Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Edward Jackson (March 30, 1856 - October 29, 1942) was an American ophthalmologist better known for popularizing retinoscopy in the United States.
[1] He completed his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Union College, New York in 1874, and in 1878 received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
[1] Jackson died of heart block on October 29, 1942, at the age of 86.
[1][2] Jackson, who served as Professor of Ophthalmology at the Penn Medicine Rittenhouse (previously Philadelphia Polyclinic) and surgeon at Wills Eye Hospital later became professor and chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
[1] In honor of him, the American Academy of Ophthalmology annually conducts a Jackson Memorial Lecture.