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:
- Diabetic Retinopathy: Visual Impairment, Activity Limitations, and Psychological Functioning
- Measuring Structural and Functional Changes in Glaucoma Patients to Assess Disease Progression
- Time Burden of Electronic Health Record Use
- Increased Mortality in AMD Patients Treated With Intravitreal Bevacizumab
- Tolerable Rates of Visual Field Progression in Glaucoma
- Safety and Efficacy of Gelatin Stent in Refractory Glaucoma
- Potential Association Between Delivery Method and Astigmatism in Children
- Optical Coherence Tomography Versus Visual Field Testing for Monitoring Glaucoma
- Diagnosis of Syndromic Pediatric Retinal Dystrophies
- Accuracy of Intraocular Lens Calculation Formulas