 Jamine
L. Shechter, MD, FACS
Jamine L. Shechter, MD, FACS joined the practice in 1992. She graduated Phi Beta
Kappa and Magna Cum Laude from Haverford College. She received her
medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
She completed her ophthalmology residency training at the Scheie
Eye Institute of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
Jamine L. Shechter, MD, FACS is Board Certified in Ophthalmology and is a Fellow
of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American College
of Surgeons. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Academy of Ophthalmology
and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. She
is on the staff at Phoenixville Hospital and Pottstown Memorial
Medical Center, is Chief of Ophthalmology at Phoenixville Hospital
and is associated with Scheie Eye Institute.
Jamine L. Shechter, MD, FACS specializes in eye surgery. She also treats all medical
eye diseases and performs comprehensive eye exams for children and
adults. Her surgical expertise includes small incision phacoemulsification
cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation, glaucoma surgery,
eye muscle surgery, and laser procedures.
Jamine L. Shechter, MD, FACS performs many different eye operations,
usually on an outpatient basis at Phoenixville Hospital's Surgery
Center at Limerick. The SCL provides state-of-the-art technology
for cataract and laser surgery. The most common operations are small
incision phacoemulsification cataract surgery with intraocular lens
implantation, laser surgery, glaucoma surgery, eye muscle surgery,
correction of eyelid deformities, and removal of growths on or around
the eye.
Jamine L. Shechter, MD, FACS always performs the initial postoperative
care on her surgical patients. In addition, she works with optometrists
in the community to ensure continuity of care for the patient after
surgery.
Our office is affiliated with several refractive surgical
centers for laser vision correction to reduce or eliminate dependence
on glasses or contact lenses. Patients can have their pre and post
operative care in our office.
Jamine L. Shechter, MD, FACS is married to Dr. Daniel Sterman, an Associate Professor
of Interventional Pulmonology and Thoracic Oncology at the University
of Pennsylvania Medical Center. They have a son, Andrew and twins
Grant and Caroline.
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