Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Non-infectious uveitis is associated with several chronic inflammatory conditions and is a leading cause of vision loss [ 1 – 3 ]. Both Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease and sarcoidosis are multisystemic inflammatory disorders that can lead to …

Amblyopia is a sight-threatening disorder that can lead to irreversible vision loss if left undetected and untreated in childhood [ 1 ]. As young children have been shown to be most responsive to amblyopia therapy [ 2 ], early detection of …

Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness in Japan. Regional cohort studies show that the prevalence of glaucoma in Japan is 5% in people older than 40 years [ 1 , 2 ]. As the Japanese population ages, the number of patients with glaucoma is …

Vision impairment is a leading and largely preventable cause of disability worldwide. Uncorrected refractive error (URE) is the leading cause of vision impairment and the second leading cause of blindness worldwide and affects 108 million people …

Glaucoma, the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide, is characterized by death of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) [ 1 , 2 ]. Lowering the intraocular pressure (IOP) is the gold standard for treating glaucoma [ 3 – 8 ]. Additionally …