Stephen E. Orlin, MD
Ophthalmology
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Stephen E. Orlin, MD

Ophthalmology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Scheie Eye Institute Penn Presbyterian
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Headshot of Stephen E. Orlin, MD
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Director, Cornea Department
  • Co-Director, Refractive Surgery Service
  • Chief, Cornea Service
  • Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia

My education and training

  • University of Cape TownMedical School
  • Woodstock HospitalResidency
  • University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency
  • University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship

Spoken languages

English
English
Afrikaans
Afrikaans

Reviews

Average Rating

2366 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

Anonymous
September 2026
I've been seeing him for 10+ years and he's excellent.
Anonymous
September 2026
Careful, professional, intelligent physician
Anonymous
September 2026
I think he's the best ophthalmologist I could ever see
Anonymous
September 2026
Dr Orlin went over all the pros and cons regarding the cataract surgery I was there to discuss

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Orlin is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

Herpetic eye disease group Oral Acyclovir for herpes simplex virus eye disease. Effect of prevention of epithelial keratitus andstromal keratitus. , Arch. Ophhalmol., 118(8): 2000,1030-36


Vivino FB, Orlin SE. Sjogren's Syndrome: Giving dry mouth and dry eye the full treatment. , J. Musc. Med., 17: 2000,350-367


Hepetic Eye Disease Study Group. Predictors of recurrent herpes simplex virus keraitus. , Cornea., 20(2): 2001,123-8


Lee MS, Orlin SE, Brucker AJ. Visual recovery from macular phototoxic injury following cataract surgery. , Retina., 21(1): 2001,71-3


Herpetic Eye Disease Group Psychological stress and other porential triggers for recurrences of herpes simplex virus eye infections. , Arch Ophthalmol, 118(12): 2000,1617-25


Glazer-Hockestein C, Orlin SE. Ocular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis. , J Musculoskeletal Med: 2002


Goldstein SM, Orlin SE, Maguire MG, Trattler WB, Levy S, Sulewski ME. Long term survival of penetrating keratoplasty. , Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci., 41: 2000,914


Western AC, Edwards MG, Orlin SE, Sulewski ME. Opical Mitomycin for postoperative hyperopic photofractive keratectomy. , Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci., 42: 2002,491


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: 2005


Orlin SE. PIER , Physician's Information and Education Resource- American College of Physicians. Cataract: 2000


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