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:
- The Effect of Phacoemulsification on Intraocular Pressure in Medically Controlled Open-Angle Glaucoma Patients
- Intracameral Bevacizumab as an Adjunct to Trabeculectomy: A 1-Year Prospective, Randomised Study
- Association of Statin Use With Cataracts: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis
- Sub-Tenon Injection of 2% Lidocaine Prevents Intra-Operative Floppy Iris Syndrome (IFIS) in Male Patients Taking Oral α-Adrenergic Antagonists
- Anterior Chamber Depth During Hemodialysis
- Are Practical Recommendations Practiced? A National Multi-Centre Cross-Sectional Study on Frequency of Visual Field Testing in Glaucoma
- The Association Between Compliance With Recommended Follow-Up and Glaucomatous Disease Severity in a County Hospital Population
- Resident Compliance With the American Academy of Ophthalmology Preferred Practice Pattern Guidelines for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
- Diagnostic Precision of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer and Macular Thickness Asymmetry Parameters for Identifying Early Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
- Mighty Mites: Prevalence and Clinical Diagnosis of Demodex