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Overview

Shiro Amano is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with significant work in subfields such as Ophthalmology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Epidemiology, and Infectious Diseases.

The main topics investigated by Amano include:

  • Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Corneal Surgery and Treatments
  • Ocular Infections and Treatments
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Fungal Infections and Studies
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

Amano has contributed to a range of publications, with several papers appearing in notable journals. Examples of recent papers include:

  • "Meibomian Gland Dysfunction Clinical Practice Guidelines," 2023, Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology
  • "Conference Author Index," 2023, IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Other related works from frequent coauthors or thematic areas include:

  • "Multicenter prospective observational study of fungal keratitis in Japan: analyses of in vitro susceptibility tests for combinations of drugs," 2022, Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology
  • "Prevalence of dry eye syndrome and risk factors in physical education and sports science graduates," 2023, Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology
  • "Epidemiological trends in TB during a technical assistance project, Zambia, 2015-2018," 2024, Public Health Action

Amano collaborates frequently with researchers such as Takashi Suzuki, Masakazu Yamada, Yuichi Kaji, Chika Shigeyasu, and Naoyuki Morishige. These collaborations reinforce expertise across multiple topics within ophthalmology and public health.

The Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology appears as the most frequent publication venue, hosting three of Amano's papers. Other venues for their scholarly outputs include the IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity and Public Health Action.

Best Publications

  • The International Workshop on Meibomian Gland Dysfunction: Report of the Diagnosis Subcommittee

    Alan Tomlinson;Anthony J. Bron;Donald R. Korb;Shiro Amano

  • Noncontact infrared meibography to document age-related changes of the meibomian glands in a normal population.

    Reiko Arita;Kouzo Itoh;Kenji Inoue;Shiro Amano

  • VEGF164-mediated inflammation is required for pathological, but not physiological, ischemia-induced retinal neovascularization.

    Susumu Ishida;Tomohiko Usui;Tomohiko Usui;Kenji Yamashiro;Kenji Yamashiro;Yuichi Kaji;Yuichi Kaji

  • Advanced glycation end products increase retinal vascular endothelial growth factor expression.

    M Lu;M Kuroki;S Amano;M Tolentino

  • Reactive oxygen intermediates increase vascular endothelial growth factor expression in vitro and in vivo.

    Masatoshi Kuroki;Emile E. Voest;Emile E. Voest;Shiro Amano;Shiro Amano;Laurens V. Beerepoot;Laurens V. Beerepoot

  • New Perspectives on Dry Eye Definition and Diagnosis: A Consensus Report by the Asia Dry Eye Society

    Kazuo Tsubota;Norihiko Yokoi;Jun Shimazaki;Hitoshi Watanabe

  • VEGF164 is proinflammatory in the diabetic retina.

    Susumu Ishida;Tomohiko Usui;Tomohiko Usui;Kenji Yamashiro;Kenji Yamashiro;Yuichi Kaji;Yuichi Kaji

  • Alternatively spliced vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 is an essential endogenous inhibitor of lymphatic vessel growth

    Romulo J C Albuquerque;Takahiko Hayashi;Won Gil Cho;Mark E Kleinman

  • Cultured human corneal endothelial cell transplantation with a collagen sheet in a rabbit model.

    Tatsuya Mimura;Satoru Yamagami;Seiichi Yokoo;Tomohiko Usui

  • Proposed diagnostic criteria for obstructive meibomian gland dysfunction.

    Reiko Arita;Kouzo Itoh;Syuji Maeda;Koshi Maeda

  • Contact lens wear is associated with decrease of meibomian glands.

    Reiko Arita;Kouzo Itoh;Kenji Inoue;Aya Kuchiba

  • Changes in anterior and posterior corneal curvatures in keratoconus

    Atsuo Tomidokoro;Tetsuro Oshika;Shiro Amano;Shiro Higaki

  • Age-related changes in corneal and ocular higher-order wavefront aberrations

    Shiro Amano;Yuki Amano;Satoru Yamagami;Takashi Miyai

  • Higher order wavefront aberrations of cornea and magnitude of refractive correction in laser in situ keratomileusis

    Tetsuro Oshika;Kazunori Miyata;Tadatoshi Tokunaga;Tomokazu Samejima

  • Comparison of Central Corneal Thickness Measurements by Rotating Scheimpflug Camera, Ultrasonic Pachymetry, and Scanning-Slit Corneal Topography

    Shiro Amano;Norihiko Honda;Yuki Amano;Satoru Yamagami

  • Advanced glycation end products in diabetic corneas.

    Yuichi Kaji;Tomohiko Usui;Tetsuro Oshika;Masao Matsubara

  • Factors affecting the forward shift of posterior corneal surface after laser in situ keratomileusis.

    Tae Min Baek;Kyung Hun Lee;Fumie Kagaya;Atsuo Tomidokoro

  • Corneal thickness measurements: scanning-slit corneal topography and noncontact specular microscopy versus ultrasonic pachymetry.

    Shigenobu Suzuki;Tetsuro Oshika;Tetsuro Oshika;Kotaro Oki;Isao Sakabe

  • Human corneal endothelial cell precursors isolated by sphere-forming assay.

    Seiichi Yokoo;Satoru Yamagami;Yasuo Yanagi;Saiko Uchida

  • VEGF164 (165) as the pathological isoform: differential leukocyte and endothelial responses through VEGFR1 and VEGFR2

    Tomohiko Usui;Susumu Ishida;Kenji Yamashiro;Yuichi Kaji;Yuichi Kaji

Frequent Co-Authors

Tetsuro Oshika
Tetsuro Oshika University of Tsukuba
Makoto Araie
Makoto Araie University of Tokyo
Kanjiro Miyata
Kanjiro Miyata University of Tokyo
Kazuo Tsubota
Kazuo Tsubota Keio University
Kanta Ono
Kanta Ono High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
Kazunori Kataoka
Kazunori Kataoka University of Tokyo
Nobuhiro Nishiyama
Nobuhiro Nishiyama Tokyo Institute of Technology
Shigeru Kinoshita
Shigeru Kinoshita Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Nobuhisa Mizuki
Nobuhisa Mizuki Yokohama City University

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