We Treat Uveitis

Uveitis (iritis, iridocyclitis): eye inflammation that, even today, has no identifiable cause in half of cases

• Autoimmune diseases (diseases in which the body attacks its own tissues)
• Infections

and more. It is a disease that requires a great deal of knowledge to manage.

TOC

We treat uveitis.

Uveitis associated with sarcoidosis, Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease, and Behçet’s disease

Acute anterior uveitis, uveitis associated with rheumatoid arthritis

Herpetic uveitis (iridocyclitis), uveitis associated with diabetes, uveitis associated with ulcerative colitis, and more

We now see patients with all of these diseases.

We are also receiving more referrals from physicians at other institutions. Thank you, as always.

Having specialized in uveitis consistently since my residency in ophthalmology at Kyushu University, and having studied from basic immunology:
I try to understand the wide variety of ocular inflammation from an immunological perspective.

Building a system that lets me explain things clearly using images.
→ I explain the current condition, treatment, prognosis, and more.

I increasingly have occasions to feel glad that I could be of help to people struggling with uveitis.

Advantages (Features) of Treating Uveitis at a Single-Physician Clinic

○ Able to respond at any time to eye inflammation that repeatedly improves and worsens

✔︎ A physician experienced in treating uveitis
✔︎ A clinic that is easy to visit at any time, within walking distance of Nishijin Station and Fujisaki Station on the Fukuoka City Subway
(on-site parking is also available)

○ Uveitis Care System

✔︎ OCT, OCT angiography, ultra-widefield fundus imaging: detailed fundus examination to assess the condition of the retina and choroid (uvea)
✔︎ Visual field testing (Goldmann perimeter and Humphrey® Field Analyzer): to manage secondary glaucoma and assess the remaining visual field
✔︎ Care in cooperation with a full-time certified orthoptist
✔︎ Local eye treatments (eye drops, subconjunctival injection, sub-Tenon injection)
✔︎ Haag-Streit slit lamp microscope: allows observation of even minor inflammatory cells
✔︎ Support for designated intractable diseases (preparing clinical survey forms, etc.)

○ Collaboration with the Kyushu University Uveitis Clinic

✔︎ Prompt response when a case is judged to be beyond what a single physician can handle
✔︎ Oral treatment with steroids and immunosuppressants (colchicine, cyclosporine, methotrexate)
✔︎ Treatment with biologics (Remicade®, Humira®)

To the physicians of the Kyushu University Department of Ophthalmology and its Uveitis Clinic,
and to the physicians who have supported me at the Japanese Society for Ocular Inflammation:

Thank you for the many opportunities to learn over the years.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at any time.
Thank you in advance for your continued support.

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