Recent advancement in genome sequencing and computer technology has brought a new era in the field of human genetics. Decades of research has shown that genetic play important role in the onset of eye diseases. These genetic variants can be highly penetrant in Mendelian eye diseases or act as risk factor in common eye diseases. In both cases, patient genome sequence is quickly determined and traced within family or group of patients with same disease. However, these genetic information currently originates mainly from population of few developed countries.

The Global Eye Genetics Consortium (GEGC) was originally established as Asian Eye Genetics Consortium (AEGC) in 2014 and expanded in 2018 to promote and enhance collaboration on eye genetic research with developing countries of Asia, Africa and Central & South America.

GEGC now has more than 200 members of scientists and ophthalmologists from 30 counties. The new GEGC Phenotype-Genotype Database "GenEye" is now open to collect phenotype-genotype information. GEGC is actively organizing a session in local and international ophthalmology meetings around the globe.

Please go to "Join GEGC" page to register as active member of GEGC to identify disease variants for genetic eye diseases around the globe.

GEGC Annual Meeting 2019, Vancouver, Canada