PATIENT FORMS
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NEW MULTIFOCAL &
ACCOMMODATIVE LENS IMPLANTS
You can NOW enjoy the benefits of improving both near vision and far vision after cataract surgery! We offer our patients options for multifocal lens implants after cataract surgery to reduce dependence on glasses.
AFFORDABLE LASIK
Danbury Eye Physicians is proud to announce affordable LASIK eye surgery and patient financing options. If you are seeking LASIK in Connecticut call us today!
PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY
Danbury Eye Physicians specializes in eye care matters related to children. In their own wing of the practice children are given special priority to help solve early vision problems such as amblyopia and strabismus.
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CURRICULUM VITAE
OFFICE
Danbury Eye Physicians & Surgeons P.C.
69 Sand Pit Road, Suite 101
Danbury, Connecticut, 06810-4005
TEL: (203) 791-2020
FAX: (203) 778-6238
EDUCATION
MEDICAL EDUCATION
1989 – 1996 Saint Joseph University
Beirut, Lebanon Medical Degree
GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION
| August 1996-July 1998 Staten Island, New York |
Staten Island University Hospital Residency, Internal Medicine |
| July 1999-June 2002 Washington, D.C. |
Georgetown University Hospital Residency, Ophthalmology |
| July 2002-June 2003 New Orleans, LA |
LSU Health Sciences Center Adult and Pediatric Retina Fellowship |
| July 2003-June 2004 Charlottesville, VA |
University of Virginia Hospital Retina and vitreous diseases fellowship |
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT
Assistant Professor, Yale University Eye Center
Assistant Program Director
Directory of Eye Care Services, Veterans Affairs Hospital
WORK HISTORY
October 2004-Present
Veterans Hospital Eye Clinic, West Haven, CT 06516
July to September spent in Lebanon waiting for my H1b visa
June 2005-Present
Yale Department of Ophthalmology
MEDICAL LICENSING EXAMS
ECFMG Certificate # 0-523-953-8
BOARD CERTIFICATION
American Board of Ophthalmology, OCT 2003.
MEDICAL LICENSES
Full License in the State of Virginia (#101229757)(Inactive)
Full License in the State of Louisiana (L#14611R)(Inactive)
Full License in the State of Connecticut (#042265)
HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES
VA healthcare system, CT
Yale University Hospital, New Haven, CT
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- American Medical Association
- Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
- American Society of Retina Specialists
- Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians
RESEARCH
A Randomized, double masked, active controlled Phase III study of the efficacy, safety and tolerability of repeated doses of Intravitreal VEGF trap in subjects wit Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Protocol VGFT-OD-0605
- Investigator at Yale Eye Center
- Investigator at Yale Eye Center
- Enrollment phase III study: Principal investigator through Yale Eye Center
- Enrollment phase III study: Principal investigator through Yale Eye Center
- Subinvestigator. Study sponsored by Eli Lily
- Presented at the 33rd annual Alumni Meeting of Georgetown University Department of Ophthalmology, June 2002
- Presented at the 32nd annual Alumni Meeting of Georgetown University Department of Ophthalmology, June 2001
POSTERS AND PUBLICATIONS
A comparative study of the Rate of Phacoemulsification Complications Between Alcon-Infinity and Bausch & Lomb Millennium: A Pilot Review
- G. Abedi, D. Russell, R.I. Huffman, A.J. Daccache. Yale Ophthalmology, Yale University Department of Ophthalmology, New Haven, CT
- Poster to ARVO meeting, May 2008
Intravitreal Ranibizumab Treatment of a Pediatric Traumatic Choroidal Neovascular Membrane
- R.M. Portela, J.E. Kempton, A.J. Daccache. Ophthalmology, Yale University Department of Ophthalmology, New Haven, CT.
- Poster to ARVO meeting, May 2008
Acute Idiopathic Maculopathy: Report of a Bilateral Case Manifesting a Macular Hole
- Nicola G. Ghazi, MD; Armand Daccache, MD; Brian P. Conway, MD
- Poster to ARVO meeting 2006
- Accepted for publication in OPHTHALMOLOGY: Ref:Manuscript 2005-379R2
Prevalence of coronary artery disease in patients with Age Related Macular Degeneration
- Armand Daccache, MD; Negareh Mousavi, MD; JoAnne M. Foody, MD; Yun Wang, Aseem Vashist, MD; Ron A Adelman, MD; Mehran M. Sadeghi, MD
- Poster to ARVO meeting May 2007
Cataract Secondary to electrical Shock from a Taser Gun
- Rajeev Seth, MD, Gelareh Abedi, MD, MS; Armand Daccache, MD, James Tsai, MD, MBA
- Accepted for publication in Journal of cataract and refractive surgery, February 2007.
Combined Pars Plana Vitrectomy/Lensectomy as a primary procedure for idiopathic macular hole repair without postoperative prone positioning. Results of a ten year experience.
- NG Ghazi, A. Daccache, J. Tiedeman
- Ophthalmology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
- Poster ARVO meeting 2006
Comparison of Lens-sparing Vitrectomy and Scleral Buckle in Stage 4 Retinopathy of Prematurity
- Daccache A, Maguluri S, Thompson H, Hartnett ME. LSU Eye Center
- Poster ARVO meeting 2003
Comparison Between Digital Fundus Imaging and Fundus Examination in Treatment Recommendations for Diabetic Retinopathy
- Maguluri S, Daccache A, Loyacano N, Thompson HW, Hartnett ME. LSU Eye Center
- Poster ARVO meeting 2003
Diode Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation versus Aqueous Shunt Surgery for lowering IOP
- Been Mackey, MD, Thomas Cupps, MD, Armand Daccache, MD, Seth Holst, MD
- Georgetown Eye Center
- Poster ASCRS Meeting 2001
Susac Syndrome masquerading as CNS Vasculitis
Sean Whelton, MD, Thomas Cupps, MD, Armand Daccache, MD, Georgia Chrousos, MD
- Georgetown University Medical Center
- Poster at the American College of Rheumatology annual meeting 2001
LANGUAGES
English, French, Arabic