
Dr. Stephen C. Pflugfelder M.D.
Ophthalmologist
6550 Fannin St Suite 1501 Houston TX, 77030About
Dr. Stephen Pflugfelder is an ophthalmologist practicing in Houston, TX. Dr. Pflugfelder specializes in eye and vision care. As an ophthalmologist, Dr. Pflugfelder can practice medicine as well as surgery. Opthalmologists can perform surgeries because they have their medical degrees along with at least eight years of additional training. Dr. Pflugfelder can diagnose and treat diseases, perform eye operations and prescribe eye glasses and contacts. Ophthalmologists can also specialize even further in a specific area of eye care.
Education and Training
Suny-Hlth Sci Ctr At Syracuse, Coll of Med, Syracuse Ny 1981
Board Certification
OphthalmologyAmerican Board of OphthalmologyABO
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Correlation of tear fluorescein clearance and Schirmer test scores with ocular irritation symptoms.
- Topical nonpreserved methylprednisolone therapy for keratoconjunctivitis sicca in Sjögren syndrome.
- Corneal surface regularity and the effect of artificial tears in aqueous tear deficiency.
- Evaluation of corneal thickness and topography in normal eyes using the Orbscan corneal topography system.
- Advances in the diagnosis and management of keratoconjunctivitis sicca.
- Corneal thickness is reduced in dry eye.
- Altered cytokine balance in the tear fluid and conjunctiva of patients with Sjögren's syndrome keratoconjunctivitis sicca.
- Tear fluid gelatinase B activity correlates with IL-1alpha concentration and fluorescein clearance in ocular rosacea.
- The effects of long-term contact lens wear on corneal thickness, curvature, and surface regularity.
- Increased expression of the type 1 growth factor receptor family in the conjunctival epithelium of patients with keratoconjunctivitis sicca.
- Regulation of MMP-9 activity in human tear fluid and corneal epithelial culture supernatant.
- Interleukin-6 levels in the conjunctival epithelium of patients with dry eye disease treated with cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion.
- Recurrent fungal keratitis and endophthalmitis.
- Doxycycline inhibition of interleukin-1 in the corneal epithelium.
- The effects of experimental tear film removal on corneal surface regularity and barrier function.
Clinical Trials
Awards
- Texas Super Doctors 2005-2011
Professional Memberships
- Member HARRIS COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
- Member AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
- Member ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN VISION AND OPHTHALMOLOGY
- Fellow American Academy of Ophthalmology
Fellowships
- OPHTHALMOLOGY, CORNEA, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, MIAMI, FL 1985
- Univ Miami-B Palmer Eye Inst, Cornea/External Disease 1985
- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Cornea & External Disease 1986
- Cornea and External Eye Diseases, University of Miami School of Medicine - Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL
Dr. Stephen C. Pflugfelder M.D.'s Practice location
Practice At 6550 Fannin St Suite 1501
6550 Fannin St Suite 1501 -Houston, TX 77030Get Direction
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1977 Butler Blvd Ste E3100 -Houston, TX 77030Get Direction
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