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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