Janey L Wiggs MD PhD

Ophthalmology•Boston, MA

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

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
Biorxiv. 2025-03-10
Glaucoma - Genes and Mechanisms.
Wolfgang Baehr, Bo Chen, Janey Wiggs
Vision Research. 2025-03-01
Analysis of early-onset glaucoma genes in primary congenital glaucoma patients residing in North India identifies an additional case withArg1034Cys.
Bindu I Somarajan, Renu Singh, Arnav Panigrahi, Arundhati Sharma, Shikha Gupta
Ophthalmic Genetics. 2025-02-25

Journal Articles

Association of Long-Term Ambient Black Carbon Exposure and Oxidative Stress Allelic Variants with Intraocular Pressure in Older Men
Janey L Wiggs, Leon W Herndon, Pantel Vokonas, JAMA
Genome-Wide Association Study of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma in Continental and Admixed African Populations
Girish 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 Locus
Janey 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