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Kristina Tarczy-Hornoch, MD, PhD

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Kristina Tarczy-Hornoch, MD, PhD

Ophthalmology

On staff since November 2012

Children's Title: Associate Chief

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Overview

Board Certification(s)
Ophthalmology
Medical/Professional School
University of California - San Francisco, San Francisco
University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 2JD
Residency
Ophthalmology, Doheny Eye Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Fellowship
Pediatric Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute / Johns Hopkins, Baltimore
Clinical Interests

Disorders of childhood vision development including refractive errors, amblyopia, and strabismus, eye movement disorders; congenital and acquired structural and functional anomalies in and around the eye in children; ophthalmic manifestations of systemic disease in children, especially craniosynostosis and neurologic and neurosurgical conditions.

Awards and Honors

Award NameAward DescriptionAwarded ByAward Date
Top Doctors in Pasadena Award 2010 - 2012
Award for Excellence in Resident TrainingDoheny Eye Institute 2008
Best Research PosterSaban Research Institute 2006
Resident Research AwardDoheny Eye Institute 2001
Wellcome Trust Prize Studentship AwardWellcome Trust, U.K. 1993
Overseas Research Student Award, U.K. 1993
Gladys Richardson-Evans ScholarshipSt. Hilda's College, University of Oxford 1991
Nuffield Science PrizeSt. Hilda's College, University of Oxford 1990

Publications

Accommodative lag and refractive error in infants and toddlers.
Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus / American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus , 2012 Apr: 16(2)112-7
Risk factors associated with childhood strabismus: the multi-ethnic pediatric eye disease and Baltimore pediatric eye disease studies.
Ophthalmology , 2011 Nov: 118(11)2251-61
Risk factors for decreased visual acuity in preschool children: the multi-ethnic pediatric eye disease and Baltimore pediatric eye disease studies.
Ophthalmology , 2011 Nov: 118(11)2262-73
Functional magnetic resonance imaging of binocular interactions in visual cortex in strabismus.
Journal of pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus , 2011 Nov-Dec: 48(6)366-74
Risk factors for astigmatism in preschool children: the multi-ethnic pediatric eye disease and Baltimore pediatric eye disease studies.
Ophthalmology , 2011 Oct: 118(10)1974-81
General health-related quality of life in preschool children with strabismus or amblyopia.
Ophthalmology , 2011 Mar: 118(3)574-80
Multi-Ethnic Pediatric Eye Disease Study and the Baltimore Pediatric Eye Disease Study Groups. Risk factors for hyperopia and myopia in preschool children: the Multi-Ethnic Pediatric Eye Disease Study and Baltimore Pediatric Eye Disease Study
Ophthalmology , 2011: 1181966-73
Prevalence of astigmatism in 6- to 72-month-old African American and Hispanic children: the Multi-ethnic Pediatric Eye Disease Study.
Ophthalmology , 2011 Feb: 118(2)284-93
Prevalence of spherical equivalent refractive error in African-American and Hispanic preschool children: the Multi-Ethnic Pediatric Eye Disease Study.
Ophthalmology , 2010: 117(e3)140-7
Misleading presentation of an orbital lymphangioma.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics , 2010 Feb: 109(2)e82-5
Anisometropia in Hispanic and african american infants and young children the multi-ethnic pediatric eye disease study.
Ophthalmology , 2010 Jan: 117(1)148-153.e1
Modified bell retinoscopy: measuring accommodative lag in children.
Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry , 2009 Dec: 86(12)1337-45
Prevalence and causes of visual impairment in African-American and Hispanic preschool children: the multi-ethnic pediatric eye disease study.
Ophthalmology , 2009 Oct: 116(10)1990-2000.e1
Visual acuity norms in pre-school children: the Multi-Ethnic Pediatric Eye Disease Study.
Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry , 2009 Jun: 86(6)607-12
Fixation preference and visual acuity testing in a population-based cohort of preschool children with amblyopia risk factors.
Ophthalmology , 2009 Jan: 116(1)145-53
Amblyogenic anisometropia in the contralateral eye in unicoronal craniosynostosis.
Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus / American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus , 2008 Oct: 12(5)471-6
Testability of the Retinomax autorefractor and IOLMaster in preschool children: the Multi-ethnic Pediatric Eye Disease Study.
Ophthalmology , 2008 Aug: 115(8)1422-5, 1425.e1
Prevalence of amblyopia and strabismus in African American and Hispanic children ages 6 to 72 months the multi-ethnic pediatric eye disease study.
Ophthalmology , 2008 Jul: 115(7)1229-1236.e1
Stereoacuity testability in African-American and Hispanic pre-school children.
Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry , 2008 Mar: 85(3)158-63
Measuring dissociated vertical deviations.
Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus / American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus , 2008 Feb: 12(1)105-6; author reply 107
Visual acuity testability in African-American and Hispanic children: the multi-ethnic pediatric eye disease study.
American journal of ophthalmology , 2007 Nov: 144(5)663-7
The epidemiology of early childhood hyperopia.
Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry , 2007 Feb: 84(2)115-23
The multi-ethnic pediatric eye disease study: design and methods.
Ophthalmic epidemiology , 2006 Aug: 13(4)253-62
Myopic refractive error in adult Latinos: the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science , 2006 May: 47(5)1845-52
Postoperative adjustable surgery of the superior oblique tendon.
Strabismus , 2005 Mar: 13(1)5-10
Superior oblique palsy or paresis in pediatric patients.
Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus / American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus , 2004 Apr: 8(2)133-40

Presentations

Presentations TitleEventLocationDate
"Refractive Errors in Disorders of Visual Development." The 2010 Stidham Lecture in Pediatric Ophthalmology. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZMarch 16, 2010
"Crossing Paths with Evidence-Based Medicine."The 2009 Elizabeth E. Caloroso Lecture in Binocular VisionSouthern California College of Optometry, Fullerton, CAJune 14, 2009
"Case Management of Refractive Error in Pre-school Children: Can We Agree?" American Academy of Optometry Annual MeetingAnaheim, CAOct. 2008
Featured SpeakerSociety of Women Engineers, Women in Engineering, Science and Technology annual conference,Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CAMarch 2008
"How Should We Think About Early Childhood Hyperopia?" Department of Ophthalmology Special SeminarUniversity of California, San FranciscoJuly 2007
"Early Intervention for Childhood Hyperopia."Oxyopia Seminar Series, School of OptometryIndiana University, Bloomington, INAug. 2006

Primary Office

Seattle Children's
OA.6.295 - Ophthalmology Clinic
4800 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
206-987-2177

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