Gena Heidary, MD, PhD
Ophthalmologist, Department of Ophthalmology; Director, Neuro-Ophthalmology Service, Director, Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship Program
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
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Gena Heidary, MD, PhD
Ophthalmologist, Department of Ophthalmology; Director, Neuro-Ophthalmology Service, Director, Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship Program
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Education
Undergraduate School
Stanford University
1996
Stanford
CA
Graduate School
PhD
University of Pennsylvania
2002
Philadelphia
PA
Medical School
University of Pennsylvania
2004
Philadelphia
PA
Internship
Presbyterian Medical Center
2005
Philadelphia
PA
Residency
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
2008
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus
Boston Children's Hospital
2009
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Neuro-Ophthalmology
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
2010
Boston
MA
Certifications
American Board of Ophthalmology (General)
Publications
Retinal findings in pediatric idiopathic intracranial hypertension. View Abstract
Selective diet induced nutritional optic neuropathy in developmentally normal children. View Abstract
Otitic hydrocephalus and papilloedema-re-evaluating a treatment paradigm. View Abstract
Morning Glory Disc Anomaly: Expanding the MR Phenotype. View Abstract
Efficacy and Side Effects of Topiramate in Treatment of Children With Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome. View Abstract
Prevalence, time course, and visual impact of peripapillary hyperreflective ovoid mass-like structures (PHOMS) in pediatric patients with optic nerve pathologies. View Abstract
Long-term visual outcomes in spasmus nutans. View Abstract
Emergence of the natural history of Myhre syndrome: 47 patients evaluated in the Massachusetts General Hospital Myhre Syndrome Clinic (2016-2023). View Abstract
Aberrant regeneration of accommodation in pediatric inferior division oculomotor palsy. View Abstract
Artificial Intelligence to Differentiate Pediatric Pseudopapilledema and True Papilledema on Fundus Photographs. View Abstract
The Relationship Between Choroidal Abnormalities and Visual Outcomes in Pediatric Patients With NF1-Associated Optic Pathway Gliomas. View Abstract
Genetic testing for infantile nystagmus syndrome with or without associated findings. View Abstract
Levodopa/Carbidopa to Augment the Treatment of Amblyopia: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. View Abstract
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the surgical volume of pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus fellows. View Abstract
Neuro-ophthalmic Complications in Pediatric Leukemia. View Abstract
Aberrant regeneration in an international registry of patients with 3rd-nerve palsy. View Abstract
The visual morbidity of optic nerve head drusen: a longitudinal review. View Abstract
The Impact of Strabismus on Psychosocial Equity. View Abstract
Surgical Treatments to Improve Visual Acuity in Infantile Nystagmus Syndrome: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. View Abstract
A decline in the strabismus surgical experience of ophthalmology residents in the United States from 2010 to 2019. View Abstract
An overview of peripapillary hyperreflective ovoid mass-like structures. View Abstract
Effectiveness of Laser Refractive Surgery to Address Anisometropic Amblyogenic Refractive Error in Children: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. View Abstract
Comparison of fellowship match opportunities and results across pediatric surgical subspecialities. View Abstract
The Pediatric Optic Neuritis Prospective Outcomes Study: Two-Year Results. View Abstract
Interocular Difference in Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness Predicts Optic Neuritis in Pediatric-Onset Multiple Sclerosis. View Abstract
Impact of Adding Augmented Superior Rectus Transpositions to Medial Rectus Muscle Recessions When Treating Esotropic Moebius Syndrome. View Abstract
Evaluation of the Relationship Between Preferential Looking Testing and Visual Evoked Potentials as a Biomarker of Cerebral Visual Impairment. View Abstract
Adjustable Sutures in the Treatment of Strabismus: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. View Abstract
Content Validation of Clinician-Reported Items for a Severity Measure for CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder. View Abstract
Botulinum Toxin Injection for the Treatment of Strabismus: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. View Abstract
Home- and Office-Based Vergence and Accommodative Therapies for Treatment of Convergence Insufficiency in Children and Young Adults: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. View Abstract
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Features and Clinical Findings in Pediatric Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: A Case-Control Study. View Abstract
