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:
- Ocular Injuries Caused by Fish Hooks
- Risk Factors for Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy in the Fellow Eye
- Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and the Risk of Strabismus in Offspring
- Association of Statin Therapy With Prevention of Vision-Threatening Diabetic Retinopathy
- Predictors of Falls Per Step and Falls Per Year in Patients With Glaucoma
- Hypotensive Efficacy of Topical Brimonidine for IOP Spikes Post Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Injections
- Analysis of Unreadable Fundus Images Obtained in a Telemedicine Screening Program for Glaucoma Detection
- Cyclosporine A Cationic Emulsion for Pediatric Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis
- Multimodal Imaging Features Predictive of Choroidal Nevus Transformation Into Melanoma
- Analysing the Need of Day-1 Postoperative Follow-Up After Cataract Surgery