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2022 Loris and David Rich Postdoctoral Scholar

So Goto, MD, PhD
University of California
Berkeley School of Optometry

So Goto, MD, PhD, has been selected as the 2022 Loris and David Rich Postdoctoral Scholar for his project, Role of retinal pigment epithelium in choroidal thickness modulation and myopia maculopathy. After receiving a Bachelor of Medicine (MD) from Kanazawa University School of Medicine in Ishikawa, Japan, he attended Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka, Japan, earning a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) with concentrations in ophthalmology and developmental biology.
Currently, Dr. Goto is a postdoc at University of California Berkeley School of Optometry, and retains the position of ophthalmologist at Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan. Dr. Goto’s postgraduate research was focused on choroidal vascular development, and his interests are in the mechanism of myopia such as eye growth and refractive development. Currently, he is performing clinical research on the development of the new accurate IOL (intraocular lens) power calculation formula.
Dr. Goto has contributed and co-authored numerous publications, the latest being Daily or Less Frequent Topical 1% Atropine Slows Defocus-Induced Myopia Progression in Contact Lens-Wearing Guinea Pigs; Translational Vision Science & Technology, March 2022, Vol. 11, 26. doi:https://doi.org/10.1167/tvst.11.3.26