StephenSLaneMD

Ophthalmology • Stillwater, MN

Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, University Minn

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Office
2950 Curve Crest Blvd W
Stillwater, MN 55082
Phone+1 651-275-3000

Fax+1 651-275-3027

Summary

Dr. Lane is a Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Minnesota whose expertise is in cornea/external disease, cataract/anterior segment surgery and refractive surgery.
Dr. Lane is past President of ASCRS and currently sits on the Governing Board of ASCRS and the Board of the ASCRS Foundation. He has also been a Board Member of other state and national organizations and currently serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He is recognized in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in the World and was also named as one of the Nation’s leading medical specialists in Best Doctors in America. He has published extensively in major peer-reviewed ophthalmic journals and books and has received numerous honors and lectureships.

Education & Training

University of MinnesotaResidency, Ophthalmology, 1984 - 1985
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterResidency, Ophthalmology, 1982 - 1984
Abbott-Northwestern HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1980 - 1981
University of Minnesota Medical SchoolClass of 1980
University of MinnesotaBA, 1971 - 1976
University of MinnesotaBA, 1971 - 1976

Certifications & Licensure

MN State Medical License 1984 - 2025
WI State Medical License 1985 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1981 - 1986
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2004-2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2012-2013
Senior Achievement Award American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2002
Secretariat Award American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2002
Honor Award American Academy of Ophthalmology, 1993
Phi Beta Kappa 1976
Boys State Representative 1971
National Honor Society 1971
American Legion Award 1970
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology
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Clinical Trials

A Comparison of 0.5% Loteprednol Etabonate Versus 1% Prednisolone Acetate Following Cataract Surgery Start of enrollment: 2010 May 01
Completed
A Phase IV, Randomized, Parallel Group, Investigator-Masked Evaluation of the Effect of Loteprednol Etabonate Ophthalmic Gel 0.5% on the Initiation of Dry Eye Treatment With Restasis® Start of enrollment: 2014 Jan 01
Withdrawn
Phase 4
RTA 408 Ophthalmic Suspension for the Prevention of Corneal Endothelial Cell Loss Following Cataract Surgery - GUARD Start of enrollment: 2014 May 31
Completed
Phase 2
Telescope Exchange Study Start of enrollment: 2017 Mar 22
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Symfony Toric Intraocular Lens Visual Outcomes Start of enrollment: 2017 Feb 17
Completed
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

26 citations
Evaluation of intraocular lens mechanical stability.
Stephen S. Lane, Stephen Collins, Kamal K. Das, Sean Maass, Israwal Thatthamla
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. 2019-01-25
51 citations
Comparison of the biomechanical behavior of foldable intraocular lenses.
Stephen S. Lane, Paula Burgi, Gregory S. Milios, Michael W. Orchowski, Michael Vaughan
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. 2004-11-01
41 citations
Loteprednol etabonate 0.5% versus prednisolone acetate 1.0% for the treatment of inflammation after cataract surgery
Stephen S. Lane, Edward J. Holland
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. 2013-02-01

