LevLawrenceGrunsteinMD

Anterior Segment Related, Cataract Related

Ophthalmologist

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Dr. Lev Grunstein is an ophthalmologist based in Syracuse, NY, specializing in anterior segment-related and cataract-related conditions. He completed his fellowship in comprehensive ophthalmology and anterior segment surgery at UCLA and a residency in ophthalmology at Louisiana State University. He currently serves as the Associate Clinical Professor at SUNY Upstate Medical University and Section Chief of the Eye Service at Syracuse Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Dr. Grunstein is experienced in procedures such as intravitreal injection, chalazion excision, pterygium excision, cataract surgery, and general ophthalmology. His research publications focus on topics like hyphema, cataract surgery outcomes, and LASIK ectasia treatment. He has received honors such as being a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and achieving Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification.

Intravitreal injection, Chalazion excision, Pterygium excision, Cataract surgery, General / Comprehensive ophthalmology, Anterior segment disease, Complex cataract surgery, Cataract And Anterior Segment

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Anterior Segment Surgery, 2010 - 2011
Louisiana State University School of Medicine (New Orleans)Residency, Ophthalmology, 2005 - 2008
Ochsner Clinic FoundationInternship, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2005
Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 2004

Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology SUNY Upstate School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology
Fellow American Academy of Ophthalmology
Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011

PubMed

Spontaneous Hyphema from Dislocation of an Iris Pigment Epithelium Flocculus.
Jordan A Ueberroth, Arlene Ratanasit, Lev Grunstein
Ophthalmology. 2024-02-01
1 citations
Outcomes of cataract surgery in eyes with ocular melanoma treated with iodine-125 brachytherapy.
Tahir Kansu Bozkurt, Qiongyan Tang, Lev L. Grunstein, Tara A. McCannel, Bradley R. Straatsma
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. 2018-03-01
7 citations
Immunohistological evaluation of the healing response at the flap interface in patients with LASIK ectasia requiring penetrating keratoplasty.
Salomon Esquenazi, Isi Esquenazi, Lev Grunstein, J. He, Haydee E. P. Bazan
Journal of Refractive Surgery. 2009-08-01

Journal Articles

Spontaneous hyphema from dislocation of an iris pigment epithelium flocculus
Jordan Ueberroth MD, Arlene Ratanasit MD, Lev Grunstein MD, Ophthalmology, 6/13/2023
Outcomes of cataract surgery in eyes with ocular melanoma treated with iodine-125 brachytherapy
Tahir Kansu Bozkurt MD, Qiongyan Tang MD, Lev L. Grunstein MD, Tara A.McCannel MD, PhD, Bradley R. Straatsma MD, JD Kevin M. Miller MD, Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 3, March 2018, Pages 287-294, 3/2018
Astigmatism management at the time of cataract surgery
Kevin M Miller, MD, Lev L Grunstein, MD, Expert Review of Ophthalmology, Volume 6, 2011, Issue 3, pgs 297-305, 1/6/2014