Major Activities
- Holding academic congress
1) Annual Meeting of the Japanese Ophthalmological Society (every spring)
2) Annual Congress of Japan Clinical Ophthalmology (in partnership with the Japan Ophthalmologists Association, in the autumn)
- Publishing treatise/scientific journal
1) Journal of Japanese Ophthalmological Society (monthly)
2) Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology (bimonthly, in English)
3) Japanese-English Ophthalmology Terminology Handbook
- Fostering and advancing Ophthalmology
1) Bestow the Japanese Ophthalmological Society Award (to a special lecturer of the Annual Meeting of the Japanese Ophthalmological Society)
2) Bestow the Japanese Ophthalmological Society Young Investigator Award (to a researcher 40 years or under)
- Research/investigation of ocular diseases
- Holding public lectures
- Communicating and collaborating with related academic societies both at home and abroad
- Certifying diplomates of ophthalmology and other matters
1) Conducting board examinations and giving a diploma of ophthalmology
2) Recognizing the renewal of a diplomate's qualification
3) Approval of lifelong educational activity and training facilities
- Promoting the lifelong education of diplomates
1) Publishing correspondence course materials for diplomates
2) Holding training courses for diplomates (twice a year)
3) Holding training course in the eight blocks throughout Japan (in partnership with the Japan Ophthalmologists Association)
- Promoting the activities relating to organ transplantation
- Other activities to achieve the goal