American Journal of Ophthalmology Contributions to Ophthalmic Genetics

The Journal's contributions to our understanding of the heritability of human ocular traits have been broad and deep, with international reach. The development of new techniques fostered new concepts and new approaches to rapidly expand the number of known single gene disorders with a defined molecular genetic cause. Reports on Mendelian and complex traits in the AJO abound, along with 6 Edward Jackson Memorial Lectures on retinal dystrophies, Leber congenital amaurosis, age-related macular degeneration, and glaucoma.