Jeffrey D. Horn, M.D. performs LASIK in Nashville at Vision for Life located in Nashville, Tennessee where he is regarded as a leading LASIK Surgeon in Nashville through his clinical care of LASIK patients as well as his clinical research on LASIK Surgery. Dr. Horn provides all types of Laser Eye Surgery for Nashville patients to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism including Custom Wavefront Optimized LASIK. For those patients who are extremely nearsighted and for whom LASIK might not be the best vision correction option, Dr. Horn may recommend a Phakic lens implant such as the Visian™ Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL), often called the “Implantable Contact Lens” as well as the Verisyse™ Implantable Lens.
Dr. Horn received his Medical Degree from the SUNY Health Science Center in Syracuse with Honors and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He then completed a Residency in Ophthalmology at Northwestern University followed by a Fellowship in Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery at the University of California-San Diego.
Dr. Horn has served as an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville where he was elected as the “Outstanding Surgical Instructor”. He currently serves on the medical and surgical staff of Baptist Hospital and St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. He has served the eye health and vision correction needs of patients in Nashville since 1997.
Dr. Horn is Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners. He is a member of the Nashville Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the International Society of Refractive Surgery, the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and the Eye Bank Association of America. In addition he has served as a member of the Board of Directors and Medical Director of the Lions Eye Bank of Middle Tennessee. He serves as an examiner for the American Board of Ophthalmology to help certify new Ophthalmologists. In addition, he serves as an Editorial Board Member for Comprehensive Ophthalmology Update and Reviewer for British Journal of Ophthalmology.
In addition to providing LASIK Eye Surgery in Nashville, Dr. Horn offers treatment for Cataracts in Nashville by performing Cataract Surgery using advanced technology near vison presbyopia correcting lens implants (IOL) such as the ReZoom™ Lens Implant (IOL), the AcrySof® ReSTOR® Lens Implant (IOL), the Technis® Multifocal Lens Implant (IOL) and the Crystalens® Lens Implant® to help patients become independent of eyeglasses, reading glasses and bifocals after Cataract Surgery.
Patients considering LASIK Surgery in Nashville or Cataract Surgery in Nashville from Brentwood, Columbia, Fairview, Franklin, Goodletsville, Green Hill, Hendersonville, La Vergne, Lebanon, Mount Juliet, Murfreesboro or anywhere in Tennessee will find that Dr. Horn and his staff provide an environment and patient care experience grounded in excellence and compassion. Each and every patient receives a thorough education about their conditions and options so that they can make informed decisions about their care in order to best meet their vision correction goals. Dr. Horn believes in each patient becoming an "eye health partner" to obtain the best LASIK results and achieve their optimum eye health and vision care.