DR. WASSERMAN > Areas of Expertise
Dr. Wasserman, who grew up in New Jersey, is an accomplished LASIK surgeon, pediatric ophthalmologist and educator. As a certified VISX Excimer Laser surgeon, he performs LASIK refractive surgery for the correction of nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. Dr Wasserman is a board certified ophthalmologist and the Medical Director of New Jersey Eye Laser Centers at Princeton.
As a fellowship trained pediatric ophthalmologist, Dr. Wasserman is a clinical instructor of pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. He also teaches eye medicine and surgery at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, New Jersey. Locally, he is an attending surgeon at St. Peter's University Hospital in New Brunswick and the Princeton Medical Center’s Outpatient Surgery Center.
Along with his expertise in LASIK surgery, Dr. Wasserman has an extensive background in pediatric eye surgery as well as the surgical correction of adult eye muscle disorders. In private practice since 1997, he is sought after for his expertise in the surgical correction of misaligned, wandering and crossed eyes in adults and children. Dr. Wasserman also performs eyelid plastic surgery and is expertly trained in the administration of BOTOX for the treatment of eyelid muscle spasms, Blepharospasm and facial wrinkles.
Dr. Wasserman is a respected speaker and some of his most recent presentations include the following:
In December 2010 Dr. Wasserman was invited to lecture at Thomas Jefferson School of Medicine on the topic "Strabismus: The Wandering Eye."
In October 2010 he did a presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology in Chicago, IL. on the topic: "What’s New and Important in Pediatric Ophthalmology, Cataract and Refractive Surgery."
In April 2010 Dr. Wasserman presented an additional lecture on "What's New and Important in Pediatric Ophthalmology, Cataract and Refractive Surgery "at the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus meeting in Orlando FL.
In March 2010 he spoke on "Is Pediatric Refractive Surgery Ready for Prime Time?" at the 62nd Annual Alumni Conference at Wills Eye Institute in Philadelphia, PA
Also in March 2010 Dr. Wasserman jointly presented "Sequential Bilateral Dacryoclele" at the 62nd Annual Alumni Conference at Wills Eye Institute in Philadelphia, PA
In February 2010 Dr. Wasserman conducted Pediatric Grand Rounds on ROP: "Long Term Outcomes and New Management Tools" at UMDNJ Cooper University Hospital in Camden, NJ.
He has served as scientific reviewer for Archives of Ophthalmolgy, the Journal Ophthalmology, as well as The Journal of the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. Dr. Wasserman served as a member of the education committee of AAPOS.
Dr. Wasserman was honored as Top Doc in New Jersey Life Magazine for Pediatric Ophthalmology.
Dr. Wasserman published over ten scientific articles. His most recent publication was January 2011 in Arch Ophthalmology.