World Glaucoma Week

Matossian Eye Associates Will Join Worldwide Effort to Raise Awareness of the Silent “Don’t Let Glaucoma Darken Your Life”
 as Part of World Glaucoma Week

Matossian Eye Associates will join eye care professionals around the world from March 11 – 17, 2012 to observe the third-annual World Glaucoma Week. Spearheaded by the World Glaucoma Association and the World Glaucoma Patient Association, World Glaucoma Week is a global initiative aimed at raising awareness of glaucoma, a disease that affects approximately 3 million Americans and 65 million people worldwide.¹

“Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the United States and worldwide², which underscores the importance of a global initiative such as World Glaucoma Week,” said Dr. Rozenbaum. “While glaucoma cannot be prevented or cured, early detection and treatment can help to preserve sight.  Individuals at risk for glaucoma and those over the age of 40 should have regular, comprehensive eye exams that include careful evaluation of the optic nerve and measurement of eye pressure.”  “Unfortunately, many people don't know that they have glaucoma.” said Priya Desai, MD.  “Early detection and adherence to the treatments are vital to successfully treating Glaucoma.”

While anyone can develop glaucoma, some people are at a higher risk, including:
    
•    People with a family history of glaucoma³
•    People with high intraocular pressure, or pressure inside the eye³
•    Everyone over age 60³
•    African-Americans³
•    Hispanics over the age of 60³
•    People with diabetes³
•    People who have used steroids for a long period of time³
•    People with physical eye injuries³

About Cynthia Matossian, M.D. F.A.C.S.
Dr. Matossian has been in private practice since 1987 and currently operates three offices.  She specializes in the latest techniques of Cataract with Implant surgery. A graduate of the Hershey Medical Center of Penn State University, Dr. Matossian completed her Residency in Ophthalmology at George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, DC.  Dr. Matossian is board certified, and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Board of Eye Surgery.

About Ilya Rozenbaum, MD
Dr. Rozenbaum specializes in the medical, laser and surgical treatment of glaucoma and cataracts.  After receiving his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine, Dr. Rozenbaum completed his ophthalmology residence at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary followed by a fellowship in glaucoma at the same institution.  Dr. Rozenbaum has numerous publications and has presented both nationally and internationally.  His special interests include exfoliation syndrome and angle-closure glaucoma.

About Priya Desai, MD
Dr. Desai specializes in the medical, laser and surgical treatment of glaucoma and cataracts.  After receiving her medical degree from the David Geffen School of Medicine of UCLA, Dr. Desai completed her ophthalmology residence at the King-Harbor Medical Center/Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles followed by a fellowship in glaucoma at the Jules Stein Eye Institute of UCLA.  Her special interests include normal tension glaucoma.

About World Glaucoma Week

World Glaucoma Week is a global initiative aimed at raising awareness of glaucoma, the second leading cause of blindness in the United States and worldwide.  Spearheaded by the World Glaucoma Association and the World Glaucoma Patient Association, the second World Glaucoma Week is between March 11- 17, 2012, with governments, eye care professionals and patient groups worldwide participating in activities to raise awareness of glaucoma and encourage earlier detection to help preserve vision. For more information, please visit http://www.wgweek.net.
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  Glaucoma Research Foundation. “Glaucoma Facts and Stats.” Available at:
   http://www.glaucoma.org/learn/glaucoma_facts.html. Accessed January 10, 2011.
2 American Glaucoma Society. Available at: http://www.glaucomaweb.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=10. Accessed January 10,  
   2011.
3 Glaucoma Research Foundation. “Are You at Risk For Glaucoma?” Available at: http://www.glaucoma.org/learn/are_you_at_risk.html.
   Accessed January 10, 2011.

For information about Matossian Eye Associates visit www.matossianeye.com.
Note to the editor:   Cynthia Matossian, MD, Ilya Rozenbaum, MD and Priya Desai, MD can provide a local spokesperson for interviews.
 

Dr. Cynthia Matossian, MD presented her “The Flip and Slice Surgery Technique” at the meeting of the American College of Eye Surgeons in the Grand Cayman Islands, last week.

 Caribbean Eye 2012 is a four-day seminar for ophthalmologists co-hosted by the Society for Excellence in Eyecare.  Seminar topics include Dr. Matossian’s “flip and slice” during the cataract section and will also include practice management, specialty IOLs, laser refractive surgery, and new technologies.  

Dr. Matossian is attending Caribbean Eye 2012 as part of her commitment to continuing education as well as sharing her experience with a method of surgery that enhances surgical efficiency and post-operative outcomes.  Cataract extraction is the most common surgical procedure performed in the United States.  Her technique has made cataract surgery safer and more streamlined.

The purpose of the American College of Eye Surgeons is to serve the ophthalmic community by encouraging, promoting, and fostering quality ophthalmic surgical care.

For information about Matossian Eye Associates visit www.matossianeye.com.
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Note to the editor:   Cynthia Matossian, MD can provide a local spokesperson for interviews. 
 

Cynthia Matossian, MD has been building a successful ophthalmology practice over the past 25 years using many philosophies; one of which is the importance of patient education.

Matossian Eye Associates uses Eyemaginations to provide patients with easy to understand animations about what a cataract is, what cataract surgery entails and what intra-ocular implant options exist.

After patients view the beautifully animated videos, Dr. Matossian is then able to focus her time in the exam room discussing the best options of intraocular lenses for each patient in order to deliver the most customized pairing of intraocular lenses for every patient’s needs. This approach to eye care not only gives the patients confidence in their ability to participate in the decision making process regarding their own cataract surgery but also gives them the information they need to better understand the cataract surgery and implant options.

Dr. Matossian authored an in depth article covering the importance of patient education and the  value Eyemaginations provides in improving the patient experience in the November 2011 edition of Cataract Surgery, Refractive eye Care.  

http://www.refractiveeyecare.com/2011/11/new-tool-enhances-patient-education/

For information about Matossian Eye Associates visit www.matossianeye.com.

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Note to the editor:   Cynthia Matossian, MD can provide a local spokesperson for interviews. 

Cynthia Matossian, MD, Ilya Rozenbaum, MD and Priya Desai, MD each presented a lecture to the Internal Medicine residents of Capital Health and St. Francis Hospital and to the Family Practice residents of Robert Wood Johnson recently.  Residents from these three educational institutions also rotate through MEA’s offices for their ophtholmology elective.  This year’s seminar was on the differential diagnosis of the “Red Eye”.  The goal is to help the medical residents gain expertise in the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options associated with this common condition.

“At MEA, we believe in providing continued education to medical professionals” states Dr. Matossian.

Residency training programs are where doctors hone their educational skills after medical school before beginning their practice in their chosen specialty field.  MEA is pleased to be an important part in the training of future internists and family practitioners.

About Cynthia Matossian, M.D. F.A.C.S.

Dr. Matossian has been in private practice since 1987 and currently operates three offices.  She specializes in the latest techniques of Cataract with Implant surgery. A graduate of the Hershey Medical Center of Penn State University, Dr. Matossian completed her Residency in Ophthalmology at George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, DC.  Dr. Matossian is board certified, and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Board of Eye Surgery.  Robert Wood Johnson, Resident Lecture, October 7, 2011

About Ilya Rozenbaum, MD 

Dr. Rozenbaum specializes in the medical, laser and surgical treatment of glaucoma and cataracts.  After receiving his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine, Dr. Rozenbaum completed his ophthalmology residence at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary followed by a fellowship in glaucoma at the same institution.  Dr. Rozenbaum has numerous publications and has presented both nationally and internationally.  His special interests include exfoliation syndrome and angle-closure glaucoma.  Capital Health Resident Lecture, October 17, 2011.

About Priya Desai, MD

Dr. Desai specializes in the medical, laser and surgical treatment of glaucoma and cataracts.  After receiving her medical degree from the David Geffen School of Medicine of UCLA, Dr. Desai completed her ophthalmology residence at the King-Harbor Medical Center/Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles followed by a fellowship in glaucoma at the Jules Stein Eye Institute of UCLA.  Her special interests include normal tension glaucoma.  St. Francis, Resident Lecture, November 29, 2011.

For information about Matossian Eye Associates visit www.matossianeye.com.

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Note to the editor:   Cynthia Matossian, MD can provide a local spokesperson for interviews. 

