Steven See Tau Ching, M.D.
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About Me
Dr. Ching is director of the Ophthalmology Cornea Fellowship. He also serves as medical director of the Rochester Eye and Human Parts Bank and is actively involved in cornea research. A 1974 graduate of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Dr. Ching has provided patient care at MI Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, completed residency training in Rochester (Class of 1981), and completed a cornea and external disease fellowship at the University of Iowa.
Dr. Ching's professional memberships include: the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Corneal Society, the Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists, the Eye Bank Association of America, the New York State Ophthalmological Society, the Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group Research to Prevent Blindness, and the Rochester Ophthalmic Society.
Certified Specialties
Ophthalmology - American Board of Ophthalmology
Faculty Appointments
Professor Emeritus - Department of Ophthalmology (SMD)
Credentials
Residency & Fellowship
Cornea & External Disease Fellowship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 1981 - 1982
Ophthalmology Residency, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 1978 - 1981
Locum Tenons, Harvey, North Dakota 1977 - 1978
Pathology Fellowship, MI Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, NY 1977 - 1977
National Health Service 1975 - 1977
Rotating Internship
MI Bassett Hospital
Cooperstown, NY 1974 - 1975
Education
MD | Univ Rochester Sch Med/Dent. Medicine. 1974
BA | Wesleyan University. Biology. 1970
Awards
Department of Ophthalmology Resident Education Award for Excellence in Teaching. 2005
Department of Ophthalmology Resident Education Award for Excellence in Teaching 1997
The Rochester Eye and Human Parts Bank Recognition Grant for Distinguish Service, $25, 000 1997
Publications
Journal Articles
Burch JW, Mair DC, Meny GM, Moroff G, Ching SS, Naidoff MA, Steuer ER, Loftus SA, Armstrong J, Clemons TE, Klein BE
Transfusion.. 2005 November 45 (11):1701-8. Epub 1900 01 01.
Baseline Donor Characteristics in the Cornea Donor Study, A multicenter clinical trial
Cornea Donor Study Group.
Cornea. 2005; 24(4).
Anterior Uveitis and Iris Nodules that are Associated with Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
Tsai, J; Galaydh F; Ching S.
American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2005; 104(6).
Ravage ZB, Beck AP, Macsai MS, Ching SS
Cornea.. 2004 August 23 (6):630-1. Epub 1900 01 01.
Kaldawy RM, Wagner J, Ching S, Seigel GM
Cornea.. 2002 March 21 (2):206-9. Epub 1900 01 01.
The Many Faces of Keratoconus
Kaldawy, R; Wagner, J; Ching S; Seigel G.
Middle East Journal of Ophthalmology. 2002; 10: 66-67.
New Findings in Posterior Amorphous Corneal Dystrophy
Dunn S; Krachmer J; Ching S.
Archives in Ophthalmology. 1984; 102(2): 236-239.
Krachmer JH, Ching SS
International ophthalmology clinics.. 1983 23 (4):153-9. Epub 1900 01 01.
Books
Cornea (2005)
Chapter: Corneal and Conjunctival Degenerations
Authors: Chang R, Ching S
Publisher: Elsevier Limited, UK 2005
Primary Health Care for Women (2003)
Chapter: Corneal Diseases and Treatment
Authors: Tsai J, Shin B, Ching, S
Publisher: Lippencott-Raven, Philadelphia, PA 2003
Primary Health Care for Women (2003)
Chapter: Cataracts
Authors: Ching S, Chang R
Publisher: Lippencott-Raven, Philadelphia, PA 2003
Primary Health Care for Women (2003)
Chapter: Glaucoma
Authors: Ching S, Chang R
Publisher: Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, PA 2003
Current Ocular Therapy Five (2000)
Chapter: Infectious Mononucleosis
Authors: Krachmer J, Ching S
Publisher: W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA 2000
Cornea (1997)
Chapter: Corneal and Conjunctival Degenerations
Authors: Goodfriend A, Ching S
Publisher: Mosby, St. Louis, MO 1997
Primary Health Care for Women (1997)
Chapter: Ophthalmic Problems: Cataracts and Glaucoma
Authors: Ching S
Publisher: Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, PA 1997
Diseases of the Eye (1996)
Chapter: Graves Disease
Authors: Ching S, Goldgeier M, Frank J
Publisher: Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, PA 1996
Current Ocular Therapy Four (1994)
Chapter: Infectious Mononucleosis
Authors: Krachmer J, Ching S
Publisher: W. B. Saunder Company, Philadelphia, PA 1994
Current Ocular Therapy 3 (1987)
Chapter: Infectious Mononucleosis
Authors: Krachmer J, Ching S
Publisher: W.B. Saunders Company, Philadephia, PA 1987
Current Ocular Therapy 2 (1984)
Chapter: Infectious mononucleosis
Authors: Krachmer J, Ching S
Publisher: W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA 1984
Primary Care of Women (1983)
Chapter: Cornea and External Diseases of the Eye
Authors: Ching S, Dunn S, Krachmer J
Publisher: Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, PA 1983