Dr. Masahito Ohji, MD, graduated from Osaka University in 1983. He is currently a Professor and Head of the Department of Ophthalmology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Japan. He has more than 200 peer-reviewed international publications and several book chapters to his credit, and is the treasurer of the Asia Pacific Vitreoretinal Society, a trustee of the Japan Ophthalmology Society, and an executive committee member of the Club Jules Gonin. Dr. Ohji has received several awards, including an Achievement Award and Senior Achievement Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology, an International Gold Award from the Chinese Ophthalmological Society, and an Achievement Award from the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology.