Stephen S. Lane, MD

Stephen S. Lane, M.D. is Clinical professor of ophthalmology at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Minnesota. Dr. Lane’s expertise is in cornea/external disease, anterior segment surgery and refractive surgery. In 1985, Dr. Lane, joined Associated Eye Care, a multi-specialty ophthalmology practice in the Minneapolis, MN area. In addition to his busy clinical practice Dr. Lane is actively involved in clinical research having participated in over 20 national clinical trials investigating new products for cataract and refractive surgery. Dr. Lane was one of the original clinical investigators for the FDA trial examining the use of the excimer laser and has performed laser refractive surgery for over 15 years.

An active contributor to the ophthalmic community, Dr. Lane is a member of many national and Minnesota-based professional societies and on the editorial board of various scientific publications. Among his national memberships are the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, of which he is the 2003-2004 president, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the International Society of Refractive Keratoplasty (Former Board of Directors) and the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. Dr. Lane serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Evidence-Based Eyecare, as well as several other non-peer reviewed ophthalmic magazines. He is also actively involved on several educational committees within the American Academy of Ophthalmology and serves as chairperson of the Self- Assessment committee.

Dr. Lane instructs and teaches courses, gives presentations and lectures extensively on cataract and refractive surgery both nationally and internationally. In 1993, the American Academy of Ophthalmology presented Dr. Lane with the Honor Award for his teaching contributions. Dr. Lane is a visiting faculty member of ORBIS International, which is involved in the teaching of specialized surgical techniques to physicians in Third World countries around the world. Dr. Lane has presented at more than 12 named lectures and visiting professorships and has published more than 50 full ophthalmic papers. He has written chapters for or served as co-author of 20 books, including Duanes Clinical Ophthalmology, Cornea: Fundamentals of Cornea and External Disease, and Complex Cases with LASIK.

Dr. Lane received his medical degree from the University of Minnesota and completed his ophthalmology residency at Pennsylvania State University. Following completion of his residency training, he spent a fellowship year training in cornea and external disease and refractive surgery at the University of Minnesota.