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:
- Review of Management of Lacrimal Gland Tumors
- Significance of Environmental Factors in the Development of Myopia in Children
- Diabetic Retinopathy in Hispanics: A Perspective on Disease Burden
- CRISPR-Cas9 Genome Engineering: Treating Inherited Retinal Degeneration
- Comparison of Panretinal Photocoagulation and Intravitreous Ranibizumab for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
- Systematic Review of Pain Management Strategies Following Vitrectomy for Retinal Detachment
- Decreased Retinal Capillary Density Is Associated With a Higher Risk of Diabetic Retinopathy
- Macular Damage, as Determined by Structure–Function Staging, Is Associated With Worse Vision-Related Quality of Life in Early Glaucoma
- Update on Myopia and Treatment Strategy of Atropine Use in Myopia Control
- Screening and Management of Hydroxychloroquine Retinopathy