醫師代碼：11015 
專 長
- 眼神經科
- 斜弱視
- 小兒眼科
- 青光眼
- 白內障手術
現 職
- 花蓮慈濟醫院研究部眼科研究中心主任
- 慈濟大學醫學科學研究所所長
- 中華民國眼科醫學會 倫理紀律委員會委員
- 中華民國眼科醫學會 編輯及出版委員會委員
- 中華民國眼科醫學會 醫院評鑑組委員
學 歷
- 高雄醫學大學醫學系
- 高雄醫學大學臨床醫學研究所碩士
- 高雄醫學大學醫學博士
經 歷
- 高雄醫學大學眼科副教授
- 高醫附設醫院眼科主治醫師
- 高雄市立小港醫院眼科主任
- 美國加州大學舊金山分校神經眼科臨床研究員
- 日本北里大學基礎研究員
- 美國南加大眼科研究員
簡易介紹
專科證書：
中華民國眼科專科醫師證書
專科學會：
中華民國眼科醫學會會員
著作目錄
1.Neil R. Miller, Rong-Kung Tsai*.Optic Neuropathies: Current and Future Strategies for Optic Nerve Protection and Repair.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES.2023, 24(8), 6977; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24086977
2.Chiao-Ling Hsu, Yao-Tseng Wen, Tzu-Chao Hsu, Chin-Chu Chen, Li-Ya Lee, Wan-Ping Chen, Rong-Kung Tsai*.Neuroprotective Effects of Erinacine A on an Experimental Model of Traumatic Optic Neuropathy.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES.2023 Jan 12;24(2):1504. doi: 10.3390/ijms24021504.
3.Rong-Kung Tsai, Keh-Liang Lin, Chin-Te Huang, Yao-Tseng Wen*.Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals That Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor Trigger a Novel Signaling Pathway (TAF9-P53-TRIAP1-CASP3) to Protect Retinal Ganglion Cells after Ischemic Optic Neuropathy.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES.2022 Jul 28;23(15):8359. doi: 10.3390/ijms23158359.
4.Tzu-Lun Huang*, Jia-Kang Wang, Pei-Yao Chang, Yung-Ray Hsu, Cheng-Hung Lin,Kung-Hung Lin, Rong-Kung Tsai*.Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: From Basic Research to Clinical Perspectives.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES.2022 Jul 18;23(14):7908. doi: 10.3390/ijms23147908.
5.Tu-Wen Chen, Po-Ying Wu, Yao-Tseng Wen, Tushar Dnyaneshwar Desai, Chin-Te Huang, Pei-Kang Liu, Rong-Kung Tsai*.Vitamin B3 Provides Neuroprotection via Antioxidative Stress in a Rat Model of Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy. Antioxidants.Vitamin B3 Provides Neuroprotection via Antioxidative Stress in a Rat Model of Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy.
6.Tushar Dnyaneshwar Desai, Yao-Tseng Wen, Jayasimha Rayalu Daddam, Felice Cheng, Chia-Ching Chen, Chien-Lin Pan, Keh-Liang Lin, Rong-Kung Tsai*.Long term therapeutic effects of icariin-loaded PLGA microspheres in an experimental model of optic nerve ischemia via modulation of CEBP- β /G-CSF/noncanonical NF- κ B axis.Bioengineering & Translational Medicine.2022 Jan 7;7(2):e10289. doi: 10.1002/btm2.10289. eCollection 2022 May.
7.Yao-Tseng Wen, Ching-Wen Huang, Chih-Peng Liu, Chih-Hung Chen, Chia-Mu Tu, Chrong-Shiong Hwang, Yi-Hsun Chen, Wan-Ru Chen, Keh-Liang Lin, Yu-Chieh Ho, Ta-Ching Chen*, Rong-Kung Tsai*.Inhibition of Retinal Ganglion Cell Loss By a Novel ROCK Inhibitor (E212) in Ischemic Optic Nerve Injury Via Antioxidative and Anti-Inflammatory Actions.INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE.2021 May 3;62(6):21. doi: 10.1167/iovs.62.6.21.
