Adam J. Altman, M.D., Specialist in Cataract Surgery, LASIK, and Corneal Disease.
Adam J. Altman M.D., a corneal specialist, joined West Reading Ophthalmic Associates in September 1995. Dr. Altman received his undergraduate degree at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Magna cum Laude. He received his medical degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 1985. He performed an ophthalmology residency at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina from 1986 to 1989.
Dr. Altman completed a Cornea and External Eye Disease fellowship at the prestigious Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology in 1990.
Dr. Altman has presented several papers at Wills Eye Hospital's Annual Conferences, including; Streptococcus Pneumonia and Scleritis, Pterygium Surgery, Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis, and Recurrent Erosion Syndrome. He served as an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Cornea Service at Wills Eye Hospital.
Dr. Altman performs Laser Vision Correction, or LASIK, using the excimer laser to correct for nearsightedness and reduce or eliminate the need for glasses or contact lenses.
Dr. Altman has medical staff privileges at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, The Pottsville Hospital and Warne Clinic, Surgery Center of Pottsville, and he is assistant medical director at the Pennsylvania Eye and Ear Surgery Center.
Dr. Altman is an active member in the following organizations:
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Pennsylvania Academy of Ophthalmology
- American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
- Pennsylvania and Berks County Medical Societies
- Reading Ophthalmologic Society
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