc 2001; 6: 374-378. |
| Kajita M |
Devolution of Refraction with Aging. Atarashii
Ganka 2001; 10: 1233-1237. |
| Hashimoto T |
A Clinical Study of Accommodative Function
in Children with Accommodative Esotropia.
Folia Ophthalmol Jpn 1993;11:1377-1384. |
| Furuta M |
Measurement of Orbital Volume by Computed
Tomography -Especially on the Growth of
Orbit-. J Jpn Ophthalmol Soc 2000; 10: 724-730. |
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