Donald U. Stone MD

Anterior Segment Related, Cataract Related, Cornea & External Disease, Uveitis

Physician

16201 E Indiana AveSte 5000Spokane Valley, WA 99216
Phone+1 509-924-7271
Fax+1 509-928-7802

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Summary

Dr. Donald Stone is an ophthalmologist in Spokane, WA. He received his medical degree from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and has been in practice 17 years. He specializes in cataract and anterior segment related surgery, cornea & external disease, and uveitis and is experienced in cornea / external disease and uveitis and ocular immunology.

Education & Training

University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Cornea, External Diseases, and Refractive Surgery, 2004 - 2005
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences CenterResidency, Ophthalmology, 2001 - 2004
Texas Health Resources (Dallas)Internship, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2001
University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolClass of 2000
Texas Tech UniversityB.S., Cell & Molecular Biology, 1996

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2004 - Present
WA State Medical License 2018 - 2027
MD State Medical License 2016 - 2019
OK State Medical License 2002 - 2019
DC State Medical License 2017 - 2018
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Achievement Award American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2014
America’s Top Ophthalmologists Consumer’s Research Council of America, Inc., 2013
Best Doctors in America Best Doctors Inc., 2011

Clinical Trials

Efficacy and Safety of Adalimumab in Subjects With Inactive Uveitis
COMPLETED
PHASE3
Efficacy and Safety of Adalimumab in Patients With Active Uveitis
COMPLETED
PHASE3
A Study of the Long-term Safety and Efficacy of Adalimumab in Subjects With Intermediate-, Posterior-, or Pan-uveitis Start of enrollment: 2010 Nov 23
COMPLETED
PHASE3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Intracameral Enoxaparin for Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty: A Pilot Safety Study.
Lakshman Mulpuri, Dean P Ouano, Kamran M Riaz, Evan J Warner, Donald U Stone
Cornea. 2025-03-01
12 citations
Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia: Changes in the Standard of Care 2003 to 2022.
Jason A Greenfield, Adam K Cohen, Anat Galor, James Chodosh, Donald Stone
Cornea. 2024-08-01
Author Correction: Genome-wide association study identifies Sjögren's risk loci with functional implications in immune and glandular cells.
Bhuwan Khatri, Kandice L Tessneer, Astrid Rasmussen, Farhang Aghakhanian, Tove Ragna Reksten
Nature Communications. 2023-02-03

Journal Articles

Corticosteroids as a therapy for bacterial keratitis: an evidence-based review of 'who, when and why'
Tallab RT, Stone DU, Br J Ophthalmol
Klinefelter's syndrome (47,XXY) is in excess among men with Sjogren's syndrome
Harris VM, Sharma R, Cavett J, Kurien BT, Liu K, Koelsch KA, Rasmussen A, Radfar L, Lewis D, Stone DU, Kaufman CE, Li S, Segal B, Wallace DJ, Weisman MH, Venuturupalli..., Clin Immunol, 1/22/2016
Previous diagnosis of Sjogren's Syndrome as rheumatoid arthritis or systemic lupus erythematosus
Rasmussen A, Radfar L, Lewis D, Grundahl K, Stone DU, Kaufman CE, Rhodus NL, Segal B, Wallace DJ, Weisman MH, Venuturupalli S, Kurien BT, Lessard CJ, Sivils KL, Scofie..., Rheumatology, 1/21/2016

Abstracts/Posters

Effect of Punctal Occlusion and Topical Cyclosporine on the Diagnosis of Sjogren's Syndrome
Stone DU, International Sjogren’s Syndrome Symposium, Bergen, Norway, 1/1/2015
Tobacco Smoking and Sjogren's Syndrome
Stone DU, International Sjogren’s Syndrome Symposium, Bergen, Norway, 1/1/2015
Effects of smoking on corneal healing time
Jacquelyn Jetton; Donald Stone; Yoonsang Kim, The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, 1/1/2013

Lectures

Ocular Surface Rescue: Stem Cells to Keratoprostheses
Bahrain, KSA - 1/1/2016
Keratoconus- a Comprehensive Introduction
Riyadh, KSA - 1/1/2016
Tobacco smoking and Sjogren Syndrome: A complicated relationship
Riyadh, KSA - 1/1/2016

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