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John Laurence Keltner, M.D.
Clinical/Research Interests
Dr. Keltner is the Chair Emeritus for the U C Davis Health System Eye Center. He is an
internationally known neuro-ophthalmologist but is no longer involved in clinical
practice. He is currently Director of Research and Faculty Development.
Dr. Keltner is the Co-Director of the OCT Reading Center with Dr. Jack Werner. They
have been involved in several MS trials using OCT including the Idiopathic Intracranial
Hypertension Trial use of OCT. Dr. Keltner was the Co- Director of the Visual Field
Reading Center for both the Longitudinal Optic Neuritis Study and Ocular Hypertension
Treatment Study. His areas of research interest include effects of cancer on the eye,
autoimmune-related retinopathies, optic neuropathies that affect vision, MS and its affect
on vision, and automated visual field testing.
Title:
Distinguished Professor, Director of Research & Faculty Development
Specialty:
Ophthalmology – Neuro-Ophthalmology
Center/Program Affiliation:
Eye Center
Address:
Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
4860 Y St., Suite 2400
Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone:
916 734 6602
Education:
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Cleveland, Ohio
M.D. 1965
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, Ohio
B.A. 1961
Internships:
New York Hospital
New York, New York
1965-1966
Residency:
Barnes Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri
1971-1974
Ophthalmology
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, South Carolina
1969-1970
Neurology
New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Center
New York, New York
1966-1967
Internal Medicine
Fellowships:
Children's Hospital
Washington, D.C.
1974
Pediatric-ophthalmology
Barnes Hospital, Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri
1970-1971
Neuro-ophthalmology
Board Certifications:
American Board of Ophthalmology, 1975
Professional Memberships:
American Academy of Neurology
American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Board of Ophthalmology
American Medical Association
Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology
California Association of Ophthalmology
California Medical Association
Center for Visual Science (UCD)
International Society of Neuro-Ophthalmology
North America Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS)
Center for Visual Science Research Group
Honors and Awards:
Best Physicians in America,
U.S. Town and Country Magazine Directory of Outstanding Specialists, 1979 and 1989.
Honor Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology, for outstanding teaching and
service, 1984
Physician Recognition Award, American Medical Association, September 1, 1989 January 1, 1992.
Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology, President, 1992.
American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO), Director, 1/1/90 - 12/31/97
Chair, Oral Examination Committee, American Board of Ophthalmology, 1993-1995
Chair, American Board of Ophthalmology, 1997
Senior Honor Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology, for significant contributions
to the Academy and ophthalmology, 1992
14th annual Joan Oettinger Memorial Award for outstanding eye cancer research, 1992
"The Best Doctors in America", a national reference directory, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2002 and
2010
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Outstanding Service Award in recognition of exemplary performance as Clinical Practice
Board Chairman, U.C. Davis Medical Center, 1993-1994.
Top Doctors in America: Pacific Region, Sacramento Magazine, 1996.,
American Medical Association Physicians Recognition Award, 2001
Best Ophthalmologists - Sacramento Magazine 2001
U.C. Davis, Dean’s Excellence in Mentoring Award in the Research area, 2009.
American Medical Association Valued Member Award, 2009
Outstanding Teaching and Research Award, Residents U.C. Davis, 2010
Ohio Wesleyan University Distinguished Alumni Award, 2011
North American Neuro-ophthalmology Society Distinguished Service Award for 2011.
(This is the highest award that is given by the North American Neuro-ophthalmology
Society to its members.)
Select Recent Publications:
Keltner, JL, Cello, K, Balcer, L., Calabresi, P., Markowitz, C., Werner, J. Stratus. OCT
Quality Control in Two Multi-Center Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Trials. Journal of
Neuro-Ophthalmology 35, (2): 57-64, 2011 April.
Keltner JL, Thirkill C, Merrill K, Hanna E, Burt RK, Oyama Y. A Case of autoimmunerelated retinopathy and optic neuropathy syndrome treated by autologous nonmyeloablative hematopoietic stem cell transportation. Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology,
29(1):43-49, 2009 Mar.
Choi SS, Zawadzki RJ, Keltner JL, Werner JS. Changes in cellular structures revealed by
ultra-high resolution retinal imaging in optic neuropathies. Investigative Ophthalmology
& Visual Science, 49(5):2103-2119. 2008.
Choi SS, Zawadzki RJ, Greiner MA, Keltner JL, Werner JS. Fourier-domain optical
coherence tomography and adaptive optics reveal nerve fiber layer loss and photoreceptor
changes in a patient with optic nerve drusen. Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology,
28(2):120-125.2008.
Sanchez R, Smith A, Carelli V, Sadun A, Keltner JL. Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy
Possible Triggered by Exposure to Tire Fire. Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, 26(4),
268-272. Helped collect data and write manuscript. 2007.
Keltner JL, Fine SL, Abrams GW and Mondino B. Subspecialty Fellowships:
Standardizing and Enhancing the Educational Experience. Ophthalmology, 144(4): 628.
2007.
Gerth C, Zawadzki RJ, Choi SS, Keltner JL, Park SS, Werner JS. Visualization of
lipofuscin accumulation in Stargardt macular dystrophy by high-resolution Fourierdomain optical coherence tomography. Archives of Ophthalmology, 125(4):575. 2007.
Levine RA, Demirel S, Fan J, Keltner JL, Johnson CA, Kass MA, and the Ocular
Hypertension Treatment Study Group "Asymmetries and Visual Field Summaries as
Predictors of Glaucoma in the OHTS." Invest Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 47(9):
3896-3903. Part of the OHTSG. 2006.
Levine RA, Demirel S, Fan J, Keltner JL, Johnson CA, Kass MA, and the Ocular
Hypertension Treatment Study Group "Asymmetries and Visual Field Summaries as
Predictors of Glaucoma in the OHTS." Invest Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 47(9):
3896-3903. Part of the OHTSG. 2006.
Keltner JL, Johnson CA, Anderson DR, Levine RA, Fan J, Cello KE, Quigley HA,
Budenz DL, Parrish RK, Kass MA, Gordon MO and the Ocular Hypertension Treatment
Study Group. The Association Between Glaucomatous Visual Fields and Optic Nerve
Head Features in the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study (OHTS). Ophthalmology,
113(9):1603-1612. Part of the OHTSG. 2006.
Keltner, JL, Thirkill CE, Yip PT. Clinical and Immunologic Characteristics of
Melanoma-Associated Retinopathy Syndrome: Eleven New Cases and a Review of 51
Previously Published Cases. J. Neuro-Ophthalmology 21(3):173-187. 2001