Moon Jeong Lee, MD

Primary Academic Title

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Background

Recent News Articles and Media Coverage

• The impact of vision loss on aging: A glaucoma fellow's perspective. Ophthalmology Times, 24 Sept 2024. Press release.
• Eyecon 2023: Dr. Moon Lee receives Visionary in Eye Care Award for Best in Ophthalmology Category. Ophthalmology Times, 2 Dec 2023. Press release.

Research Interests

• Glaucoma
• Aging and vision
• Cognition

Research Summary

Dr. Lee's research focuses primarily on aging with vision loss. Her prior work has studied the impact of vision loss on cognition and frailty.

Her long-term interests are to better understand how a patient’s disease affects their cognition and overall function. The goal of this research is to ultimately help improve quality of life and maximize functional ability for glaucoma patients.

Dr. Lee also has an interest in improving surgical outcomes for patients with glaucoma.

Selected Publications

• Lee MJ, Wang J, Friedman DS, Boland MV, De Moraes CG, Ramulu PY. Greater Physical Activity is Associated with Slower Visual Field Loss in Glaucoma. Ophthalmology. 2018;126(7):958-64
• Swenor BK, Varadaraj V, Lee MJ, Ramulu PY. World Health Report on vision: aging implications for global vision and eye health. Innovation in Aging. 2020;4(Suppl 1):807-808
• Lee MJ, Abraham AG, Swenor BK, Sharrett AR, Ramulu PY. Application of Optical Coherence Tomography in the Detection and Classification of Cognitive Decline. Journal of Current Glaucoma Practice. 2018;12(1):10-18
• Lee MJ, Deal JA, Ramulu PY, Sharrett AR, Abraham AG. Prevalence of Retinal Signs and Association With Cognitive Status: The ARIC Neurocognitive Study. Journal of American Geriatrics Society. 2019;67(6):1197-1203
• Lee MJ, Varadaraj V, Tian J, Sandeen-Roche K, Swenor BK. The association between frailty and uncorrected refractive error in older adults. Ophthalmic Epidemiology. 2020;27(3):219-225

Honors

• Outstanding Student of the Year at the Dana Center of Preventative Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, 2018
• Stuart and Ellie Fine Award for Clinical Research in Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, 2019
• Stephen J Ryan Award, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, 2020
• Iliff Kress Excellence in Patient Care Award, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, 2020
• Visionary in Eye Care Resident Recognition Award Best in Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology Times, 2023
• ASCRS Resident Excellence Award, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 2024
• W. Richard Green Housestaff Teaching Award, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2024
• Focused Advocacy and Modeling Excellence Award, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, 2024
• Kaushal Family Foundation Outstanding Surgeon Award, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, 2024
• Rick Bay Foundation Excellence in Eyecare Education Award, Rick Bay Foundation, 2025

Memberships

• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• American Glaucoma Society
• American Medical Association