Stephen D. Klyce PhD, FARVO

Dr. Klyce received his Ph.D. in Physiology (vision research) from Yale University in 1971. Between 1972 and 1979 he based his professional research career in Ophthalmology at Stanford University. In 1979 he joined the faculty at the LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans, where he conducted research in corneal physiology and biophysics. He was a Professor of Ophthalmology and Anatomy/Cell Biology at LSU and an Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Tulane University until July 2008. Currently, he is an Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He serves as a consultant and/or board member to a number of industries in ophthalmology, is the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery ANSI representative, and is an expert for the International Organization for Standardization, ISO/TC172 Optics and Optical Instruments, SC7.

Klyce has received numerous scientific honors including the 1990 CLAO Everett Kinsey Lecture, the 1991 ISRS Lans Distinguished Lecturer in Refractive Surgery, the 1991 American Academy of Optometry Max Schapiro Memorial Lecture, the 1996 American Academy of Ophthalmology Whitney Sampson Lecture, the year 2000 American Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery Innovator Award, the International Society for Contact Lens Research 2003 Ruben Medal, the 2007 ISRS/AAO Casebeer Lecture Award, the 2008 Research and Innovation Award, Italian Refractive Surgery Society, the 2009 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Gold Fellow Award, the 2010 International Society for Refractive Surgery of the American Academy of Ophthalmology Barraquer Award and the 2016 Journal of Refractive Surgery Waring Medal for Editorial Excellence.

Klyce serves on the Editorial Boards of a number of scientific journals and is an active member of several professional societies including the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (Past President), the International Society for Eye Research (Past Councilor), and the International Society for Contact Lens Research (Past President). He has over 500 publications in the areas of corneal physiology, topography, and refractive surgery.