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Office
1176 Main St
Buffalo, NY 14209Phone+1 716-881-7900Fax+1 716-887-2991
Summary
- Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York.
Dr. Weiner specializes in glaucoma and cataract consultation, laser and surgical therapy.
He completed his residency at the Hebrew University and Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel, and in Cleveland OH, and clinical fellowships at the Mass. Eye & Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, and Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
Dr. Weiner has published multiple peer-reviewed papers and currently focuses on surgical technique modifications in glaucoma surgery especially in glaucoma tube shunt implantation on which he recently gave an invited talk at the American Glaucoma Society Annual Meeting. Dr. Weiner is also conducting multiple clinical trials to compare amongst the various MIGS (Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery) procedures used commonly in the surgical treatment of glaucoma. Dr. Weiner has lectured extensively and performed surgeries internationally.
Education & Training
- Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Wills Eye HospitalFellowship, Glaucoma, 1999 - 2000
- Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1994 - 1995
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Surgical Retina and Vitreous, 1989 - 1991
- The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Hadassah Medical SchoolClass of 1985
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 2000 - 2026
- MI State Medical License 1994 - 2011
- PA State Medical License 1999 - 2000
- OH State Medical License 1995 - 1999
- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
- American Glaucoma SocietySpecialist
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
Clinical Trials
- Effect of Intra-subject Phaco/Trabectome vs. Phaco/Kahook Dual Blade on Intraocular Pressure Start of enrollment: 2019 Mar 06
- Baerveldt 350 vs Ahmed ClearPath 250 for the Treatment of Glaucoma Start of enrollment: 2020 Aug 13
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 9 citationsReal-world comparison between the Tonopen and Goldmann applanation tonometry in a university glaucoma clinic.Max J. Blumberg, Venkata N. V. Varikuti, Asher Weiner
International Ophthalmology. 2021-03-02 - 15 citationsFoveal Dysfunction and Central Visual Field Loss in GlaucomaAsher Weiner, Douglas J. Ripkin, Sangita P Patel, Stephen R. Kaufman, Howard D. Kohn
Archives of Ophthalmology. 1998-09-01 - 13 citationsIntraocular pressure 3 to 4 hours and 20 hours after cataract surgery with and without ab interno trabeculectomy.Yotam Weiner, Melissa L. Severson, Asher Weiner
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. 2015-10-01
Press Mentions
- Comparisons of Glaucoma Surgeries Show Certain Techniques Are Safer, More EffectiveSeptember 28th, 2020
External Links
- Ross Eye Institutehttps://rosseye.com/asher-weiner/
- University at Buffalo (SUNY)http://medicine.buffalo.edu/content/medicine/faculty/profile.html?ubit=asherwei
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