JanetSSunnessMD

Ophthalmology • Baltimore, MD

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Office
6569 N Charles St
Ste 504
Baltimore, MD 21204
Phone+1 443-849-2658

Fax+1 443-849-2631
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Education & Training

Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Ophthalmology, 1983 - 1985
Brookdale University Hospital and Medical CenterResidency, Ophthalmology, 1979 - 1982
One Brooklyn Health System/Brookdale University Hospital and Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1979
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1978

Certifications & Licensure

MD State Medical License 1984 - 2025
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC, 2012-2013
Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology

Clinical Trials

A Natural History of the Progression of Stargardt Disease: Retrospective and Prospective Studies Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Photostress-Induced Uhthoff Phenomenon.
Olwen Murphy, Janet S Sunness, Peter A Calabresi> ;Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology. 2024 Apr 3
Hydroxychloroquine can be resumed with close monitoring after retinopathy has developed, without major visual loss: Case Report.
Sunness, R., Hellmann, D., Sunness, J.> ;Retinal Cases & Brief Reports. 2023 Dec 12
5 citations
Clinicopathologic Findings in Three Siblings With Geographic Atrophy.
Malia M Edwards, D Scott McLeod, Mengxi Shen, Rhonda Grebe, Janet S Sunness, Imran A Bhutto, Erin McDonnell, Alexandra M Pado, Giovanni Gregori, Philip J Rosenfeld, Ge...> ;Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2023 Mar 1
5 citations
Vision Rehabilitation Preferred Practice Pattern®.
Mary Lou Jackson, Gianni Virgili, John D Shepherd, Marie A Di Nome, Donald Calvin Fletcher, Mona A Kaleem, Linda A Lam, Linda M Lawrence, Janet S Sunness, Anne T Ridde...> ;Ophthalmology. 2023 Mar 1
3 citations
The Underreporting of Age-related Geographic Atrophy of the Macula See Editorial on page 287.
Janet S Sunness> ;Ophthalmology. Retina. 2023 Apr 1
Diabetic Retinopathy in Pregnancy.
Janet S Sunness, Sidney A Schechet> ;JAMA Ophthalmology. 2022 May 1
Oil droplet cataracts can mimic retinal disease.
Abraham Ifrah, Janet S Sunness> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports. 2022 Mar 1
4 citations
Longitudinal Changes in Scotopic and Mesopic Macular Function as Assessed with Microperimetry in Patients with Stargardt Disease: SMART Study Report No. 2: Short Title...
Xiangrong Kong, Mohamed Ibrahim-Ahmed, Millena Bittencourt, Rupert W. Strauss, David G. Birch, Artur V. Cideciyan, Ann-Margaret Ervin, Alexander Ho, Janet S. Sunness, ...> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2021 Oct 22
6 citations
Longitudinal Changes of Fixation Stability and Location within 24 Months in Stargardt Disease: ProgStar Report No. 16: Short title: Longitudinal Changes of Fixation in...
Etienne M Schönbach, Rupert W. Strauss, Marco E. G. V. Cattaneo, Kaoru Fujinami, David G. Birch, Artur V. Cideciyan, Janet S. Sunness, Eberhart Zrenner, Srinivas R. Sa...> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2022 Jan 1
9 citations
The Progression of Stargardt Disease using Volumetric Hill of Vision Analyses Over 24 Months: ProgStar Report No.15.
Etienne M Schönbach, Lucas Janeschitz-Kriegl, Rupert W. Strauss, Marco E. G. V. Cattaneo, Kaoru Fujinami, David G. Birch, Artur V. Cideciyan, Janet S. Sunness, Richard...> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2021 May 2
4 citations
Characteristics of Glaucoma Patients Attending a Vision Rehabilitation Service
Mona Kaleem, Christopher Schiefer, Jennifer Wall, Carol A. Applegate, Jing Tian, Janet S. Sunness> ;Ophthalmology. Glaucoma. 2021 Mar 12
5 citations
The Effect of Attention on Fixation Stability During Dynamic Fixation Testing in Stargardt Disease
Etienne M Schönbach, Rupert W. Strauss, Mohamed Ibrahim, Jessica L. Janes, Artur V. Cideciyan, David G. Birch, Janet S. Sunness, Eberhart Zrenner, Michael S Ip, Xiangr...> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2020 Sep 1
15 citations
