Kyoko Ohno-Matsui

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.