2026

Original article

1. Two-year treatment outcomes in neovascular age-related macular degeneration with type 3 macular neovascularization
   Fukuda Y, Shiose S, Notomi S, Maehara Y, Yuge K, Kiyohara K, Yasaka Y, Mori K, Fujiwara K, Kano K, Ishikawa K, Murakami Y, Sonoda KH; Eye. 2026/05/22 [Epub ahead of print]
2. Intratarsal Keratinous Cyst Misdiagnosed as a Chalazion Complicated by an Intralesional Triamcinolone Injection: A Case Report
   Ken-Ichi Takaki, Tanabe M, Yoshikawa H, Sonoda KH; Cureus 18:10.7759/cureus.109075, 2026/05/18
3. Diagnostic utility of bony nasolacrimal duct area on computed tomography for differentiating malignant lacrimal tumors
   Nagata J, Tanabe M, Seki E, Koide R, Takaki K, Yamana K, Akiyama M, Yoshikawa H, Sonoda KH; Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2026/05/09 [Epub ahead of print]
4. A hierarchical Rorc(γt) cis-regulatory cascade orchestrates differentiation of RORγt⁺ innate immune cells
   Fukui T, Watanabe M, Kobayashi R, Yamada T, Nakano K, Tanaka K, Harada A, Okumura T, Sonoda KH, Ohkawa Y, Sumiya E, Shao R, Suyama M, Taniuchi I, Kojo S, Sawa S; Immunity 59(4):953-969, 2026/04/14
5. Clinical features of syndromic microphthalmia in two novel RARB variants
   Koyanagi Y, Morikawa-Anzai Hazuki, Yoshida T, Tominaga M, Abe Y, Kosaki R, Matsubara K, Fukami M, Nishina S; Human Genome Variation 13(1):11, 2026/04/06
6. RetinaDetachNet: Automated Deep Learning Quantification of Photoreceptor Cell Death for Neuroprotection Studies in Experimental Retinal Detachment
   Baroutis KG, Helwe HE, Yamamoto K, Bantounou MA, Chatziralli I, Georgalas I, Theodossiadis P, Murakami Y, Miller JW, Vavvas DG; Transl Vis Sci Technol. 4:23, 2026/04/06
7. Clinical performance of the multiplex solid‑phase “Direct Strip PCR” for infectious uveitis: a multicenter diagnostic accuracy study
   Nakao S, Sugita S, Takase H, Tomaru Y, Todokoro D, Hasegawa Y, Yawata N, Sonoda KH, et al.; Jpn J Ophthalmol. 2026/04/02 [Epub ahead of print]
8. Collaborative Care for Retinal Artery Occlusion by Ophthalmologists and Vascular Neurologists: Management of Systemic Complications
   Kamikawa A, Kiyohara K, Shirane M, Shimokawa S, Hisai T, Kobayashi Y, Yamaguchi M, Kiyohara T, Wakisaka Y, Ago T, Kitazono T, Sonoda KH, Nakamura K, Murakami Y; Jpn J Ophthalmol. 2026/03/24 [Epub ahead of print]
9. Fundus Autofluorescence as a Sensitive Biomarker of Disease Progression in Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy
   Zhao Huanyu, Fukushima M, Hisai T, Tao Yan, Shimokawa S, Fukuda K, Koyanagi Y, Sonoda KH, Hayashi T, Ueno S, Miyata M, Fujinami K, Tsunoda K, Oishi A, Murakami Y; Ophthalmol Sci. 6(5):101166, 2026/03/19
10. Tattoo-Associated Sarcoid Uveitis: A Multicenter Registry Study
    Yanai R, Masaki Y, Egawa M, Nagaki S, Shirai K, Kaburaki T, Nakagawa S, Hiramatsu Y, Tsubota K, Usui Y, Uchi S, Aoki T, Nagata K, Sotozono C, Kuramoto S, Yawata N, Sonoda KH; BMC 14(3):702, 2026/03/18
11. Genotype–phenotype correlations in RPGRIP1-associated retinal dystrophy in a nationwide Japanese cohort
    Mizobuchi K, Inooka T, Aoki T, Anzai H, Torii K, Hashimoto K, Suga A, Ando R, Hiraoka M, Kominami T, Sato S, Tsujikawa M, Nishida K, Murakami Y, Nakazawa T, Maeda A, Kuniyoshi K, Ikeda Y, Kondo H, Kondo M, Nishiguchi KM, Murakami A, Fukami M, Nishida S, Iwata T, Saitsu H, Tsunoda K, Ueno S, Hotta Y, Nakano T, Hayashi T; Am J Ophthalmol. 2026/03/06 [Epub ahead of print]
12. Reply
    Ishikawa K, Nakao S, Mori K, Fukuda Y, Kiyohara K, Yasaka Y, Yuge K, Notomi S, Sonoda KH; Retina. 46(3):e21-e23, 2026/03/01
13. Wide-Field Choroidal Thickness Changes after Loading-Phase Anti-VEGF Therapy in Treatment-Naïve Neovascular AMD
    Fukuda Y, Notomi S, Shiose S, Maehara Y, Yuge K, Kiyohara K, Yasaka Y, Mori K, Ishikawa K, Murakami Y, Sonoda KH; Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2026/02/16 [Epub ahead of print]
14. Molecular variations in glycoprotein B of Asian human cytomegalovirus: Potential impact on virus entry and immune evasion in ocular diseases
    Tantri L, Yawata N, Gabriel Gonzalez, MIyadera H, Motooka D, Imamura Y, Oki H, Shirane M, Seik-Soon Khor, Omae Y, Shimada M, Dyah Ayu Windy, Nakano S, Tsutsui H, Kuramoto S, Fukui C, Nakamura R, Yamana S, Kaburaki T, Mashimo H, Takase H, Yanai R, Hasegawa E, Shibata K, Yawata M, Tokunaga K, Ohguro N, Sonoda KH; J Med Virol. 98(1):e70786, 2026/01/01
15. Retinal morphological changes detected by wide-field optical coherence tomography in eyes after vitrectomy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy
    Fukuda Y, Ishikawa K, Yuge K, Kiyohara K, Maehara Y, Yasaka Y, TAN WEI, Rui Ji, Mori K, Nakama T, Notomi S, Shiose S, Takeda A, Murakami Y, Sonoda KH; Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 264(1):109-116, 2026/01/01
16. Switching to faricimab alleviates persistent subretinal fluid and pigment epithelial detachment in neovascular age-related macular degeneration
    Maehara Y, Notomi S, Shiose S, Fukuda Y, Kiyohara K, Kano K, Ishikawa K, Hisatomi T, Sonoda KH; Jpn J Ophthalmol. 70(1):150-156, 2026/01/01

