Stephen D. Klyce, PhD, FARVO
New York City, NY

Dr. Klyce received his PhD 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 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.

Dr. Klyce has received numerous scientific honors including the year 2000 American Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery Innovator’s Award, the International Society for Contact Lens Research 2003 Ruben Medal, the 2007 ISRS/AAO Casebeer Lecture Award, the 2008 Research and Innovation Award, the 2009 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Gold Fellow Award, and the 2010 Barraquer Award, International Society for Refractive Surgery of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He serves on the Editorial Boards of a number of scientific journals and is an active member of several professional societies and is a Past President of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology and the International Society for Contact Lens Research. Dr. Klyce has close to 500 publications in the areas of corneal physiology, topography, and refractive surgery.