Suburban Life - Bucks/Princeton - Issue #11 (November 2020)

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SL_PROFILE_Siepser_Eyecare_1120_Layout 1 11 / 23 / 20 3 : 46 PM Page 1 Led by the inimitable D PROFILE Dr . Steven Siepser , Siepser Eyecare offers an array of revolutionary solutions to help patients of every age and need see the world more clearly . by BILL DONAHUE | photography by JODY ROBINSON Meeting , and several surgery centers would say , ‘ Sometimes when I turn , I lose is name may be synonymous with throughout the area . The practice employs the ball . ’ His contacts were moving a little multiple aspects of eyecare , but advanced technology to restore clear vision as he shifted his gaze . After he had laser Steven B . Siepser , M.D . , FACS , is H for patients affected by any number of eye - vision correction , he had his best season known throughout the country as a related challenges — namely , nearsightedness , ever . ” pioneer , inventor , and teacher . farsightedness , astigmatism , cataracts , glau - Compromised vision can affect every “ I had learned how to use an electron coma , and dry eye , among others . He also aspect of a person’s life — a golfer or tennis microscope doing research early in my teaches a technique known as the Siepser player who cannot see the ball well , a skeet college career , ” Dr . Siepser says . “ Microsurgery Sliding Slip Knot , which he invented , to shooter who can’t line up a shot , a lifelong didn’t exist at the time , but I had this tremen - fellow practitioners as a way to repair certain reader who can no longer make out the dous God - given skill in that I knew how to iris defects that had once been considered words on the pages of a beloved book . Dr . operate with a microscope at a time when irreparable . Siepser , who is board certified in ophthal - few other surgeons did . I set up shop in Patients of every age group and back - mology , believes many people choose Paoli , and at the time I was the only doctor to ground , including physicians and other in Chester County to use intraocular lenses live with compromised vision because they professionals whose livings depend on [ to improve patients ’ vision ] . … When laser incorrectly assume the medical community clarity of vision , routinely seek out his vision correction came along , I was selected has no solution for their specific problem . expertise . One example : Chad Lewis , former to be an FDA investigator to get the excimer “ At Siepser Eyecare , our team spends tight end laser approved for treating nearsightedness . ” most of our time teaching the patient that for the Philadelphia Eagles , who Since then , Dr . Siepser has what they think they know is wrong , ” Dr . completed caught the game - winning touchdown in Siepser says . “ I have patients that I performed more than 35,000 procedures , including the 2005 NFC Championship Game that laser correction 20 years ago and they still LASIK , intraocular lens cataract surgeries , led to the Eagles ’ first Super Bowl appear - have clear vision without readers ! ” and corneal transplants . His flourishing ance since 1980 . Whereas the average person may spend practice , Siepser Eyecare , has grown to “ Chad wore contact lenses but wasn’t $ 1,000 a year on glasses and contacts — include offices in Wayne and Plymouth seeing very well , ” Dr . Siepser recalls . “ He SUBURBANLIFEMAGAZINE.COM NOVEMBER 2020 38 |

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SL_PROFILE_Siepser_Eyecare_1120_Layout 1 11 / 23 / 20 3 : 46 PM Page 2 She says cutting - edge technology helps As a result , Siepser Eyecare has begun figure $ 10,000 over a 10 - year period — laser her give patients a clearer picture of their adding dry - eye treatment as part of most vision correction through Siepser Eyecare eyes ’ anatomy and understand options to surgical packages to correct refractive error . may cost as little as $ 4,500 . Dr . Siepser address their specific issues . By offering “ a “ A little pretreatment goes a long way , ” as describes the lasers he uses to perform the clear fingerprint and mapping ” of the cornea Dr . Pendrak says . procedure as “ extremely quick , accurate , and a histological view of the retina and Rocio C . Pasion , O.D . , joined Siepser and truly painless , ” able to offer a life - macula , for example , Dr . Pasion and her Eyecare earlier this year after more than 20 changing result in less than 10 minutes . colleagues can detect and resolve changes years with her prior practice . A board - “ Contact lenses can cause corneal ulcers , in the eye before the patient realizes a func - certified optometrist who specializes in pri - infections , and all kinds of eye - related prob - tional change in vision . mary care , Dr . Pasion treats eye - related con - lems , ” he adds . “ All those issues can go “ We really care , and that’s what matters ditions such as cataracts , diabetic retinopathy , away with laser vision correction . ” to me , ” Dr . Pasion says . “ Yes , we have all and macular degeneration , as well as glau - the latest technology here , but it’s how you coma , which has the potential to cause ‘ We Really Care ’ use it to manage the patient’s condition permanent blindness . Michele Pendrak , O.D . , spent more than and how you educate the patient along the six years as a pediatric ophthalmologist way . We don’t just do LASIK on someone before joining Siepser Eyecare in 2014 . DR . ROCIO C . PASION and say , ‘ See you later . ’ We want to be their When she came aboard , Dr . Siepser tasked surgeons for any future corrective needs . her with the challenge of founding and “ Dr . Siepser is by far one of the most directing a center within the practice to skilled and caring physicians I have ever help patients affected by dry eye , a condition worked with , ” she continues . “ With him , caused by a lack of tear production or insuf - it’s all about education . He’s the main ficient tear quality . reason I left a practice of 21 years . ” Patients afflicted with dry eye experience As Dr . Siepser reflects on his career and symptoms such as a stinging or burning the practice he has built , he cherishes the sensation , light sensitivity , and the persistent idea that he has been able to help people feeling that something is in the eye . The who once believed they were beyond help . roots of dry eye vary by patient , and may “ If a patient was told 10 years ago that include meibomian gland dysfunction , sys - nothing can be done , guess what : There temic inflammation , and undiagnosed med - may be something that can be done now , ” ical issues , as well as a number of environ - he says . “ You may be a CEO , an expert mental conditions . in your field , or otherwise someone who DR . MICHELE PENDRAK has accomplished a great deal in life , but you may not know what medicine has to offer . You never know if you don’t come ? in . Discover what is truly available . ” Dr . Siepser’s team works together to resolve any number of issues that may be compromising a patient’s vision . “ Some people might not have the quin - tessential dry - eye symptoms , but they have blurry vision caused by dry eye , ” Dr . Pendrak says . “ I’ve seen some patients go from 20 / 70 vision to 20 / 25 vision just by treating the evaporative component of dry eye . My role is to understand what caused it and where it came from , and then tailor a treat - ment plan to help the patient deal with it For more information on Siepser Eyecare , including services effectively . ” D offered and its locations throughout the five - county area , Dry eye may play a role in diagnosing call ( 610 ) 665 - 3277 or visit siepservision.com . and treating other eye - related conditions . SUBURBANLIFEMAGAZINE.COM NOVEMBER 2020 | 39

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