2022/09/22
Somewhat surprisingly, it was a technological innovation in astronomy that became the catalyst for this new field of ophthalmological optics.
"A longstanding problem with observing space from Earth has been that the stars appear to twinkle due to atmospheric turbulence, causing them to blur when viewed through a telescope. This problem gave rise to ‘adaptive optics,’ a technology that compensates for atmospheric turbulence so that light comes into focus when it reaches an observation device. Simply put, we can now build telescopes with very high resolution. The Subaru Telescope, operated by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan in Hawaii, uses this adaptive optics system.”She also says that through her various experiences, she has come to realize the wonders of the “Keio network.”
“The School of Medicine’s Sanshikai and Keio University’s Mita-kai alumni associations have been beneficial in many aspects, such as facilitating introductions, joint research, and data collection. I’m so grateful to have such a reassuring network of support, both tangible and intangible, not only throughout Japan but also in many places abroad. And strange as it may sound, even when meeting someone for the first time, you get a warm feeling of being a part of the same Keio family. I never really thought about it as a student, but I believe that the philosophy of the ‘Keio community’ is yet another wonderful asset of the university.”