Books/Book Chapters

Ophthalmology
Chapter: Small Incision Cataract Surgery and Femtosecond Laser
Lane, Stephen S., M.DEditors: Yanoff and Duker.Elsevier Saunders2014
Curbside Consultation in Cataract Surgery – 49 Clinical Questions
Chapter: Question 45: How Should I Manage a Postoperative Refractive Surprise?
Lane, Stephen S., M.DEditors: David F. Chang, Terry Kim, Derek W. DelMonte, Preeya K. Gupta.Slack Inc.2014
Clinical Atlas of Procedures in Ophthalmic and Oculofacial Surgery
Chapter: Phakic IOLs: Angle Supported- Acrysof Cachet
Lane, Stephen S., M.DEditors: Albert, Lucarelli.Oxford University Press2012
Cataract Surgery Today
Chapter: Performing Refractive Lens Exchange on the Refractive Patient
Lane, Stephen SBryn Mawr Communications2009
Ophthalmic Microsurgical Suturing Techniques
Chapter: Microsurgical Suturing Techniques: Closure of the Cataract Wound
Lane, Stephen S., Scott A. UttleyEditors: Marion Philipp.Springer, Heidelberg, Germany2007
Refractive Lens Surgery
Chapter: Correction of Keratometric Astigmatism: AcrySof Toric IOL
Lane, Stephen S., M.DEditors: Howard Fine, Mark Packer, Richard Hoffman.Springer2005
Cataract Surgery: Technique, Complications and Management
Chapter: Viscoelastic Agents: Formulation, Clinical Applications, and Complications
Lane, StephenEditors: Roger Steinert.W.B. Saunders, PhiladelphiaEdition 2nd,2004
Complications in Phacoemulsification
Chapter: Techniques of Primary and Secondary Transscleral Fixation of Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lenses
Lane, SS, Schwartz GSEditors: Fishkind WJ.Thieme, New York, NY2002
Ophthalmology
Chapter: Cataract Surgery in Complicated Eyes
Lane, SS, Schwartz GSEditors: Yanoff, Duker.Mosby, St. Louis, MO1998
Master Techniques in Ophthalmic Surgery
Chapter: Iris Prolapse
Lane, StephenEditors: F. Hampton Roy.Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD1995
Medical Cornea-Corneal and Refractive Surgery
Chapter: Phototherapeutic Keratectomy for the Treatment of Recurrent Corneal Erosion Syndrome
Audrey R. Talley, Neal A. Sher, Donald D. Doughman, Paula Parker, Emmett Carpel, Charles Ostrov, Stephen S. Lane, Richard L. LindstromEditors: Richard E. Selser, Jr.New Orleans Academy of Ophthalmology1994
Epikeratoplasty, In: Ophthalmic Surgery
Lane, S.S., Holland, E.S., Lindquist, T.D., Lindstrom, R.LEditors: Lindquist, Lindstrom.Year Book Medical Publishers, Inc., Littleton, MA1990
Epikeratoplasty, In: Ophthalmic Surgery
Lane, S.S., Holland, E.S., Lindquist, T.D., Lindstrom, R.LEditors: Lindquist, Lindstrom.Year Book Medical Publishers, Inc., Littleton, MA1990
Refractive Keratoplasty Alloplastic Corneal Lenses
Lane, S.S., McCarey, B.E., Lindstrom, R.LSchwab, New York, NY1987
Refractive Keratoplasty Alloplastic Corneal Lenses
Lane, S.S., McCarey, B.E., Lindstrom, R.LSchwab, New York, NY1987
Refractive Corneal Surgery
Lindstrom, R.L, Lane, S.SEditors: Sanders, D.R., Hoffmann, R.F., Salz, J.J.Slack, Thorofare, NJ1985
Refractive Corneal Surgery
Lindstrom, R.L, Lane, S.SEditors: Sanders, D.R., Hoffmann, R.F., Salz, J.J.Slack, Thorofare, NJ1985
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Abstracts/Posters

