Yuma Sakura
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Yuma Sakura is a clinician-researcher whose work sits at the critical intersection of ophthalmology and surgical anesthesiology. Her primary research investigates the impact of extreme patient positioning—specifically the steep Trendelenburg position used in robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP)—on ocular health. In her most-cited study (12 citations), she demonstrated that this surgical posture causes a significant, sustained rise in intraocular pressure (IOP), raising concerns about potential retinal damage during routine procedures. Sakura’s follow-up work (7 citations) extended this investigation to glaucoma patients, a vulnerable population whose optic nerves are already compromised. By tracking retinal nerve fiber layer thickness before and after RALP, she provided the first evidence that these IOP spikes can accelerate structural damage in glaucomatous eyes. Her contributions are notable for bridging two distinct specialties, alerting urological surgeons and anesthesiologists to an underappreciated risk. Sakura’s findings have direct clinical implications, advocating for pre-operative ophthalmic screening and intraoperative IOP monitoring in high-risk patients. Her work remains a cornerstone reference for studies on perioperative vision loss and positional ocular injury.
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