U.S. News and the Star Ledger

Names Local Ophthalmologist “Top Doctor”

Mercer County, New Jersey – This year Castle Connolly names Cynthia Matossian, MD one of New Jersey’s Top Doctors.  Castle Connolly, a national consumer research firm for three decades, selected Dr. Matossian as a Top Doctor based on an intensive process of peer nomination, research, and review by the physician-led team. 

Dr. Matossian’s specialization in cataract with implant surgery and the positive feedback received from her patients were considered in the review process.  The Castle Connolly team also evaluated Dr. Matossian’s education, hospital appointment and training at Pennsylvania State University and George Washington University and medical staff affiliation at Capital Health and Doylestown Hospital.

Sera Marshall attended the Womens Wellness Day sponsored by Heart to Hearts.

“Princeton Student Explores a Career in Ophthalmology”.

Recently, Dr. Matossian volunteered her time to mentor Georgia, a pre-med student from Princeton University.  Dr. Matossian, a specialist in the latest techniques of Cataract with Implant surgery, spent time answering questions and discussing the treatment options for cataracts.

“At MEA, we believe in providing critical educational skills to future physicians before beginning their practice in their chosen specialty field.” states Dr. Matossian.

Day to day operations of MEA was on the agenda as well as observing patient examinations.  At the end of her stay with Matossian Eye Associates, Georgia, may observe Dr. Matossian in the operating room, performing cataract micro-surgery.

For information about Matossian Eye Associates visit www.matossianeye.com.

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Note to the editor:   Cynthia Matossian, MD can provide a local spokesperson for interviews.

Matossian Eye Associates has moved to 501 Hyde Park, Doylestown, PA, just a few buildings away in the same Hyde Park office complex.  Larger office space, state of the art ophthalmic equipment, and eco friendly additions are what you can expect at your next visit.  Our professional caring staff and personalized approach are still the same.     

For information about Matossian Eye Associates visit www.matossianeye.com.

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Note to the editor:   Cynthia Matossian, MD can provide a local spokesperson for interviews. 

Peggy Martin, OA attending this years Central Bucks Senior Expo organzied by State Representative, 143 Legislative District, Marguerite C. Quinn

Pictured MEA staff who attending this years Septemberfest; left, Danielle Shugar, OA, Anamarie Rodriguez, FD, Judith Collier, OA.

Judith Collier, OA, pictured at this years Septemberfest, Veterans Park, Hamilton, NJ.

Pictured, Joan Micucci, COMT at the Diabetes Support Group Meeting, Doylestown Hospital, Wednesday night.

BROMDAY - Less than 3% of Patients on BROMDAY Withdraw from the Clinical Trials Due to Lack of Efficacy.

A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). The eye drops are used to treat pain and swelling after eye surgery.

Click on the above BROMDAY link to view the video.

Cynthia Matossian, MD

Continual progess at the new offices of MEA in Hopewell.

Recently, Dr. Matossian volunteered her time to mentor Jessica, a pre-med student from Rider University. Dr. Matossian, a specialist in the latest techniques of Cataract with Implant surgery, spent time answering questions and discussing the treatment of cataracts. Day to day operations of MEA was on the agenda as well as observing patient examinations. At the end of her stay with Matossian Eye Associates, Jessica, observed Dr. Matossian in the operating room, performing cataract surgery.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011, Joan Micucci, COMT of Matossian Eye Associates spent time with patrons at the Pennington Ewing Athletic Club discussing common eye issues.  During the question and answer session,  she went over the most up to the minute treatments available to ophthalmologists today. 

Cynthia Matossian, MD, was invited to participate in a surgical synopsis in the April, 2011 edition of Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today (CRSToday) “Dislocated Iris-Fixated PCIOL”.

Dr. Matossian’s surgical evaluation is part of the CRS Today website that promotes continuing education for cataract and refractive surgeons.  Over ten thousand national and international surgeons rely on this publication for the latest in surgical techniques and the most up to the moment ophthalmic technologies.

Dr. Matossian relies on her greater than twenty five years of surgical experience to help her in her step by step approach to some of the most complex surgical cases facing ophthalmologists today.

For information about Matossian Eye Associates visit www.matossianeye.com.

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Note to the editor:   Cynthia Matossian, MD can provide a local spokesperson for interviews.

Joan Micucci, COMT discussing conditions that affect the "Aging Eye".