Presbyopic IOL Pearls
William A. Maxeell M.D, PhD, Stephen S. Lane, M.D, AAO Subspecialty Day, 11/15/2013
Getting it Straight-Technologies to Properly Position a Toric IOL on Axis
Lane, Stephen S., M.D, JSCRS, Tokyo International Forum, 6/15/2012
Phakic IOLs—My First and Last Choice- Angle-Supported Phakic IOLs is my First Choice
Lane, Stephen S., M.D, AAO Subspecialty Day Meeting, 10/21/2011
Multifocal IOLs- Patient Reported Outcomes Following Bilateral Implantation of Multifocal and Accommodative Intraocular Lenses
Lane, Stephen S., M.D, ESCRS, 9/17/2011
The Future is Now- Cataract Surgery Circa 2011
Lane, Stephen S., M.D, Pseudoexfoliation: Challenges in Cataract Surgery, Masters in Ophthalmology 2011, 6/24/2011
Ocular Surface Management for the Refractive Surgeon
Lane, Stephen S., M.D, Surviving Disaster: Practical Approaches to Deal with Anterior Segment Complication, ASCRS 2010, 2/11/2010
Wavefront Aberrometry in Cataract Surgery
Lane, Stephen S., M.D, Cache Phakic IOL – Update, Park City Symposium, 1/21/2010
Assessment of the AcrySof Phakic IOL for the Correction of Moderate to High Myopia
Lane, Stephen S., M.D, American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), 11/8/2008
Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Study of Loteprednol Initiation Therapy Followed by Cyclosporine Maintenance for Dry Eye
Lane, Stephen S., M.D., John D. Sheppard Jr., M.D., MMsc, Eric D. Donnenfeld, M.D., Edward J. Holland, M.D., Kerry D. Solomon, M.D., Marquerite B. McDonald, M.D., Henr..., ASCRS/ASOA 2008 Annual Meeting, 4/4/2008
Around the World in 90 Minutes
Lane, Stephen S., M.D., I. Howard Fine, M.D., Willima J. Fishkind, M.D., Randall J. Olson, M.D., Mark Parker, M.D., Roger F Steinert, M.D, ASCRS/ASOA 2008 Annual Meeting, 4/4/2008
Intraoperative Wavefront Aberrometry During Cataract Surgery as a Predictor of Postoperative Refractive Results
Lane, Stephen S., M.D., Eric D. Donnenfeld, M.D., Edward J. Holland, M.D., Mark Packer, M.D., Richard S. Hoffman, M.D., James E. McDonald II, M.D., Robert J. Weinstock..., ASCRS/ASOA 2008 Annual Meeting, 4/4/2008
X-Rounds: Refractive Cataract Surgery to the Max
Lane, Stephen S., M.D., Eric D. Donnenfeld, M.D., Kerry D. Solomon, M.D., David F. Chang, M.D., Steven J. Dell, M.D., Richard L. Lindstrom, M.D., Stephen G. Slade, M.D..., ASCRS/ASOA 2008 Annual Meeting, 4/4/2008
Intraocular Surgery OVDs, PCO, and Incisions
Lane, Stephen S., M.D., Joseph Colin, M.D., Richard S. Hoffman, M.D., Viraj A. Vasavada, M.S, ASCRS/ASOA 2008 Annual Meeting, 4/4/2008
Advanced Techniques in Refractive Surgery Presented in TrueVision 3-D High Definition
Lane, Stephen S., M.D., Robert H. Osher, M.D., Shaleen Belani, M.D., Samuel Masket, M.D, ASCRS/ASOA 2008 Annual Meeting, 4/4/2008
Evaluation of the Safety of Prophylactic Intracameral Moxifloxacin in Cataract Surgery Patients Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Study on the Effect of ...
Lane, Stephen S., M.D, American Academy of Ophthalmic Executives 2007 Annual Meeting, 11/10/2007
Therapeutic options in cataract surgery, Verisyse versus Visian: Which and When?
Lane, Stephen S., M.D., LASIK: It’s still the best way to go, Ophthalmic Symposium, 8/17/2007
IOL Removal and Exchange Techniques
Lane, Stephen S., M.D., Joint Congress of SOE/AAO, Vienna, Austria, 6/9/2007
Eyeway to the Danger Zone
Y. Ralph Chu, MD, Captain Edward J. Holland, MD, Terry Kim, MD, Douglas A.Kastev, MD, Stephen S. Lane, MD, ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL and Refractive Surgery, 4/27/2007
Ocular Aberrations and Contrast Sensitivity in Eyes Implanted with AcrySof IQ and AcrySof Natural Intraocular Lenses
Lane, Stephen S., M.D., London 2006 XXIV Congress of the ESCRS, 9/9/2006
Visual Acuity Results and Spectacle Independence in Subjects Bilaterally Implanted with the AcrySof Toric IOL
Lane, Stephen S., M.D., London 2006 XXIV Congress of the ESCRS, 9/9/2006
Clinical Success for Nepafenac Ophthalmic Suspension 0.1% Administered Before and After Cataract Surgery
Lane, Stephen S., M.D, ASCRS-ASOA 2006 Symposium and Congress, 3/17/2006
Quantatative Assessment of Ophthalmic Viscosurgical Device Retention Using In Vivo Confocal Microscopy
Lane, Stephen S., M.D., Masoud R. Jafari, PhD, ASCRS-ASOA 2006 Symposium & Congress, 3/17/2006
The Implantable Miniature Telescope for macular degeneration
Lane, Stephen S., M.D. , Baruch D. Kuppermann, M.D, Current Opinion in Ophthalmology, 1/1/2006
Absorption of Topical Moxifloxacin Ophthalmic Solution Into Human Aqueous Humor
Lane, Stephen S. M.D., Harold Katz M.D., Samuel Masket, M.D., Kenneth Sall, M. D. Susan Orr, O. D., Robert Faulkner, PhD, Bette McCue, MD, and David Dahlin, PhD, Cornea, 11/1/2005
Laboratory study results for new AquaLase Capsule cleaning device, Monovision
Lane, Stephen S., M.D., Lisbon 2005 XXIII Congress of The European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons, Centro de Congressos, Praca das Industrias, 9/10/2005
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Lectures