8.Yao-Tseng Wen, Yu-Chieh Ho, Yueh-Chang Lee, Dah-Ching Ding, Pei-Kang Liu and Rong-Kung Tsai*.The Benefits and Hazards of Intravitreal Mesenchymal Stem Cell (MSC) Based-Therapies in the Experimental Ischemic Optic Neuropathy.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES.2021 Feb 20;22(4):2117. doi: 10.3390/ijms22042117.
9.Eugene Yu-Chuan Kang, Pei-Kang Liu, Yao-Tseng Wen, Peter M. J. Quinn, Sarah R. Levi, Nan-Kai Wang*, Rong-Kung Tsai*.Role of Oxidative Stress in Ocular Diseases Associated with Retinal Ganglion Cells Degeneration.Antioxidants.2021 Dec 5;10(12):1948. doi: 10.3390/antiox10121948.
10.Chin-Te Huang, Yao-Tseng Wen, Tushar Dnyaneshwar Desai, Rong-Kung Tsai*.Intravitreal Injection of Long-Acting Pegylated Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor Provides Neuroprotective Effects via Antioxidant Response in a Rat Model of Traumatic Optic Neuropathy.Antioxidants.Antioxidants 2021, 10(12), 1934; https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox10121934
11.Rupendra Shrestha, Yao‑Tseng Wen, Rong‑Kung Tsai*.Induced pluripotent stem cells and derivative photoreceptor precursors as therapeutic cells for retinal degenerations.Tzu Chi Medical Journal.2020 Apr-Jun;32(2):101-112.
12.Rupendra Shrestha, Yao-Tseng Wen, Rong-Kung Tsai*.Effective Differentiation and Biological Characterization of Retinal Pigment Epithelium Derived from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells.CURRENT EYE RESEARCH.2020 Sep;45(9):1155-1167. doi: 10.1080/02713683.2020.1722180.
13.Pei-Kang Liu, Yao-Tseng Wen, Wei Lin, Kishan Kapupara, Minghong tai* & Rong-Kung tsai*.Neuroprotective effects of low-dose G-CSF plus meloxicam in a rat model of anterior ischemic optic neuropathy.Scientific Reports.2020 Jun 25;10(1):10351. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-66977-9.
14.Wei-Ning Lin, Kishan Kapupara, Yao-Tseng Wen, Yi-Hsun Chen, I-Hong Pan and Rong-Kung Tsai*.Haematococcus pluvialis-Derived Astaxanthin Is a Potential Neuroprotective Agent against Optic Nerve Ischemia.Marine Drugs.2020 Jan 28;18(2):85. doi: 10.3390/md18020085.
15.Tzu-Lun Huang, Yao-Tseng Wen, Yu-Chieh Ho, Jia-Kang Wang, Kuan-Hung Lin and Rong-Kung Tsai*.Algae Oil Treatment Protects Retinal Ganglion Cells (RGCs) via ERK Signaling Pathway in Experimental Optic Nerve Ischemia.Marine Drugs.2020 Jan 27;18(2):83. doi: 10.3390/md18020083.
16.Kishan Kapupara, Tzu-Lun Huang, Yao-Tseng Wen, Shun-Ping Huang, Rong-Kung Tsai*.Optic nerve head width and retinal nerve fiber layer changes are proper indexes for validating the successful induction of experimental anterior ischemic optic neuropathy.EXPERIMENTAL EYE RESEARCH.2019 Apr 181:105-111.
17.Minh-Anh Nguyen Ngo Le, Yao-Tseng Wen, Yu-Chieh Ho, Kishan Kapupara, and Rong-Kung Tsai*.Therapeutic Effects of Puerarin Against Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Through Antiapoptotic and Anti-Inflammatory Actions.INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE.2019 Aug 1;60(10):3481-3491. doi: 10.1167/iovs.19-27129.
18.Rupendra Shrestha, Yao-Tseng Wen, Rong-Kung Tsai*.Generation of hiPSC line TCIERi001-A from normal human epidermal keratinocytes.Stem Cell Research.2019 Dec;41:101590. doi: 10.1016/j.scr.2019.101590.
19.Rupendra Shrestha, Yao-Tseng Wen, Dah-Ching Ding, and Rong-Kung Tsai*.Aberrant hiPSCs-Derived from Human Keratinocytes Differentiates into 3D Retinal Organoids that Acquire Mature Photoreceptors.Cells.2019 Jan 9;8(1). pii: E36. doi: 10.3390/cells8010036.