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Review article

1. A statement from Japanese experts on the appropriate use of teprotumumab for active thyroid eye disease
   Uchida T, Uchida T, Yamauchi I, Mimura M, Kanamoto N, Akiyama M, Azumi A, Goseki T, Hamada K, Horie I, Inoue R, Isozaki O, Iwaku K, Kitaguchi Y, Kudo T, Matsuzawa K, Miyake I, Murakami T, Nishijima Y, Obata H, Sakai K, Tani J, Takahashi S, Takahashi Y, Watanabe A, Yamaoka H, Noh JY, Hiromatsu Y, Kozaki A, Watanabe N; Thyroid Science 3(2):100040, 2026/05/01

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Oral & Poster presentation

1. RIPK3-RHIM Activation in Müller Glia Drives Retinal Neuroinflammation and Degeneration in a Mouse Model of Retinitis Pigmentosa
   Tao Yan, Shimokawa S, Zhao Huanyu, Fukushima M, Hisai T, Fukuda K, Guannan W, Yiming P, Notomi S, Ishikawa K, Sonoda KH, Furukawa T, Paschalis EI, Vavvas DG, Murakami Y; ARVO2026, Denver, USA, 2026/05/06
2. Long-Term Outcomes of Lentivirus-Based Neuroprotective Gene Therapy for Retinitis Pigmentosa: A Phase I/IIa Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trial of DVC1-0401
   Murakami Y, Hisai T, Mawatari G, Kohno RI, Sugita N, Shimokawa S, Fukushima M, Okita A, Funatsu J, Nakatake S, Fujiwara K, Ishizu M, Yoshida N, Kobayakawa Y, Sonoda KH, Ikeda Y; ARVO2026, Denver, USA, 2026/05/05
3. Cytokine Profiling of Aqueous Humor in Herpesvirus-Associated Uveitis
   Kuramoto S, Yawata N, Tajima A, Tsutsui H, Nakamura R, Yamana S, Dyah Ayu Windy Asmara Putri, Uno K, Sonoda KH; The 130th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Ophthalmological Society, Fukuoka,Japan, 2026/04/12
4. Genetic Testing Results of Inherited Retinal Dystrophy at Kyushu University Hospital
   Yamamoto K, Hisai T, Shimokawa S, Takatou N, Takubo M, Nagano M, Horie K, Takata A, Isyikawa A, Matsuzaki S, Taura Y, Akiyama M, Sonoda KH, Murakami Y; The 130th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Ophthalmological Society, Fukuoka,Japan, 2026/04/10
5. Whole Genome Analysis of Japanese Human Cytomegaloviruses associated with ocular diseases
   Lestari T, Yawata N, Imamura Y, Gonzalez G, Kuramoto S, Tsutsui H, Inoue H, Shibata K, Motooka D, Sonoda KH; 第130回日本眼科学会総会, 福岡県, 2026/04/10
6. Reducing Established Conjunctival Fibrosis via Senolytic Treatment
   Nagata J, Fujii Y, Shibata K, Tanabe M, Sonoda KH; 第130回日本眼科学会総会, 福岡県, 2026/04/09
7. Cytokine Profiling of Aqueous Humor in Herpesvirus-Associated Uveitis
   Kuramoto S, Yawata N, Tajima A, Tsutsui H, Nakamura R, Yamana S, Dyah Ayu Windy Asmara Putri, Uno K, Sonoda KH; FujiRetina 2026, Tokyo, Japan, 2026/03/29
8. Retinal morphological changes in wide-field OCT after vitrectomy for PDR
   Ishikawa K; FujiRETINA 2026, Tokyo, Japan, 2026/03/29
9. Comparison of subretinal fibrosis development between aflibercept and faricimab treatment in neovascular age-related macular degeneration
   Mori K, Ishikawa K, Notomi S, Shiose S, Sonoda KH; 41st Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) Congress, Hong Kong, China, 2026/02/06
10. Exome sequencing of basal cell carcinoma of the eyelids in Japanese patients characterizes distinct and shared mutation profiles across populations and identifies new oncogene.