New and Advanced Technology, IOLs: Introduction to the Cataract Suite Intraoperative Aberrotomy
12/7/2013
Femtosecond Cataract: The Femtosecond Laser in Cataract Surgery Update on Advanced Diagnostic Instruments: Intraoperative Wavefront Aberrometry – Is it Ready for Pri...
Siena, Italy - 6/27/2013
Femtosecond Cataract: The Femtosecond Laser in Cataract Surgery Update on Advanced Diagnostic Instruments: Intraoperative Wavefront Aberrometry – Is it Ready for Pri...
Siena, Italy - 6/27/2013
Tips and Tricks to Improve Cataract Surgical Outcomes
5/30/2013
Who We Are. Who You Are. Elective IOL Market Dynamics
7/13/2012
New Advances in Cataract and IOL Surgery - Going from Good to Great by the Integration of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technologies
Milan, Italy - 5/23/2012
New Technology in Anterior Segment Surgery: Technology to Hit the Toric Target Complications and Challenging Cases, New Tricks and Instrumentation: My Favorite Case of...
2/16/2012
Incorporation of High-Technology IOLs Into Your Practice, Spotlight on Cataracts: Clinical Decision Making—With Cataract Complications
10/15/2010
IOL Options in the Absence of Capsular Support
4/30/2010
Back to the Future and Back Again—Suture Fixation of Posterior Chamber IOLs
6/20/2009
Quality of life and functional status assessment following implantation of AcrySof angel-supported phakic refractive IOL
Berlin, Germany - 9/13/2008
Choices in Cataract Surgery
Berlin, Germany - 9/13/2008
Cataract & IOL Surgery, Corneal Refractive Surgery, Hot Topics in Presbyopia-Correcting IOLs
5/29/2008
Astigmatism Management, Achieving Emmetropia
4/27/2007
New Paradigm in the Management of Dry Eye and Blepharitis
3/21/2007
Binkhorst Lecture The Convergence of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
3/17/2006
Complications in Cataract Surgery Symposium
4/22/2005
Phakic IOLs - What is an Optimal Design?
4/13/2005
The Convergence of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
3/11/2005
Back to the Future and Back Again: Suture Fixation of Posterior Chamber IOL’s
2/25/2005
Advances in Fluidics and Power Delivery, Bimanual Phaco, Phakic IOLs
8/28/2004
Cataract: What I’m Doing Differently This Year, Bimanual Aqualase Microincisional Cataract Surgery
6/3/2004
Challenging Cases and Complications in Phacoemulsification, Update on Phakic IOLs, New IOLs for 2003 and Beyond, Wavefront Customized LASIK
12/5/2003
Wavefront Customized Ablation – Update
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL - 5/2/2003
Venturi Emulation with a Peristaltic Pump System
4/13/2003
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Press Mentions

Depression Treatments in Stillwater Mn 2018November 8th, 2018
FDA Recalls CyPass Micro-Stent for Surgical GlaucomaSeptember 2nd, 2018
FDA Approves Alcon’s AcrySof IQ ReStor Intraocular LensDecember 23rd, 2016
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Professional Memberships

American Academy of Ophthalmology - AAO
Fellow