Kakisu Ophthalmology Clinic
About
Located in front of Togane City Hall, Kakishi Eye Clinic, a medical corporation affiliated with Meiseikai, has been providing community-focused ophthalmology services since opening in 1959. Currently, the clinic is staffed by Director Beiji Kakishi, Dr. Yotsura, and part-time physicians including Dr. Kitahashi, Dr. Amaya, dispatched doctors from Chiba University Department of Ophthalmology and Toho University Omori Hospital, and Dr. Kuroda, former director of Chiba Children's Hospital. Specializing in ophthalmology, the clinic treats anterior segment disorders, dry eye, cataracts (including outpatient surgery), glaucoma, uveitis, retinal and vitreous diseases, optic nerve disorders, retinitis pigmentosa, pediatric ophthalmology, and contact lens prescriptions. Clinic hours are 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM and 2:00 PM to 5:30 PM, with closures on Sundays and holidays, and Thursday afternoons temporarily closed. The facility offers 53 parking spaces and barrier-free access, with English language support. Equipment includes auto-refractometer/keratometer, corneal topography, specular microscopy, accommodometer, fundus/fluorescein angiography cameras, optical coherence tomography, automated perimetry, and Goldmann visual field testing. For medical transparency, the clinic provides free detailed statements showing individual medical fee calculation items when issuing receipts. The clinic also supports generic drug prescriptions to promote the use of generic medications and ensure stable drug supply. As a designated health insurance and workers' compensation insurance medical institution, the clinic holds designations including physician under the Physically Disabled Persons Welfare Act, atomic bomb survivor general disease medical institution, medical institution under the Livelihood Protection Act, and designated medical institution and physician for intractable diseases and pediatric chronic specific diseases.
