Prof. Makoto Aihara is Head of the Glaucoma Division and Professor and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Tokyo, and Invited Professor of Tokyo Medical Dental University. Outside of ophthalmology, he has majored in neuroscience and molecular biology.
Prof. Aihara’s research interests include the mechanisms of intraocular pressure regulation, glaucoma animal models, lipid mediators, and the development of glaucoma drugs and new surgeries. He is a member of the Executive Directors of the Japanese Ophthalmological Society, President of Japan Glaucoma Society, a Board member of World Glaucoma Association, Asia-Pacific Glaucoma Societies, the Japanese Neuro-Ophthalmology Society, Japanese Society for Ocular Pharmacology, and a member of Glaucoma Research Society.
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