Shin YAMANE

Shin Yamane graduated from Medical School in Yokohama City University in 2002. He underwent residency training in Yokohama City University Hospital and Yokohama City University Medical Center. From 2006 to 2009, he worked in Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital. In 2010, he became an assistant professor at the Yokohama City University Medical Center and in 2020 opened the Yamane Eye Clinic. His ophthalmic surgery practice is mainly focused on cataract and vitreoretinal surgery. He performs more than 2,000 surgeries per year. He has trained many surgeons and has been invited to many international conferences to give educational lectures. He has authored many scientific papers, published in Ophthalmology, AJO, Retina, and others. He has won awards at international conferences such as ASCRS, ESCRS, and APACRS. He developed a method of fixing the intraocular lens to the sclera called the Yamane technique; it is widely used all over the world. He himself successfully performed the Yamane technique at a live surgery at BRASCRS in 2019.