Janey L Wiggs MD PhD
Glaucoma Related
Associate Professor, Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School
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243 Charles StMassachusetts Eye And Ear InfirmaryBoston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-573-3529
Fax+1 617-573-3152
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Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Ophthalmology, 1986 - 1990
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1984
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1986 - 2025
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Pyruvate and related energetic metabolites modulate resilience against high genetic risk for glaucoma.Keva Li, Nicholas Tolman, Ayellet V Segrè, Kelsey V Stuart, Oana A Zeleznik
Elife. 2025-04-24 - Genetic risk for open angle glaucoma subtypes is associated with specific visual field defect classes.Sayuri Sekimitsu, Kavin Selvan, Yan Zhao, Saber Kazeminasab Hashemabad, Mohammad Eslami
Ophthalmology. 2025-04-11 - Childhood or adolescent abuse and primary open-angle glaucoma in a longitudinal cohort of women.Megan Yu, Hannah H Hwang, Andrea L Roberts, Karestan C Koenen, Janey L Wiggs
Eye. 2025-04-10
Journal Articles
- Association of Long-Term Ambient Black Carbon Exposure and Oxidative Stress Allelic Variants with Intraocular Pressure in Older MenJaney L Wiggs, Leon W Herndon, Pantel Vokonas, JAMA
- Genome-Wide Association Study of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma in Continental and Admixed African PopulationsGirish N Nadkarni, Michael A Hauser, Christopher A Girkin, Janey L Wiggs, R Rand Allingham, Jerome I Rotter, Robert N Weinreb, Human Genetics
- As a Central Corneal Thickness LocusJaney L Wiggs, David S Friedman, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Press Mentions
Can Genes Expose More Glaucoma in the Population?March 13th, 2023- New Genetic Mutation Behind Childhood Glaucoma IdentifiedNovember 29th, 2022
- Glaucoma Australia Launches Treat Your Eyes CampaignMarch 9th, 2021
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Grant Support
- P30 Core Grant for Vision ResearchMASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY2002–2029
- Genetic profiling of childhood glaucoma in IndiaMASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY2024–2027
- Genetic profiling of childhood glaucoma in IndiaMASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY2024–2027
- NEIGHBORHOOD Consortium for POAG GeneticsMASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY2012–2026
- NEIGHBORHOOD Consortium for POAG GeneticsMASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY2012–2026
- Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors for Exfoliation Syndrome and GlaucomaMASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY2011–2026
- Understanding the clinical impact of cumulative genetic risk to glaucomaICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI2021–2025
- Understanding the clinical impact of cumulative genetic risk to glaucomaICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI2021–2025
- Defining early-onset glaucomagenetic etiologiesMASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY2020–2025
- Defining early-onset glaucomagenetic etiologiesMASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY2020–2025
- Defining early-onset glaucomagenetic etiologiesMASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY2020–2025
- Defining early-onset glaucomagenetic etiologiesMASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY2020–2025
- India US Genetic Study Of Ocular Quantitative TraitsNational Eye Institute2009–2010
- LOXL1 And Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma: Studies In Animal ModelsNational Eye Institute2009
- Genetic Etiologies Of Primary OPEN Angle GlaucomaNational Eye Institute2005–2009
- Linkage Study Of Juvenile GlaucomaNational Eye Institute2001–2008
- Genetic Studies Of Pseudoexfoliation GlaucomaNational Eye Institute2001–2004
- Familial Primary OPEN Angle GlaucomaNational Eye Institute2001–2004
- Linkage Study Of Juvenile GlaucomaNational Eye Institute1999–2000
- Familial Primary OPEN Angle GlaucomaNational Eye Institute1995–2000
- Linkage Study Of Juvenile GlaucomaNational Eye Institute1993–1997
- Linkage Study Of Autosomal Recessive Retinitis PigmentosNational Eye Institute1986
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- Fellow
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