Steven A. Nissman, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Department: Ophthalmology
Contact information
Scheie Eye Institute
51 N. 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
51 N. 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Publications
Education:
BA
University of Vermont, 1998.
MD
Hahnemann School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2002.
Permanent linkBA
University of Vermont, 1998.
MD
Hahnemann School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2002.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Dr. Nissman practices comprehensive ophthalmology and ophthalmic surgery and has a focus in resident education.Selected Publications
Nissman SA: Surgical management of complete blepharoptosis with no levator function from a compressive third nerve palsy. Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers, and Imaging 39, 2008.Nissman SA, Tractenberg RT, Babar-Goel A, Pasternak JF: Oral gabapentin for the treatment of postoperative pain following photorefractive keratectomy. American Journal of Ophthalmology 145: 123-129, 2008.
Edell E, Nissman SA, Schwartz A: A novel presentation and therapy for Topiramate induced myopic shift. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 48, 2007 Notes: E-Abstract 1027.
Nissman SA, Tractenberg RE, Saba CM, Douglas JC, Lustbader JM.: The accuracy, repeatability, and clinical application of spherocylindrical automated refraction using time-based wavefront aberrometry measurements. Ophthalmology 113: 570-577, 2006.
Nissman SA, Berinstein DM.: Correlating optical coherence tomography measurement of central macular thickness with best-corrected visual acuity in non-exudative age-related macular degeneration. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 46, 2005 Notes: E-Abstract 1391.
Nissman SA, Pasternak JF: Delayed-onset expulsive choroidal hemorrhage attributed to an acute elevation in systemic blood pressure following traumatic globe rupture. Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers, & Imaging 36: 340-42, 2005.
Nissman SA, Pasternak JF.: Expulsive suprachoidal hemorrhage is uncommon, but devastating. Ocular Surgery News 23: 60-61, 2005.
Nissman SA, Kudrick NT, Piccone MR.: Assessing the motivations and perceptions of current U.S. medical school students pursuing a career in ophthalmology. Annals of Ophthalmology. 34: 223-9, 2002.
Mann BD, Eidelson BM, Fukuchi SG, Nissman SA, Robertson S, Jardines L.: The development of an interactive game-based tool for learning surgical management algorithms via computer. American Journal of Surgery 183: 305-8, 2002.
Ruit S, Tabin GC, Nissman SA, Paudyal G, Gurung R.: Low-cost high volume extracapsular cataract extraction with posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation in Nepal. Ophthalmology 106: 1887-92, 1999.