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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, and he is assistant medical director at the Pennsylvania Eye and Ear Surgery Center
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Dr.
Altman is an active member in the following organizations:
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American Academy of Ophthalmology
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Pennsylvania Academy of Ophthalmology
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American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
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Pennsylvania and Berks County Medical Societies
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Reading Ophthalmologic Society
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