ロンブー亮さんに届きました！

みなさん、こんにちは。内科・皮膚科医の小森です。今日はなんと、亮さんに来ていただきました！お邪魔します。みなさんのおかげで、私が亮さんを心配した動画が届きました！ 亮さんが同じ足の指を2回骨折したことを動画で取り上げ、筋力低下ではなく視力の問題ではないかと指摘し、眼科受診を勧めたところ、亮さん本人がその動画を見てくださいました。 亮さん：「動画を見させていただいて、正直、思い当たる節があって。客観的な情報だけで分かるんだ、というのがすごく刺さりました。すごい占い師に怖いことを言われた感じがして（笑）。それでスタッフに『眼科に連れて行ってくれないか』と本気でお願いして、今日ここに来ました。」 先生：「私は眼科医ではないので、大学の同級生に連絡して、信頼できる先生を紹介していただき、今日ここに来ていただきました。」 亮さん：「もう48なんですけど、40歳前くらいから老眼が来ていて。以前、疲れ目がひどいと思って眼科に行ったら老眼と言われたんです。そのときに、緑内障の可能性も指摘されて、『視神経に点があって、それが大きくなると緑内障になる』と言われたんですよ。8年以上前のことでうろ覚えですが、年に1回診察に来るよう言われていたのに、行っていなくて。だから今回の動画を見て、緑内障が進んでいるのではと心配になって来ました。」 先生：「亮さんは運動もしっかりされているし、骨折の原因が筋量低下とは考えにくい。視力は徐々に低下するので自分では気づきにくく、それが転倒や骨折につながることもあります。緑内障も自覚症状が出にくいので、定期的な検診がとても大切です。」 また、直接会って気づいたこととして、先生は亮さんの目の開け方にも触れました。 先生：「皮膚科・美容科もやっているのですが、亮さんのおでこにシワが多いですよね。目を開けるときに眼輪筋ではなく眉毛を上げる筋肉を使っている方が日本人には多くて、それが慢性的な目の疲れや額のシワにつながります。亮さんも眉毛でぐっと上げているので、目の奥の筋肉が少し弱まっている可能性があります。これも眼瞼下垂という病気の一つに関係することがあります。」 そして、先生には亮さんに直接伝えたいことがありました。約22年前、先生が20歳の頃、新宿の花園神社の地下にあるクラブ「ロンドンナイト」でアルバイトをしており、そこにたびたび亮さんが来ていたのです。北海道の大学で留年しそうになっていたお姉さんを元気づけたいと思い、勇気を振り絞って亮さんに声をかけたところ、亮さんはその場でお姉さんに電話をかけ、「頑張ってね」と声をかけてくれました。さらに写真も一緒に撮って送ってくれたおかげで、お姉さんは元気を取り戻し、大学を卒業して歯科医師になったとのことです。 動画の中でそのエピソードを話していたため、今回はなんとお姉さんともビデオ電話でつなぎ、亮さんと再会することができました。 お姉さん：「りょうくん大好きです！」 亮さん：「本当ですか、ありがとうございます。いろいろご心配おかけしました。」 また、お姉さんは現在名古屋在住で、大阪の都島に亮さんと撮った写真を飾っているとのこと。亮さんは「都島めちゃくちゃ行くよ！連絡して！」と笑顔で約束していました。 亮さんの眼科検診の詳しい結果などは、ロンブーチャンネルもぜひご覧ください。今日はありがとうございました！

Hello everyone! I'm Arata Tomori, an internal medicine and dermatologist physician. Today, I have a very special guest — Ryo-san has come to visit! Thanks to all of you, the video I made expressing my concerns about Ryo-san's health actually reached him. In that video, I had pointed out that Ryo-san had fractured the same toes on his left foot twice, and suggested that the cause might not be muscle loss, but rather a vision problem — and encouraged him to see an ophthalmologist. Ryo: "I watched the video, and honestly, it hit close to home. Even though you were only looking at objective information about me from the outside, you seemed to understand what was going on — it felt like being told something scary by an incredibly accurate fortune teller (laughs). I seriously asked my staff to take me to an eye doctor, and here I am today." Dr. Komori: "Since ophthalmology isn't my specialty, I contacted a classmate from medical school and had them refer us to a trusted specialist for today's visit." Ryo: "I'm 48 now, and I started getting farsighted before I turned 40. I went to an eye clinic once because of severe eye strain and was told it was age-related farsightedness. At that time, the doctor also mentioned a possible risk of glaucoma — something about a spot on the optic nerve that could develop into glaucoma if it grew. That was over eight years ago, and I only vaguely remember it, but I was told to come in for a check-up once a year. I never went back. So when I saw your video, I got worried that the glaucoma might have been progressing." Dr. Komori: "Ryo-san is very physically active, so muscle loss seems unlikely as the cause of the fractures. The tricky thing about vision decline is that it happens so gradually that people often don't notice until it starts affecting their balance and coordination, which can lead to trips and fractures. Glaucoma is especially insidious because it has almost no symptoms in the early stages — which is exactly why regular check-ups are so important." After meeting in person, Dr. Komori also noticed something about the way Ryo-san opens his eyes. Dr. Komori: "As someone who also works in dermatology and cosmetic medicine, I noticed you have quite a few forehead wrinkles. Many Japanese people open their eyes by raising their eyebrows rather than using the muscles around the eye itself. This puts strain on the forehead muscles and can cause chronic eye fatigue and deep forehead lines. It seems like you might be doing this too, which could indicate some weakening of the levator muscle — this is actually related to a condition called ptosis, or drooping eyelids." Beyond the medical consultation, Dr. Komori had something personal she had long wanted to share with Ryo-san. About 22 years ago, when she was 20 years old, she worked as a cashier at a club called "London Night" in the basement of Hanazono Shrine in Shinjuku — a venue that Ryo-san used to frequent. At the time, her older sister was struggling at a university in Hokkaido and was on the verge of dropping out. Wanting to cheer her up, Dr. Komori gathered her courage and approached Ryo-san. He responded warmly — he called her sister on the spot, encouraged her, and even took photos together that were sent to the sister as proof. That small act of kindness gave the sister the motivation to keep going. She completed her degree and went on to become a dentist. In her earlier video, Dr. Komori had shared this story, and for today's visit, she arranged a video call with her sister so she could reunite with Ryo-san after all these years. Sister: "I love you, Ryo-kun!" Ryo: "Thank you so much. And I'm sorry for causing everyone so much worry." The sister now lives in Nagoya but still has the photo with Ryo-san displayed at her dental office in Miyakojima, Osaka. Ryo-san laughed and said, "I go to Miyakojima all the time — call me next time!" For more details about Ryo-san's eye examination results, be sure to check out the Romb Two (London Boots) YouTube channel. Thank you so much for watching!