Jonathan Horton, MD, PhD
Professor
Ophthalmology
School of Medicine

415-476-7176

Jonathan C. Horton MD PhD specializes in neuro-ophthalmology, pediatric ophthalmology, strabismus, and the treatment of double vision. He earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School, where he also received a PhD in neurobiology in the laboratory of Nobel prize winners David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel.

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He did a medical internship and a year of neurology residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital, followed by ophthalmology residency at Georgetown University. Horton completed fellowships in neuro-ophthalmology and pediatric ophthalmology at the University of California, San Francisco. He is now professor of ophthalmology, neurology and physiology, and member of the Program in Neuroscience. His NIH-supported laboratory is focused on the neural basis of visual perception, amblyopia, strabismus, eye movements, and disorders of binocular vision.

Awards

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  • William Osler Distinguished Teaching Award, UCSF Class of 2011, 2011
  • Bressler Prize, Jewish Guild for the Blind, 2008
  • Alcon Research Institute Award, 2005
  • Best Doctors in America, 2002-2016
  • Kimura Prize for Excellence in Teaching, Department of Ophthalmology UCSF, 2001
  • Troutman-Veronneau Prize, Pan-American Association of Opthalmology, 1999
  • Outstanding Lecture Award, UCSF Class of 2002, 1999
  • Elected to Membership, American Ophthalmological Society, 1997
  • Fellow Research Prize, North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society, 1990
  • Resident Research Prize, North American Neuro-Ophthalmomlogy Society, 1988

Education & Training

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  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 2018
  • PhD Neurobiology, School of Arts and Sciences Harvard University 1984
  • M.D. School of Medicine Harvard University 1984
  • A.B. History Stanford University 1976

Interests

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  • pediatric ophthalmology
  • pituitary adenoma
  • cytochrome oxidase
  • strabismus
  • visual fields
  • ocular dominance columns
  • anterior ischemic optic neuropathy
  • visual cortex
  • pseudotumor cerebri
  • third nerve palsy
  • eye muscle surgery
  • optic neuritis
  • exotropia
  • papilledema
  • amblyopia
  • binocular vision
  • visual suppression
  • stereopsis
  • fourth nerve palsy
  • temporal arteritis
  • myasthenia gravis
  • sixth nerve palsy
  • double vision

Websites

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Grants and Projects

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Publications (153)

Top publication keywords:
Visual PathwaysOptic ChiasmStrabismusOculomotor MusclesElectron Transport Complex IVDominance, OcularVision, BinocularExotropiaVisual CortexHemianopsiaCholera ToxinSuperior ColliculiOptic NerveVisual FieldsPseudotumor Cerebri

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