Prof. Dr. Masaru Takeuchi is a Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology of the National Defense Medical College in Saitama, Japan. He is working on the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in sight-threatening retinal diseases, including uveitis, diabetic retinopathy, and age-related macular degeneration. His principal projects involve (1) the regulation of immune responses during aging and diabetes, (2) autoinflammation and autoimmune response in uveitis, and (3) chronic inflammation involved in choroidal neovascularization. His goal is to establish innovative strategies for the treatment of sight-threatening eye diseases.