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:
- Practice Patterns Among Eye Care Providers of Assessing and Educating Patients About Smoking
- Lamina Cribrosa Defects in Eyes With Myopia and Glaucoma
- Corneal Confocal Microscopy Can Detect Corneal Nerve Loss and Increased Dendritic Cells in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
- Phase I Study of Oral VEGF Inhibitor for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Progressive Retinal Detachment in Infants With ROP Treated With Intravitreal Bevacizumab or Ranibizumab
- Treatment of Neovascular AMD With VEGF Inhibitors in Everyday Practice
- Soft Contact Lens Safety in Children
- Anisometropia at Age 5 After Unilateral IOL Implantation in Infancy
- Dietary Vitamin K1 Intake Associated With Reduced Incidence of Cataract Surgery in Mediterranean Population
- Anatomical Changes Linked to Impaired Dark Adaptation in Age-Related Macular Degeneration