As of May 12, Hiroshi Sasaki received the B.S. degree in medicine from Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan, in 1987. From 1987 to 1991 he was a resident physician in Jichi Medical University, Utsunomiya, Japan. For the period 1991-1993 he worked as a research fellow at Eye Research Institute, Oakland University, USA. He received his Ph.D. degree in medical science from Jichi Medical University, Japan in 1996. In 1996 he joined the Department of Ophthalmology, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, Japan, as a lecturer and since 2005 he has been a professor and chairman in the department. His main research themes include cataract, epidemiology and the influence of ultraviolet rays and electromagnetic waves on eyes.