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Stephen E. Orlin, MD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia
Director of the Cornea Service
Department: Ophthalmology
Contact information
Scheie Eye Institute
51 N. 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
51 N. 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-8100
Email:
orlins@mail.med.upenn.edu
orlins@mail.med.upenn.edu
Publications
Education:
South African College High School, 1970.
M.D.
University of Cape Town, South Africa, 1977.
South African College High School, 1970.
M.D.
University of Cape Town, South Africa, 1977.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern, Internal Medicine & Surgery Woodstock Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, 1978-1979.
Senior Intern in Pediatrics, Red Cross War Memorial Hospital, Children's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, 1981-1981.
Senior Intern, Internal Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, 1981-1981.
Locum, Family Practitioner, Cape Town, South Africa, 1982-1982.
Resident in Ophthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute, 1982-1985.
Fellow, Corneal and External Diseases, Scheie Eye Institute, 1985-1986.
Intern, Internal Medicine & Surgery Woodstock Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, 1978-1979.
Senior Intern in Pediatrics, Red Cross War Memorial Hospital, Children's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, 1981-1981.
Senior Intern, Internal Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, 1981-1981.
Locum, Family Practitioner, Cape Town, South Africa, 1982-1982.
Resident in Ophthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute, 1982-1985.
Fellow, Corneal and External Diseases, Scheie Eye Institute, 1985-1986.
Certifications
American Board of Ophthalmology, 1987.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Ophthalmology, 1987.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Dr. Orlin has been at the cutting edge of refractive surgery since the early 1990’s. He has had extensive experience using excimer laser technology in treating the full spectrum of refractive eye disorders and is one of the few cornea trained refractive surgeons in the tri-state area, giving him a unique perspective on the many challenges of this exciting and rapidly advancing technology. He is a senior anterior segment surgeon at the Scheie Eye Institute and has been actively involved in the training over 100 residents. He has been honored an unprecedented four times as the Best Teacher by the Ophthalmology Residents at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Orlin has been listed in Philadelphia Magazine’s “Top Docs” and in Best Doctors in America for his expertise as a corneal specialist.Keywords
Cornea, cataracts, laser vision correction, Lasik, refractive surgery
Selected Publications
Herpetic eye disease group: Oral Acyclovir for herpes simplex virus eye disease. Effect of prevention of epithelial keratitus andstromal keratitus. Arch. Ophhalmol. 118: 1030-1036, 2000.Western, A.C., Edwards, M., G., Orlin, S.E., Sulewski, M.E.: opical mitomycin for postoperative hyperopic photofractive keratectomy. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 42: 491, 2002 Notes: Presented at association for research in vision and ophthalmology, Fort Lauderdale, 2002.
Hepetic Eye Disease Study Group.: Predictors of recurrent herpes simplex virus keraitus. Cornea 20: 123-128, 2001.
Ibarra MS., Orlin SE., Saran BR., Liss RP., Maguire AM.: Intraocular caterpillar setae without subsequent vitritis or iridocyclitis. American Journal of Ophthalmology 134(1): 118-20, Jul 2002.
Vivino FB., Minerva P., Huang CH., Orlin SE.: Corneal melt as the initial presentation of primary Sjogren's syndrome. Journal of Rheumatology 28(2): 379-82, Feb 2001.
Udell IJ, Kotlus BD, Mandelbaun S, Zaidman GW, Orlin SE, Sulewski ME, Weyne JS, Cykiert RC, Serle JB, Rothman RF: Complications of the phakic 6 angle-supported phakic anterior chamber intraocular lens. Presented at World V Cornea Congress, Washington,DC April 2005 Notes: Presented at World V Cornea Congress, Washington, DC, April 2005.
Orlin, SE: Rheumatoid Arthritis and Your Eyes. Arthritis Self-Management Jan/Feb 2007.
Orlin, S.E.: Graduate Education Foundation. Treatment of the Red Eye. March 2004.
Vivino, F.B., Orlin, S.E.: Sjogren's Syndrome: Giving dry mouth and dry eye the full treatment. J. Musc. Med. 17: 350-367, 2000.
Kim SK., Quinn GE., Zaidman GW., Orlin SE.: Congenital hyperplastic persistent pupillary membranes: a conservative approach in management. Journal of Aapos: American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus 9(4): 391-3, Aug 2005.
Goldstein, S.M., Orlin, S.E., Maguire, M.G., Trattler, W.B., Levy, S., Sulewski, M.E.: Long term survival of penetrating keratoplasty. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 41: 914, 2000 Notes: Presented at association for research in vision and ophthalmology, fort lauderdale.
Herpetic Eye Disease Group: Psychological stress and other porential triggers for recurrences of herpes simplex virus eye infections. Arch Ophthalmol 118: 1617-1625, 2000.
Orlin, S.E.: PIER. Physician's Information and Education Resource- American College of Physicians. Cataract 2000.
Lee, M.S., Orlin, S.E., Brucker, A.J.: Visual recpvery from Macular Photoxic injury following cataract surgery. Retina 21: 71-73, 2001.
Glazer-Hockestein, C., Orlin, S.E.: Ocular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis. Musculoskeletal Med 2002.
Kim SK., Ibarra MS., Syed NA., Sulewski ME., Orlin SE.: Development of epithelial downgrowth several decades after intraocular surgery. Cornea 24(1): 108-9, Jan 2005.
Orlin, S.E.: PIER. Physician's Information Education Resource- American College of Phsician's Conjuctivitis. 2002.
