Professor and Chair, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan
What is an interesting or little-known fact about you?
I grew up near the ocean and I am a very good swimmer.
Why did you decide to pursue ophthalmology/your subspecialty?
I was a dermatologist for one year, but with advice from my husband, who was already an ophthalmologist, I switched over to ophthalmology.
Who is someone in ophthalmology/your subspecialty that you feel has been particularly influential over the past 10 years?
Prof. Dennis Lam, Dr. Lawrence Yannuzzi, and Dr. Richard F. Spaide.
Is there a particular tool, technological advance, or instrument you would not have been able to live without over the past 10 years?
OCT – in particular, swept-source OCT and wide-field OCT.
