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Vinicius Silbiger De Stefano PhD, MD

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Assistant Professor

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Ophthalmology

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Research Areas of Interest

  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • Biometry
  • Corneal Diseases
  • Corneal Endothelial Cell Loss
  • Corneal Topography
  • Corneal Transplantation
  • Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy
  • Lenses, Intraocular
  • Multifocal Intraocular Lenses
  • Phakic Intraocular Lenses

    • Clinical Expertise

  • Astigmatism
  • Cataract
  • Cornea
  • Corneal Diseases
  • Corneal Edema
  • Corneal Endothelial Cell Loss
  • Corneal Perforation
  • Corneal Surgery, Laser
  • Corneal Transplantation
  • Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy
  • Hyperopia
  • Keratectomy, Subepithelial, Laser-Assisted
  • Keratoconus
  • Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ
  • Lenses, Intraocular
  • Myopia
  • Phakic Intraocular Lenses
  • Photorefractive Keratectomy
  • Refractive Errors
  • Refractive Surgical Procedures

    • Publications (15)

  • Fabry Disease Rat Model Develops Age- and Sex-Dependent Anterior Segment Ocular Abnormalities. (Erdman ME, Ch S, Mohiuddin A, Al-Kirwi K, Rasper MR, Sokupa S, Low SWY, Skumatz CMB, De Stefano V, Kassem IS, Chaurasia SS) Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2024 Aug 01;65(10):14 PMID: 39110587 PMCID: PMC11314710 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85200939798 08/07/2024    
  • Biomechanics and Wound Healing in the Cornea (De Stefano VS, Dupps WJ, Wilson SE) Albert and Jakobiec S Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology Fourth Edition 1 January 2022:1235-1255 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85158997881 01/01/2022       1 Citation
  • December consultation #3. (De Stefano VS) J Cataract Refract Surg 2021 Dec 01;47(12):1600 PMID: 34846339 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85122389006 12/01/2021    
  • Depth-resolved Corneal Biomechanical Changes Measured Via Optical Coherence Elastography Following Corneal Crosslinking. (Ferguson TJ, Singuri S, Jalaj S, Ford MR, De Stefano VS, Seven I, Dupps WJ Jr) Transl Vis Sci Technol 2021 Apr 29;10(5):7 PMID: 34313710 PMCID: PMC8322708 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85112588974 07/28/2021       14 Citations
  • Depth-Dependent Corneal Biomechanical Properties in Normal and Keratoconic Subjects by Optical Coherence Elastography. (De Stefano VS, Ford MR, Seven I, Dupps WJ Jr) Transl Vis Sci Technol 2020 Jun;9(7):4 PMID: 32832211 PMCID: PMC7414661 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85086046264 08/25/2020       72 Citations
  • Analysis of planning strategies in primary eyes gaining a line or more of visual acuity after topography-guided laser in situ keratomileusis. (De Stefano VS, Meister C, Ehlke GL, Krueger RR) J Cataract Refract Surg 2019 Mar;45(3):321-327 PMID: 30733106 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85060933262 02/09/2019       9 Citations
  • Noninvasive Assessment of Corneal Crosslinking With Phase-Decorrelation Optical Coherence Tomography. (Blackburn BJ, Gu S, Ford MR, de Stefano V, Jenkins MW, Dupps WJ Jr, Rollins AM) Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2019 Jan 02;60(1):41-51 PMID: 30601930 PMCID: PMC6322634 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85059492774 01/03/2019       35 Citations
  • Live human assessment of depth-dependent corneal displacements with swept-source optical coherence elastography. (De Stefano VS, Ford MR, Seven I, Dupps WJ Jr) PLoS One 2018;13(12):e0209480 PMID: 30592752 PMCID: PMC6310362 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85059234768 12/29/2018       52 Citations
  • Custom air puff-derived biomechanical variables in a refractive surgery screening setting: Study from 2 centers. (De Stefano VS, Seven I, Randleman JB, Dupps WJ Jr) J Cataract Refract Surg 2018 May;44(5):589-595 PMID: 29773456 PMCID: PMC6084474 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85047069212 05/19/2018       4 Citations
  • Biomechanical Diagnostics of the Cornea. (De Stefano VS, Dupps WJ Jr) Int Ophthalmol Clin 2017;57(3):75-86 PMID: 28590282 PMCID: PMC5463580 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85020403603 06/08/2017       44 Citations
  • Comparison of Patient-Specific Computational Modeling Predictions and Clinical Outcomes of LASIK for Myopia. (Seven I, Vahdati A, De Stefano VS, Krueger RR, Dupps WJ Jr) Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2016 Nov 01;57(14):6287-6297 PMID: 27893094 PMCID: PMC5119490 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84996486900 11/29/2016       43 Citations
  • Effect of needle type and injection technique on pain level and vitreal reflux in intravitreal injection. (Rodrigues EB, Grumann A Jr, Penha FM, Shiroma H, Rossi E, Meyer CH, Stefano V, Maia M, Magalhaes O Jr, Farah ME) J Ocul Pharmacol Ther 2011 Apr;27(2):197-203 PMID: 21314588 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-79954999469 02/15/2011       102 Citations
  • Experimental investigation of needles, syringes and techniques for intravitreal injections. (De Stefano VS, Abechain JJ, de Almeida LF, Verginassi DM, Rodrigues EB, Freymuller E, Maia M, Magalhaes O, Nguyen QD, Farah ME) Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2011 Apr;39(3):236-42 PMID: 20973898 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-79954556971 10/27/2010       31 Citations
  • Interchangeability between Placido disc and Scheimpflug system: quantitative and qualitative analysis. (Stefano VS, Melo Junior LA, Mallmann F, Schor P) Arq Bras Oftalmol 2010;73(4):363-6 PMID: 20944942 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-78449250993 10/15/2010       15 Citations
  • Ability of new vital dyes to stain intraocular membranes and tissues in ocular surgery. (Rodrigues EB, Penha FM, de Paula Fiod Costa E, Maia M, Dib E, Moraes M Jr, Meyer CH, Magalhaes O Jr, Melo GB, Stefano V, Dias AB, Farah ME) Am J Ophthalmol 2010 Feb;149(2):265-77 PMID: 19896637 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-73549107407 11/10/2009       58 Citations
    • Last update: 02/11/2026