TY - JOUR
T1 - Japan Ocular Imaging Registry
T2 - a national ophthalmology real-world database
AU - Miyake, Masahiro
AU - Akiyama, Masato
AU - Kashiwagi, Kenji
AU - Sakamoto, Taiji
AU - Oshika, Tetsuro
N1 - Funding Information:
This project was partly supported by AMED (JP19lk1010024, JP21vk0124003, JP21uk1024006). We thank members of Japan Ocular Imaging Registry; Makoto Aihara, Takayuki Baba, Takeo Fukuchi, Hideki Fukuoka, Eiichi Hasegawa, Yoshiki Ida, Masaru Inatani, Takeshi Iwase, Aki Kato, Ikuma Morisaki, Yuki Morizane, Makoto Nakamura, Tadashi Nakano, Toru Nakazawa, Koji Nishida, Koji M Nishiguchi, Koichi Nishitsuka, Hirokazu Sakaguchi, Akira Sawada, Koh-Hei Sonoda, Chie Sotozono, Kazuhisa Sugiyama, Hotoshi Tabuchi, Hidenori Takahashi, Masaki Tanito, Hiroto Terasaki, Ryo Terauchi, Akitaka Tsujikawa, Shinji Ueno, Takefumi Yamaguchi, Shuichi Yamamoto, Hidetoshi Yamashita, Tsutomu Yasukawa, Yu Yokoyama.
Funding Information:
The JOS has a system in place to support the development of AI programs by researchers and others using these data. As a pilot case, we are currently in the process of obtaining regulatory approval for an AI program developed by the National Institute of Informatics using data from the JOI registry project. A market authorization holder, G-Data LLC, established under the JOIA, will be responsible for the business side of this project. This project is currently supported by AMED (Medical Engineering Collaborated Innovation Promotion Project, , 2022–2024), a national funding agency. We will share our experience and know-how with future generations to increase the number of available AI-based ophthalmic medical devices.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, Japanese Ophthalmological Society.
PY - 2022/11
Y1 - 2022/11
N2 - In 2017, the Japanese Ophthalmological Society (JOS) created the Japan Ocular Imaging (JOI) registry, a national database of images and clinical data in the field of ophthalmology in Japan. The JOI registry automatically transfers the information stored in the electronic medical records of each institution to the cloud storage governed by the JOS. This process adheres to Japanese laws and regulations such as the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and the relevant laws of Japan, the Ethical Guidelines for Medical and Biological Research Involving Human Subjects, and the Medical Information System Security Management Guideline of Japan. The JOI registry works closely with academia in ophthalmology, as well as the Japan Association for Medical Informatics, the Japan Ophthalmic Instrument Association, and manufacturers of ophthalmic medical devices. The collected data will be used in studies and surveys to improve the quality of ophthalmic care. The JOI registry has been created as a common asset for the entire ophthalmology field, and welcomes participation of related institutions to utilize the infrastructure to promote multicenter joint research and development. The JOI registry network intends to cover all ophthalmological facilities, including clinics. However, the project is currently being conducted with the cooperation of 22 university hospitals, one private hospital, and two health checkup facilities. As of October 2021, six facilities are connected to the JOI registry network; it comprises a total of 486,189 fundus images, 25,224 optical coherence tomography images, and 11,565 visual field results, among others, are stored in the JOI registry. This project was initially funded by a national funding agency, the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) (ICT Infrastructure Establishment and Implementation of Artificial Intelligence for Clinical and Medical Research, 2017–2019). The General Incorporated Association Japan Ocular Imaging Registry was established in 2019, following which the association is managing the JOI registry under the governance of the JOS. The JOI registry is aiming to become a large-scale real-world database comparable to the Intelligent Research in Sight registry of the United States.
AB - In 2017, the Japanese Ophthalmological Society (JOS) created the Japan Ocular Imaging (JOI) registry, a national database of images and clinical data in the field of ophthalmology in Japan. The JOI registry automatically transfers the information stored in the electronic medical records of each institution to the cloud storage governed by the JOS. This process adheres to Japanese laws and regulations such as the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and the relevant laws of Japan, the Ethical Guidelines for Medical and Biological Research Involving Human Subjects, and the Medical Information System Security Management Guideline of Japan. The JOI registry works closely with academia in ophthalmology, as well as the Japan Association for Medical Informatics, the Japan Ophthalmic Instrument Association, and manufacturers of ophthalmic medical devices. The collected data will be used in studies and surveys to improve the quality of ophthalmic care. The JOI registry has been created as a common asset for the entire ophthalmology field, and welcomes participation of related institutions to utilize the infrastructure to promote multicenter joint research and development. The JOI registry network intends to cover all ophthalmological facilities, including clinics. However, the project is currently being conducted with the cooperation of 22 university hospitals, one private hospital, and two health checkup facilities. As of October 2021, six facilities are connected to the JOI registry network; it comprises a total of 486,189 fundus images, 25,224 optical coherence tomography images, and 11,565 visual field results, among others, are stored in the JOI registry. This project was initially funded by a national funding agency, the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) (ICT Infrastructure Establishment and Implementation of Artificial Intelligence for Clinical and Medical Research, 2017–2019). The General Incorporated Association Japan Ocular Imaging Registry was established in 2019, following which the association is managing the JOI registry under the governance of the JOS. The JOI registry is aiming to become a large-scale real-world database comparable to the Intelligent Research in Sight registry of the United States.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10384-022-00941-0
DO - 10.1007/s10384-022-00941-0
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 36138192
AN - SCOPUS:85138562676
VL - 66
SP - 499
EP - 503
JO - Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology
JF - Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology
SN - 0021-5155
IS - 6
ER -
