Koh Yasuda
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was a Japanese ophthalmologist who became the first director of Amami Wakoen Sanatorium
, a leprosy sanatorium in Amami Oshima
, Kagoshima Prefecture
, Japan
. He was drafted into military service and died in China
in 1943.
Amami Wakoen Sanatorium
Amami Wakoen Sanatorium, or National Sanatorium Amami Wakoen is a sanatorium for leprosy or ex-leprosy patients in Amami-shi, Kagoshima-ken, Japan starting in 1943...
, a leprosy sanatorium in Amami Oshima
Amami Oshima
is a semi-tropical island in the Amami Islands, which is part of the larger Nansei Islands in Japan. Ōshima literally means big island, and it is the largest of the Amami Islands. It lies roughly halfway between the islands of Okinawa and Kyūshū. Briefly part of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, in 1624 it was...
, Kagoshima Prefecture
Kagoshima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. The capital is the city of Kagoshima.- Geography :Kagoshima Prefecture is located at the southwest tip of Kyushu and includes a chain of islands stretching further to the southwest for a few hundred kilometers...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. He was drafted into military service and died in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
in 1943.
Life
- He was born in 1907 in Wakayama PrefectureWakayama Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located on the Kii Peninsula in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Wakayama.- History :Present-day Wakayama is mostly the western part of the province of Kii.- 1953 Wakayama Prefecture flood disaster :...
and graduated from Osaka UniversityOsaka University, or , is a major national university located in Osaka, Japan. It is the sixth oldest university in Japan as the Osaka Prefectural Medical College, and formerly one of the Imperial Universities of Japan...
and qualified as a physician in 1932. He worked at Sotojima Hoyoen and Oku-Komyo-En SanatoriumOku-Komyo-En SanatoriumOku-Komyo-En Sanatorium , or National Sanatorium Oku-Komyo-En is a sanatorium for leprosy or ex-leprosy patients on an island called Nagashima, Oku-machi, Setouchi, Okayama, Japan. On the same island is National Sanatorium Nagashima Aiseien...
. In April 1943, he was appointed to be the first director of Amami Wakoen SanatoriumAmami Wakoen SanatoriumAmami Wakoen Sanatorium, or National Sanatorium Amami Wakoen is a sanatorium for leprosy or ex-leprosy patients in Amami-shi, Kagoshima-ken, Japan starting in 1943...
. In August 1943, he was drafted and died on September 7, 1943 in China during war.
Works
- The following works were presented in the Congresses of the Japanese Leprosy Association.
- Statistics of eye disease in leprosy patients, the eyesight of leprosy patients and the effect of trachoma, Reported at 1933 Japanese Leprosy Congress.
- Effects of aurothio.natrium on eye disease. 1934 Japanese Leprosy Congress.
- Puncture of anterior chamber in acute leprous inflammation. 1935 Japanese Leprosy Congress.
- Detection of leprosy bacilli in chamber fluid. 1936 Japanese Leprosy Congress
- Treatment of ulcer of cornea. 1937 Japanese Leprosy Congress.
- Intraocular pressure in leprosy patients. 1939 Japanese Leprosy Congress.
- Color blindness seen in a leprosy patient. 1941 Japanese Leprosy Congress.
On the draft
- Yasuda was drafted before the completion of Amami Wakoen SanatoriumAmami Wakoen SanatoriumAmami Wakoen Sanatorium, or National Sanatorium Amami Wakoen is a sanatorium for leprosy or ex-leprosy patients in Amami-shi, Kagoshima-ken, Japan starting in 1943...
. It was recorded that the Ministry of Army forgot the previous agreement by the Ministries of Army and Welfare that the first director of the sanatorium should not be drafted into military service.