Dr. Ann E. Hornby MD
Ophthalmologist
4647 Zion Ave San Diego CA, 92120About
Dr. Ann Hornby is an ophthalmologist practicing in San Diego, CA. Dr. Hornby specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Hornby can practice medicine as well as surgery. Opthalmologists can perform surgeries because they have their medical degrees along with at least eight years of additional training. Dr. Hornby can diagnose and treat diseases, perform eye operations and prescribe eye glasses and contacts. Ophthalmologists can also specialize even further in a specific area of eye care.
Education and Training
Univ Of Ca- Irvine- Ca Coll Of Med- Irvine Ca 1980
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Expression and regulation of estrogen receptor beta in human breast tumors and cell lines.
- Expression and function of CYR61, an angiogenic factor, in breast cancer cell lines and tumor biopsies.
- Intermediate filaments in rat ovarian surface epithelial cells: changes with neoplastic progression in culture.
- Genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity in familial lecithin: cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) deficiency. Six newly identified defective alleles further contribute to the structural heterogeneity in this disease.
- Expression of estrogen receptor beta messenger RNA variant in breast cancer.
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