Prof. Makoto Inoue, MD, PhD, is the Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Kyorin Eye Center, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. He completed residencies in Ophthalmology at Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, in 1992 and vitreoretinal fellowship at Kyorin University, Tokyo, Japan, in 1994. Dr. Inoue was a research fellow of Duke Eye Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, from 1997 to 1999. He has expertise in vitreoretinal diseases and surgery. His research interests are focused on researching vitreoretinal pathologies and developing new technologies for vitreoretinal surgery.