It was a beautiful Saturday for all who attended the MEA picnic.

In a recent article, “Treating Ocular Allergy with Confidence,” written by Robert Murphy and published in Ophthalmology Management, April 2011, Cynthia Matossian, MD discusses therapies, new and old, that offer an array of options for symptomatic relief of ocular allergy.

“In some patients, symptoms are very mild,” says Cynthia Matossian, MD, a private practice ophthalmologist in Mercer County, NJ and Bucks County, PA, and an adjunct clinical assistant instructor in ophthalmology at Temple University.  “Initially, a cold compress may help, or artificial tears to cleanse the eye of any pollen or irritants that may be clinging to their tear film.”

Dr. Matossian continued her interview by answering Mr. Murphy’s questions regarding the use of topical corticosteroid and if their use is necessary for the typical allergic conjunctivitis case.  She offers, “Sometimes we have to add a steroid drop to an antihistamine/mast cell stabilizing drop, and usually I try to use a mild steroid like Lotemax (loteprednol, Bausch + Lomb).  I pair the Lotemax with the anti-allergy drop to give that kick start the patient is desperately looking for.  And that stronger anti-inflammatory product, the steroid, will immediately start to make the eye feel better while waiting for the antihistamine/mast cell stabilizer to kick in.”  Her typical steroid regimen for allergic conjunctivitis is twice daily for one week.

For information about Matossian Eye Associates visit www.matossianeye.com.

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Note to the editor:   Cynthia Matossian, MD can provide a local spokesperson for interviews.

Hundreds participated in this successful event which took place under sunny skies Saturday, May 21^st.  Grand Marshal Bruce Brodkin, MD began the event with a 5K run followed by the 2 mile walk.  Team MEA, pictured from left, Melissa Mazzocchi, Camielle Landolfi, Melissa Sullivan, Danielle Shugar, Timothy Liberator, Raymond Lopez, Kristina Farley, Diane Skuse, Melissa McCormack and Carla Teves donned MEA t-shirts and participated in the 2 mile walk.  “It was a wonderful event and we were happy to be a part of Capital Health Foundation’s healthy beginning initiative for mothers and their newborn children” said Melissa Sullivan, MEA participant.

Capital Health is a distinguished provider for high risk pregnancies and supportive care for the most delicate newborn babies with special needs.  All proceeds will benefit programs and services at Capital Health’s nationally recognized maternity and pediatric units.  MEA is looking forward to participating in next year’s event.   

For information about Matossian Eye Associates visit www.matossianeye.com.

Note to the editor:   Cynthia Matossian, MD can provide a local spokesperson for interviews.

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May, 2011 Aerial View of the future offices of Matossian Eye Associates

Here are the images of the recent progress at the Hopewell location.  

Details in the interior are coming along beautifully.

This handout photo shows Ewing Police officers (with one exception) who are participating in this year's Police Unity Tour, a four-day bicycle ride from East Hanover, New Jersey to the Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington DC to honor officers killed in the line of duty. From left, Det. Michael Pellegrino, on one knee, Sgt. David LaBaw, Officer Jim Klesney, from the Hunterdon County Sheriff's Office, Officer Rick Sookhu, Officer Bill Lardieri, Officer Carlos Santiago, Officer Rich Herbe, Officer John Kucker.

Pictured, Melissa Sullivan, in front of Matossian Eye Associates booth at the May 7, 2011 Women's Head to Toe Expo.

Dr. Priya Desai pictured here answering the many questions from the large crowd after the Indo American Aging Eye Seminar; which took place in Hatfield PA over the weekend.

Joan Micucci, COMT giving residents of the community important information regarding the aging eye at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch Library.  She completed the event with a very thorough question and answer session.

Latest photo from March 2011.  This photo shows the inside of the new Capital Health building that is progressing very nicely in Hopewell.  The future site for Matossian Eye Associates offices.

Teambuilding Event at the International Flower Show

• People with a family history of glaucoma³
• People with high intraocular pressure, or pressure inside the eye³
• Everyone over age 60³
• African-Americans³
• Hispanics over the age of 60³
• People with diabetes³
• People who have used steroids for a long period of time³
• People with physical eye injuries³

About Cynthia Matossian, M.D. F.A.C.S.

About Ilya Rozenbaum, MD

About Priya Desai, MD