    Akiyama M, Tanabe M, Himori N, Sano Yusuke, Fujii Y, Sonoda KH; APAO 2026, Hong-Kong, China, 2026/02/06
11. Assessment of Outcome Measures to Detect Disease Progression in Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy
    Murakami Y, Zhao Huanyu, Sonoda KH, Miyata M, Tsunoda K, Oishi A; APAO 2026, Hong-Kong, China, 2026/02/05
12. Baseline Associations Between Visual Function and Inflammatory Markers in the Registry of Retinitis Pigmentosa
    Yamamoto K, Hisai T, Miyata K, Ikeda Y, Murakami Y; APAO, Hong Kong, China, 2026/02/05
13. Short-term outcomes of switching to aflibercept 8mg in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration.
    Maehara Y, Ishikawa K, Kano K, Notomi S, Shiose S, Sonoda KH; The 41st Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology, Hong Kong, China, 2026/02/05
14. Six Month Outcomes of Half-Fluence Photodynamic Therapy Combined With Intravitreal Aflibercept Injection for Pachychoroid Neovasculopathy
    Shiose S, Fukuda Y, Notomi S, Kano K, Ishikawa K, Sonoda KH; APAO, Hong-Kong, China,, 2026/02/05

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Special · Invitation · Education lecture etc.

1. Clinical Benefits of Aflibercept 8mg and Future Perspective
   Sonoda KH; 2026 Busan Uveitis / AMD Summit conjoined with 
2026 Eylea Busan Power Forum Busan, Korea, 2026/04/17
2. Single‐cell Analysis in Samples from Uveitis Patients
   Sonoda KH; 2026 Busan Uveitis / AMD Summit conjoined with 
2026 Eylea Busan Power Forum Busan, Korea, 2026/04/17
3. Efficacy and Safety of Vamikibart in UME: Results From MEERKAT/SANDCAT Trials
   Sonoda KH; 130th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Ophthalmological Society Fukuoka,Japan, 2026/04/11
4. Vitreoretinal Surgeries using robotic endoscope holder 
   Sonoda KH; Joint New Technology Summit Hong Kong, 2026/02/07
5. Robotics in Vitreoretinal Surgeries 
   Sonoda KH; CCOI Asia-Pacific Innovation Forum 2026 Hong Kong, 2026/02/04

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Symposium · Instruction · Workshop · Luncheon seminar etc.

1. Retinal Imaging Research in Relation to the Brain
   Ueda E; 130th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Ophthalmological Society Fukuoka Fukuoka,Japan, 2026/04/10
2. Future Directions in the Treatment of DRD: the position of Beovu
   Ishikawa K; FujiRETINA 2026 Morning Seminar Tokyo,Japan, 2026/03/29
3. Utilization of POAG-PRS in Asian Populations
   Akiyama M; APAO 2026 Symposium Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) and Polygenic Risk Scores (PRS) in Diverse Populations, Hong-Kong, China, 2026/02/07
4. Timing of Vitrectomy After Traumatic Open Globe Injury and the Incidence of Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy
   Murakami Y; APAO 2026 Hong-Kong, China, 2026/02/06
5. Gene-Specific and Gene-Agnostic Therapies for Inherited Retinal Diseases
   Murakami Y; The 16th International Collaborative Forum of Human Gene Therapy for Genetic Diseases Tokyo,Japan, 2026/01/23

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Others

1. Retinal and Vitreous Seeding as an Atypical Manifestation of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
   N Yawata, Yamana S, Matsui K, Ishikawa K, Sonoda KH; Fujiretina 2026 東京都, 2026/03/27

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