
David Lee Guyton, MD
StrabismusPediatric OphthalmologyOphthalmology
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Child 3-12
- Adolescent 13-17
- Young Adult 18-25
- Adult 26-64
- Older Adult 65+
Languages
- English
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MaleJohns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About David Lee Guyton
Professional Titles
- Zanvyl Krieger Professor of Pediatric Ophthalmology
- The Zanvyl Krieger Children's Eye Center at the Wilmer Institute
Primary Academic Title
Professor of Ophthalmology
Johns Hopkins Physician
Background
David L. Guyton, M.D., is the Zanvyl Krieger Professor of Ophthalmology. He is internationally known for his contributions, inventions, and teaching in the fields of ophthalmic optics, clinical refraction, potential acuity testing, and ocular motility. His clinical practice in strabismus is heavily surgical, both pediatric and adult, with emphasis on re-operations and cyclovertical surgery, using adjustable sutures. With adults comprising more than 80 percent of his strabismus surgical cases, Dr. Guyton has contributed significantly to our knowledge of strabismus complications from local anesthetics, the “inverted Brown pattern,” the “dragged-fovea diplopia syndrome,” theories of how and why strabismus develops in the first place, and how and why it can change over time. Dr. Guyton is currently developing automated instruments for the vision screening of infants and children.
Centers and Institutes
Recent News Articles and Media Coverage
Passing the Scalpel in Strabismus, Wilmer Insider (June 2021)
WRA Day: Steeped in History, Rooted in Education, Wilmer Insider (May 2021)
How to Protect Children's Eyes During Remote Learning, New York Times (Aug. 2020)
How Do Our eye Move in Perfect Synchrony?, Live Science (Jun. 2020)
Theory That da Vinci's Art Was Tied to Rare Eye Condition Refuted, CNN (Nov. 2019)
Why Rembrandt and da Vinci may have painted themselves with skewed eyes, Science News (Dec. 2019)
Contact for Research Inquiries
600 N. Wolfe Street
Baltimore, MD 21287-9028
Research Interests
Causes and mechanisms of changes of strabismus over time, especially cyclovertical strabismus, Feedback techniques to treat blink deficiency, Novel instruments for screening for neurologic dysfunction, Novel instruments for screening for strabismus, amblyopia, and refractive errors, Novel techniques for the treatment of amblyopia and defects of binocular function, Ophthalmic instrumentation, Ophthalmic optics, Strabismus surgical techniques, especially adjustable sutures in children and adults
PubMed - Publications
Selected Publications
Guyton DL, Hunter DG, Sandruck JC, Patel SN, Fry RL. Eye fixation monitor and tracker. U.S. Patent No. 6,027,216. February 22, 2000.
Guyton DL. Dissociated vertical deviation: Etiology, mechanism, and associated phenomena. Costenbader Lecture. J AAPOS 2000;4:131-144.
Guyton DL. Exaggerated traction test for the oblique muscles. Ophthalmology 1981;88:1035 1039.
Guyton DL. The American Optical SR IV Programmed Subjective Refractor: Principles of design and operation. Am J Optom Physiol Optics 1982;59:800-814.
Guyton DL. The Mildred Weisenfeld Award Lecture: Ocular torsion reveals the mechanisms of cyclovertical strabismus. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2008;49:847-857.
Honors
- Marshall M. Parks, M.D., Medal, American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 4/21/14
- Lifetime Achievement, American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 1/1/10
- Mildred Weisenfeld Award, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 1/1/07
- President, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 1/1/95
- President, American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus, 1/1/93
- Senior Honor Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 1/1/91
Memberships
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- American Optical Society
- Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
- American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus (AAPOS)
- National Advisory Eye Council, National Institutes of Health – 1992-95
Locations
- The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- 1800 Orleans Street, Maumenee Lobby, Baltimore, MD 21287
- Get Directions
- phone: 410-955-5080
- fax: 410-955-0809
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: Baylor College of Medicine, 1977
- Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Ophthalmology, 1976
- Medical Education: Harvard Medical School, MD, 1969
Board Certifications
- Ophthalmology: American Board of Ophthalmology, 1977
Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)