Get to Know Your Surgeon at LasikPlus
Meet Gerald Horn, M.D.
Dr. Horn has been performing LASIK for over 13 years, 10 years of which have been spent with LasikPlus. He has performed over 55,000 laser correction procedures during his career.
Dr. Gerald Horn has over 20 years of experience performing refractive surgery, including the historically important procedures of radial keratotomy, epikeratophakia, and automated lamellar keratoplasty. He has been named a Visx Star Surgeon, recognizing him as one of the top 5% of surgeons in the US. Dr. Horn co-authored “Idiopathic macular telangiectasis,” along with having numerous publications in peer reviewed literature. He has also lectured on numerous occasions throughout his career.
"The joy in being able to restore natural, unaided precise, high quality of vision for so many people who are candidates and place their trust in me, and being able to devote 100% of my time to laser vision correction has made these the most gratifying years of my near 30-year ophthalmic career."
Dr. Gerald Horn
Dr. Horn is a native Chicagoan, with his wife of 21 years. He has three children: Taylor (19), Sheridan (17), Colton (9). Taylor has enjoyed four years of golf on a varsity level and Sheridan three years of junior varsity tennis. Dr. Horn enjoys family, pharmaceutical development, tennis, skiing and poisoning the well with political insight in his free time.
Education
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University of Illinois Medical School, M.D.
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Rush-Presbyterian St. Lukes Hospital, Internship
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Mini-Fellowship trained Automated Lamellar Keratoplasty , Chiron
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Mini -Fellowship trained Lasik, Minneapolis Eye Consultants, Drs. Lindstrom and Harden
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Mini-Fellowship Casebeer Radial Keratotomy Course
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Has had staff privileges at Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, Grant Hospital of Chicago, Mercy Hospital of Chicago
Certifications, Affiliations, Memberships
Achievements
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1st United States instillation of the Technolas 217 laser, 2000
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Co-holder of LasikPlus Outcomes Award, 2000 – 2001
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Holder of multiple milestone awards for laser experience on Bausch and Lomb Technolas 217 and American Medical Optics Visx lasers
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LasikPlus Chicago Pinnacle Award for Excellence, 2002
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Founder ophthalmic pharmaceutical company, Ocularis Pharma, 1990
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Holder of 15 ophthalmic patents, 2 pending, 2 provisional filings
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Developed Q-Switched Erbium Laser for lens capsulotomy and performed first 50 procedures in the United States, published Journal Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 1981
Memberships
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American Board of Ophthalmology Fellow 1985
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LasikPlus Medical Advisory Board
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LasikPlus Medical Advisory Board Emeritus
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American Academy of Ophthalmology
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American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
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Former member of International Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Certifications
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Certifications include Intralase, American Medical Optics Visx, Bausch and Lomb Technolas, Alcon Autonomous Lasers