Cerebral visual impairment in CDKL5 deficiency disorder: vision as an outcome measure. View Abstract
A 7-year old female with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, Duane retraction syndrome, and Marcus Gunn phenomenon due to a ZC4H2 gene mutation: a clinical presentation of the Wieacker-Wolff syndrome. View Abstract
Office- or Facility-Based Probing for Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. View Abstract
Assessment of Pediatric Optic Neuritis Visual Acuity Outcomes at 6 Months. View Abstract
Visual field outcomes in children treated for neurofibromatosis type 1-associated optic pathway gliomas: a multicenter retrospective study. View Abstract
Incidence of symptomatic vertical and torsional diplopia after superior rectus transposition for esotropic Duane syndrome and abducens nerve palsy. View Abstract
Steroid-sparing maintenance immunotherapy for MOG-IgG associated disorder. View Abstract
Imaging Methods for Differentiating Pediatric Papilledema from Pseudopapilledema: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. View Abstract
Reply. View Abstract
Update on Pediatric Optic Neuritis. View Abstract
Pediatric Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension. View Abstract
Binocular Treatment of Amblyopia: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. View Abstract
Outcomes of strabismus surgery in genetically confirmed congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles. View Abstract
Intraocular Lens Implantation during Early Childhood: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. View Abstract
Rapid onset of orbital cellulitis after uncomplicated strabismus surgery. View Abstract
Diagnosis and Imaging of Optic Nerve Head Drusen. View Abstract
Imaging Amblyopia: Insights from Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT). View Abstract
Cerebral/Cortical Visual Impairment: A Need to Reassess Current Definitions of Visual Impairment and Blindness. View Abstract
Predictors of Primary Intracranial Hypertension in Children Using a Newly Suggested Opening Pressure Cutoff of 280 mm H2O. View Abstract
Pediatric Papilledema: Review and a Clinical Care Algorithm. View Abstract
Neuro-Ophthalmic Manifestations of Pediatric Neurodegenerative Disease. View Abstract
Visual and ocular motor outcomes in children with posterior fossa tumors. View Abstract
Introduction. View Abstract
Analysis of patient outcomes following proton radiation therapy for retinoblastoma. View Abstract
Orbital/Periorbital Plexiform Neurofibromas in Children with Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Multidisciplinary Recommendations for Care. View Abstract
Update on the evaluation of pediatric idiopathic intracranial hypertension. View Abstract
Neuroimaging Findings in Patients With Down Syndrome and Nystagmus. View Abstract
Evaluation and Management of Acute Acquired Comitant Esotropia in Children. View Abstract
Pediatric Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: Age, Gender, and Anthropometric Features at Diagnosis in a Large, Retrospective, Multisite Cohort. View Abstract
Long-term visual outcomes of optic pathway gliomas in pediatric patients without neurofibromatosis type 1. View Abstract
Characterizing Visual Field Deficits in Cerebral/Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) Using Combined Diffusion Based Imaging and Functional Retinotopic Mapping: A Case Study. View Abstract
Reply: To PMID 24907434. View Abstract
Using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography to detect optic neuropathy in patients with craniosynostosis. View Abstract
Congenital optic nerve anomalies and hereditary optic neuropathies. View Abstract
Abnormal white matter tractography of visual pathways detected by high-angular-resolution diffusion imaging (HARDI) corresponds to visual dysfunction in cortical/cerebral visual impairment. View Abstract
Visual outcomes in pediatric optic neuritis. View Abstract
Optic atrophy and a Leigh-like syndrome due to mutations in the c12orf65 gene: report of a novel mutation and review of the literature. View Abstract
Morning glory disc anomaly: characteristic MR imaging findings. View Abstract
Optic nerve appearance in patients with Down syndrome. View Abstract
Relationship between the timing of cataract surgery and development of nystagmus in patients with bilateral infantile cataracts. View Abstract
Use of optical coherence tomography to evaluate papilledema and pseudopapilledema. View Abstract
Retinopathy of prematurity: current concepts in molecular pathogenesis. View Abstract
Congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles. View Abstract
The association of astigmatism and spherical refractive error in a high myopia cohort. View Abstract
Identification and characterization of the Drosophila tau homolog. View Abstract
Exclusion of the gastrin-releasing peptide receptor (GRPR) locus as a candidate gene for Rett syndrome. View Abstract
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