About

Professional Biography: 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 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 (ASCRS) ANSI representative, an expert for the International Organization for Standardization, ISO/TC172 Optics and Optical Instruments, SC7, and chairs the ASCRS Telemedicine Task Force Committee. He has received over 25 scientific honors including the 1990 CLAO Everett Kinsey Lecture, the 1991 International Society for Refractive Surgery (ISRS) Lans Distinguished Lecturer in Refractive Surgery, the 1991 American Academy of Optometry Max Schapiro Memorial Lecture, the 1996 American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Whitney Sampson Lecture, the year 2000 ASCRS Innovator Award, the International Society for Contact Lens Research (ISCLR) 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 (ARVO) Gold Fellow Award, the 2010 ISRS/AAO Barraquer Award, the 2016 Journal of Refractive Surgery Waring Medal for Editorial Excellence, and the 2023 AECOS Visionary Award. He serves on the Editorial Boards of a number of scientific and clinical journals and is an active member of several professional societies including ARVO (Past President), the International Society for Eye Research (Past Councilor), and the ISCLR (Past President). During his career he has participated in the development and commercialization of a number of pioneering ophthalmic devices (hardware, software, and optics) including diagnostic instruments and refractive surgery lasers. He has over 550 publications in the areas of corneal physiology, topography, and refractive surgery.

Dr. Klyce lives in Port Washington, NY, with his wife. He enjoys tennis and sailing (Past Commodore, NOYC). He is active in a number of civic organizations.