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Office
1800 Orleans Street
Maumenee Lobby
Baltimore, MD 21287Phone+1 410-955-5080Fax+1 410-955-0809
Summary
- Dr. Guyton is the Krieger Professor of Pediatric Ophthalmology in the Krieger Children's Eye Center at the Wilmer Eye Institute. 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 referral clinical practice in strabismus is heavily surgical, both pediatric and adult, with emphasis on re-operations and cyclovertical surgery, using adjustable sutures. Dr. Guyton is currently developing automated instruments for the vision screening of infants and children.
Dr. Guyton sees patients at the Wilmer Eye Institute's Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Education & Training
- Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Pediatric Ophthalmology, 1976 - 1977
- Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Ophthalmology, 1973 - 1976
- National Institutes of HealthPublic Health Service, Laboratory of Neural Control, 1971 - 1973
- University of FloridaInternship, Internal Medicine, 1970 - 1971
- Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1969
- University of MississippiB.S., Summa Cum Laude, 1965
Certifications & Licensure
- MD State Medical License 1975 - 2026
- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014
- Top Doctors:Baltimore Area Castle Connolly, 2012
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 39 citationsAdjustable suture strabismus surgery in infants and children.Ahmed Awadein, Munish Sharma, Marlet Bazemore, Hatem A. Saeed, David L. Guyton
Journal of AAPOS. 2008-12-01 - 19 citationsEsotropia and Exotropia Preferred Practice Pattern®.Derek T Sprunger, Scott R Lambert, Amra Hercinovic, Christie L Morse, Michael X Repka
Ophthalmology. 2023-03-01 - 4 citationsA Classification and Coding System for Information Retrieval on Diagnosis and TherapyHugh R. Taylor, Philip A. Piro, David L. Guyton
Ophthalmology. 1983-10-01
Journal Articles
- A No-Moving-Parts Sensor for the Detection of Eye Fixation Using Polarised Light and Retinal Birefringence InformationGramatikov BI, Guyton DL, Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology, 1/1/2017
- Non-absorbable versus absorbable sutures in large, hang-back medial rectus muscle recessionsAwadein A, Marsh JD, Guyton DL, J AAPOS, 1/1/2016
- Deficiency of depression in adduction: Clinical characteristics and surgical management of the “Inverted Brown Pattern”Marsh JD, Yilmaz PT, Guyton DL, J AAPOS, 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Polarization modulation using wave plates to enhance foveal fixation detection in retinal birefringence scanning for strabismus screening purposes.Irsch K, Gramatikov BI, Wu YK, Guyton DL, Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci; ARVO, 1/1/2009
Lectures
- Changes in Strabismus over Time – Clinical ImplicationsPacific Presbyterian Medical Center - 1/1/2014
- Optical Tricks and Traps in OphthalmologyHoward University Hospital - 1/1/2013
- Optical Tricks and Traps inWashington National Eye Center - 1/1/2013
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Other
- New Pediatric Vision Screener - Part II. Electronics, Software, Signal Processing and Validation. Open Access.Gramatikov BI, Irsch K, Wu Y-K, Guyton DL, BioMedical Engineering OnLine (Springer)
1/4/2016 - A novel pediatric vision screener employing wave-plate-enhanced, retinal-birefringence-scanning-based strabismus detection and double-pass focus detection. Imaging and...Irsch K, Gramatikov BI, Wu YK, Guyton DL, OSA Technical Digest
1/1/2013 - Wave-plate-enhanced retinal birefringence scanning for true foveal fixation detection. Imaging Systems Applications. (online)Irsch K, Gramatikov BI, Wu YK, Guyton DL, OSA Technical Digest
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Press Mentions
- Lives of the Guytons to Be CelebratedJanuary 19th, 2019
- Handheld Device Offers Early Screening of AmblyopiaSeptember 15th, 2016
- Amblyopia Detection: A Long Climb to Market for the Pediatric Vision ScannerJuly 22nd, 2016
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Grant Support
- Remote Sensing Of Eye FixationNational Center For Research Resources1993
- The Efficacy Of Prism Adaptation In Acquired EsotropiaNational Eye Institute1985–1988
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
External Links
- Johns Hopkins Physicianshttp://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/david-guyton
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