Longitudinal Microperimetric Changes of Macular Sensitivity in Stargardt Disease After 12 Months: ProgStar Report No. 13
Etienne M Schönbach, Rupert W. Strauss, Beatriz Munoz, Yulia Wolfson, Mohamed A. Ibrahim, David G. Birch, Eberhart Zrenner, Janet S. Sunness, Michael S Ip, Srinivas R....> ;JAMA Ophthalmology. 2020 Jul 1
15 citations
Abnormal Visual Function Outside the Area of Atrophy Defined by Short-Wavelength Fundus Autofluorescence in Stargardt Disease.
Janet S. Sunness, Abraham Ifrah, Robert E. Wolf, Carol A. Applegate, Janet R. Sparrow> ;Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2020 Apr 9
17 citations
Faster Sensitivity Loss around Dense Scotomas than for Overall Macular Sensitivity in Stargardt Disease: ProgStar Report No. 14
Etienne M. Schönbach, Rupert W. Strauss, Mohamed A. Ibrahim, Jessica L. Janes, David G. Birch, Artur V. Cideciyan, Janet S. Sunness, Beatriz Munoz, Michael S Ip, Srini...> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2020 Mar 25
50 citations
Progression of Stargardt Disease as Determined by Fundus Autofluorescence Over a 12-Month Period: ProgStar Report No. 11
Rupert W. Strauss, Xiangrong Kong, Alexander Ho, Anamika Jha, Sheila K. West, Michael S Ip, Paul S. Bernstein, David G. Birch, Artur V. Cideciyan, Michel Michaelides, ...> ;JAMA Ophthalmology. 2019 Oct 1
Toward a Better Correlation of Visual Impairment and Anatomic Findings in Age-Related Geographic Atrophy of the Macula.
Janet S. Sunness> ;Ophthalmology. Retina. 2019 Mar 1
37 citations
Detailed genetic characteristics of an international large cohort of patients with Stargardt disease: ProgStar study report 8
Kaoru Fujinami, Rupert W. Strauss, John Chiang, Isabelle Audo, Paul S. Bernstein, David G. Birch, Samantha M. Bomotti, Artur V. Cideciyan, Ann-Margret Ervin, Meghan J ...> ;The British Journal of Ophthalmology. 2019 Mar 1
22 citations
Scotopic Microperimetric Assessment of Rod Function in Stargardt Disease (SMART) Study: Design and Baseline Characteristics (Report No. 1).
Rupert W. Strauss, Xiangrong Kong, Millena Bittencourt, Alexander Ho, Anamika Jha, Etienne M Schönbach, Mohamed Ahmed, Beatriz Munoz, Ann-Margret Ervin, Michel Michael...> ;Ophthalmic Research. 2019 Jan 1
20 citations
Longitudinal Changes of Fixation Location and Stability Within 12 Months in Stargardt Disease: ProgStar Report No. 12
Etienne M Schönbach, Rupert W. Strauss, Xiangrong Kong, Beatriz Munoz, Mohamed Ibrahim, Janet S. Sunness, David G. Birch, Gesa-Astrid Hahn, Fadi Nasser, Eberhart Zrenn...> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2018 Sep 1
52 citations
Macular Sensitivity Measured With Microperimetry in Stargardt Disease in the Progression of Atrophy Secondary to Stargardt Disease (ProgStar) Study: Report No. 7.
Etienne M Schönbach, Yulia Wolfson, Rupert W. Strauss, Mohamed Ibrahim, Xiangrong Kong, Beatriz Munoz, David G. Birch, Artur V. Cideciyan, Gesa-Astrid Hahn, Muneeswar ...> ;JAMA Ophthalmology. 2017 Jul 1
5 citations
A SERIES OF FIVE PATIENTS WITH FOVEAL HYPOPLASIA DEMONSTRATING GOOD VISUAL ACUITY.
Ian D. Kirchner, Corey W. Waldman, Janet S. Sunness> ;Retinal Cases & Brief Reports. 2017 May 1
16 citations
Metrics and Acquisition Modes for Fixation Stability as a Visual Function Biomarker
Etienne M Schönbach, Mohamed Ibrahim, Xiangrong Kong, Rupert W. Strauss, Beatriz Munoz, David G. Birch, Janet S. Sunness, Sheila K. West, Hendrik P. N. Scholl> ;Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2017 May 1
34 citations
Fixation Location and Stability Using the MP-1 Microperimeter in Stargardt Disease: ProgStar Report No. 3.
Etienne M Schönbach, Mohamed Ibrahim, Rupert W. Strauss, David G. Birch, Artur V. Cideciyan, Gesa Astrid Hahn, Alexander Ho, Xiangrong Kong, Fadi Nasser, Janet S. Sunn...> ;Ophthalmology. Retina. 2017 Jan 1
14 citations
MAPPING THE DENSE SCOTOMA AND ITS ENLARGEMENT IN STARGARDT DISEASE.
Aryeh Bernstein, Janet S. Sunness, Carol A. Applegate, Elizabeth O. Tegins> ;Retina. 2016 Sep 1
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Journal Articles

Longitudinal Microperimetric Changes of Macular Sensitivity in Stargardt Disease After 12 Months
Janet S Sunness, Srinivas R Sadda, JAMA Ophthalmology