Our department has been engaged in molecular biological research in ophthalmology with the goal of elucidating the causes of genetic eye diseases with poor prognosis and establishing methods of treatment. Our latest results were published in PLoS ONE and were covered in the press. We are positioned as a top-level institute in the Asian region for strabismus treatment, performing high quality clinical research including diagnostic imaging and function test. Moreover, we conduct vision-electrophysiology research on degenerative retinal diseases, clinical research on pediatric ophthalmology diseases. An assistant instructor is a molecular genetics specialist and supports graduate students and research fellows in their research and monitors their progress. We collaborate Medical Photonics Research Center of our University, National Center for Child Health and Development and RIKEN, Center for Developmental Biology.