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Darron M. Bacal, MD, MBA

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Dr. Bacal joined Eye Physicians and Surgeons, P.C. in July of 1997 as the group's Pediatric Ophthalmologist. In 1999 he was appointed a Clinical Instructor of Ophthalmology in the Yale-New Haven School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences. In 2006 he was promoted to Assistant Clinical Professor in the same department. He is a Board Certified member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology since 1997 and a Fellow of the Academy since 1998.

He is also a member of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus. In 1997, Dr. Bacal completed a fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology & Adult Strabismus at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Scheie Eye Institute of the University of Pennsylvania.

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is one of the top children's hospitals in the U.S.A.

After earning a Bachelor of Science from the Pennsylvania State University, Dr. Bacal received his medical degree in 1992 from Jefferson Medical College of the Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Following a medical internship in New York, Dr. Bacal completed his Ophthalmology residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. He was selected Chief Resident of Ophthalmology, and served in this capacity from 1994-1995. During his Chief Residency, Dr. Bacal traveled to Guyana (South America) to participate in a volunteer project designed to provide Ophthalmic surgical care for the indigent population of the country.

Dr. Bacal is on the active medical staff of Yale-New Haven Hospital, the Hospital of St. Raphael, Milford Hospital, and the Veterans Administration Hospital of West Haven. Dr. Bacal is the 2016-2017 Chairman of the Professional Education Committee for the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus. He has numerous publications in both textbooks and journals. Dr. Bacal has presented original research at national Ophthalmic meetings. In 1995, he was selected the Bill Gore Outstanding Researcher by the Society of Vascular Technology for his study of blood flow within the optic nerve. He presented his findings at the society's annual meeting in Chicago. Dr. Bacal is a manuscript reviewer for Ophthalmology, the official journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and a member of PEDIG (Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group).

Dr. Bacal a member of the Professional Education Committee for Prevent Blindness Connecticut. He resides in Orange, Connecticut with his wife and their two children and enjoys spending time with his family, reading, and racquetball. Dr. Bacal is a PEDIG investigator. PEDIG, the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group, is a national research organization involved in Pediatric Ophthalmology clinical trials and has approximately 50 medical investigators. Dr. Bacal is participating in all of the current studies. Presently all current studies involve amblyopia treatments.

Hospital Appointments:

  • Attending Physician, Yale-New Haven Hospital
  • Attending Physician, The Hospital of St. Raphael
  • Attending Physician, Milford Hospital
  • Attending Physician, Veterans Administration Hospital of West Haven

Specialty Areas:

  • Pediatric Ophthalmology
  • Adult Strabismus & Eye Movement Disorders
  • General Ophthalmology

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Seth W. Meskin, M.D.

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Dr. Meskin joined Eye Physicians and Surgeons, P.C. after completing a fellowship in Cataract, Cornea, External Diseases, and Refractive Surgery at The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, one of the country's oldest and most renowned eye hospitals. Dr. Meskin's areas of interest include cataract surgery, the medical and surgical management of corneal transplants, laser vision correction (PRK, LASEK), Corneal Collagen Crosslinking (CXL), as well as infectious, immunologic, and traumatic disorders affecting the cornea and surrounding structures of the eye. Dr. Meskin was one of the pioneering surgeons in Connecticut to offer newer and less invasive methods of corneal transplantation.

Dr. Meskin performs complex microsurgical ocular reconstructions. He is among a small group of surgeons in the United States that were involved in the FDA clinical trial of the Ophtec Model 311 Artifical Iris Lens Implant. He was also an investigator for a FDA clinical research trial studying the use of Corneal Collagen Crosslinking (CXL) to stop or slow the progression of keratoconus and corneal ectasia. He is now one of only a few surgeons in Connecticut performing CXL for keratoconus and corneal ectasia with the FDA approved Avedro CXL device.

After graduating summa cum laude from Lafayette College in Pennsylvania, Dr. Meskin went on to earn his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College of the Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. He completed his medical internship in New York City, and was selected for the ophthalmology residency program at The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary. While there, he was chosen and served as Chief Resident of Ophthalmology.

Dr. Meskin is an Assistant Clinical Professor in Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yale University School of Medicine. Each week, ophthalmology residents from Yale spend time with Dr. Meskin as part of their cornea rotation, learning about the medical and surgical treatment of patients with corneal diseases and cataracts. For his work in teaching the Yale Ophthalmology Residents, Dr. Meskin was honored to receive one of the annual teaching awards. Dr. Meskin is also on staff at Bridgeport Hospital, CT Eye Surgical Center in Milford, and Milford Hospital. He has authored numerous scholarly journal and textbook publications and has presented original research at the American Academy of Ophthalmology's and American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery’s national meetings.

Volunteering his services is an important aspect of Dr. Meskin’s professional life. Dr. Meskin is a volunteer cataract surgeon for “Operation Sight”, which is a national program from the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons that offers free cataract surgery to low-income Americans (https://ascrsfoundation.org/ospatientfaq). Dr. Meskin is also the co-director of “Operation Restore Vision” (Team Restore Vision — Operation International) which is the ophthalmology division of Operation International (https://www.operationinternational.org/). Dr. Meskin and his team travel abroad to Uganda, Africa to perform cataract surgery to hundreds of blind patients who otherwise have no access to care.

Dr. Meskin is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, the Cornea Society, and the Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians.

Hospital Appointments:

  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
  • Bridgeport Hospital
  • Milford Hospital
  • New York Eye and Ear Infirmary

Specialty Areas:

  • Small Incision Sutureless Cataract Surgery
  • Cornea & External Diseases
  • Corneal Transplants (DSAEK, DALK, PK)
  • Refractive Surgery ( Laser Vision Correction; LASEK/PRK)
  • Corneal Collagen Crosslinking (CXL) for Keratoconus or Post-Lasik Ectasia

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