Dr. Jeff Horn, M.D.

Dr. Jeffrey D. Horn is a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in the surgical correction of vision. He studied at the State University of NY graduating with a BS in Biology, Summa Cum Laude, and then received his MD, graduating at the top of his class.

Dr. Horn trained in internal medicine at Cedars Sinai Medical Center and performed his ophthalmology residency at Northwestern University. This was followed by a fellowship in corneal and refractive surgery at the University of California, San Diego.

In 1997 he joined Vanderbilt Medical Center specializing in cataract, lens replacement, corneal transplantation, and LASIK surgery. He was awarded as the Best Surgical Instructor by the ophthalmology residents he trained.

In 2005 he started his own private practice, Vision For Life, which is dedicated to providing the most advanced technologies in the field of vision correction. He continues to teach other surgeons and has been prolific in his clinical research, helping to bring to fruition numerous lens implant technologies. In 2019 he was one of 12 surgeons nationwide selected to investigate the PanOptix lens, the very first trifocal lens implanted in the US.

Among Dr. Horn’s numerous awards, he has been selected by his peers as one of the best physicians, one of the best eye surgeons and one of the top 250 premier cataract surgeons in America.

“The patient experience is the single most important focus of Vision for Life. It’s all about putting patients at ease with warmth, compassion and following through with great results”. -Jeffrey D. Horn, MD