Takefumi YAMAGUCHI, MD
Japan

Dr. Takefumi Yamaguchi, a clinician scientist, is currently Chair and Professor of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan. He also holds senior academic appointments in the Ophthalmology Department at Keio University School of Medicine where he carries out his collaborative basic research.

Dr. Yamaguchi obtained his MD in 2002 and his PhD in 2010, conducting research in the field of visual optics at Keio University School of Medicine. A major outcome of his research at that time was customized correction of spherical aberrations after cataract surgery. After becoming a corneal fellow at Tokyo Dental College in 2009, he developed a novel optical algorithm to calculate corneal higher-order aberration using anterior segment OCT and ray tracing software (IOVS 2011).

His current research interests focus on the pathological alteration of aqueous humor in eyes with iris atrophy, which can directly lead to the rapid loss of corneal endothelial cells after corneal transplantation. He has expanded the application of visual optics theory solely from keratoconus to the whole corneal diseases (including pre-/post-keratoplasties) using ray tracing method. Through these translational researches, he is trying to achieve "Better, Long-lasting Vision" after corneal transplantation worldwide in the future.

He serves as an ARVO Program Committee Member in the Cornea Section between 2019 and 2021. He has served as the Editorial Board Member of Translational Vision Science & Technology since 2021 and Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science since 2023.