Joseph W. Sassani MD
Professor of Ophthalmology and Pathology, Penn State Health Eye Center, Hershey, PennsylvaniaDr. Joseph Sassani is an ophthalmologist in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and Professor of Ophthalmology and Pathology at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center/Penn State Health Eye Center. He has been in practice for more than 45 years.
Dr. Sassani was awarded his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College (now Sidney Kimmel Medical College) in Philadelphia. He underwent residency training at the Scheie Eye Institute of the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Medicine), where he also completed his fellowship in Ophthalmic Pathology.
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- Glaucoma Surgery and Visual Field Progression in the Context of Floor Effect
- Open Conjunctival Approach for Sub-Tenon Xen Gel Stent Placement and Bleb Morphology
- Photocoagulation for RVO
- 2021 Top Story in Eye Care: Progression of Ocular Hypertension to Glaucoma
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration Risk Assessment and Differentiation
- IOP-Related Events After Anti–VEGF Therapy for Macular Edema
- Subthreshold Laser Therapy in Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
- Infectious Endophthalmitis Risk After Resident-Performed Intravitreal Injection
- Retinal Microvasculature Alterations in Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Without Clinically Evident Diabetic Retinopathy
- Ocular Hypertension Incidence and Risk Following Dexamethasone-Implant Injections