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 50 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 Ophthalmology Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Medicine), where he also completed his fellowship in ophthalmic pathology.
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- Clinical Outcomes of Early vs Delayed Vitrectomy for Vitreous Hemorrhage Secondary to Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
- Efficacy and Safety of Filgotinib in Active Noninfectious Uveitis
- IOL Power and Corneal Topographic Change After Pterygium Surgery: Pterygium Effects on IOL Power Calculation
- Triamcinolone Acetonide Subconjunctival Injection as Stand-Alone Inflammation Prophylaxis After Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery
- Longitudinal Changes in the Retina and Choroid Across Novel Subtypes of Diabetes Mellitus
- Association Between Paracentral Acute Middle Maculopathy and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Stroke, and Death
- Incidence and Outcomes of Hypertensive Phase After Glaucoma Drainage Device Surgery
- Long-Term Effects of Mild Cataract Extraction vs Laser Peripheral Iridotomy on Anterior Chamber Morphology in Primary Angle Closure Suspects
- Papillary Vitreous Detachment as a Possible Accomplice in NAION
- Ab-Externo MicroShunt vs Trabeculectomy in Patients With Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma