Danielle Strauss, MD

Bio

Danielle Strauss, MD, read English at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating summa cum laude, and entered medicine through a humanities admissions program at Mount Sinai, where the MD carried a distinction for ophthalmic research. Residency and surgical training in ophthalmology ran at Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital and at New York University Medical Center. The fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery was served at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, closing the training and bringing a research award for the best project by a fellow.

The practice is limited to the back of the eye. Diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration make up much of the scheduled work, both followed over years because the damage accumulates well before a patient notices it. Macular hole and epiretinal membrane are surgical problems of the macula itself, corrected by removing the tissue pulling on it. Retinal tears and detachment sit at the urgent end, where the interval between symptom and surgery decides how much sight comes back.

Dr. Strauss is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and belongs to the national retina and ophthalmology societies. Speaking at national meetings and published case work have run alongside the clinical practice, and recognition as a Top Doctor has come from New Jersey Monthly in three consecutive years. In Dr. Strauss's own words, "Retinal disease often takes sight quietly, a little at a time, so the patients who do best are usually the ones who came in when something seemed only slightly off. My job is to find what is happening at the back of the eye and to be honest about what treatment can and cannot restore." Patients can visit Dr. Strauss at Phillips Eye Specialists in Elmwood Park, Union City, and Manhattan.