Overview
I have dedicated my career to caring for people with retinal problems. After completing my fellowship at Emory University in Atlanta, I was offered a position on the faculty there. I immediately began to take part in many clinical trials and as a result I have been either a primary investigator or on a steering committee for most of the clinical trials studying new treatments for diseases like Age Related Macular Degeneration (both Wet and Dry), Diabetic retinopathy, Macular Hole, Retinal Detachment and inherited retinal disease. Taking part in these studies requires extra in-depth training to understand the nuances of both the disease and the various approved and experimental treatments. I take pride in being able to translate this knowledge into everyday language to help my patients understand why they are having trouble with their vision, what treatments are available and what the future holds for their individual problem. In addition to the medical treatment of retinal disease, I have been doing retinal surgery since 1993. As the chief retinal surgeon at both Grady Hospital in Atlanta and Harborview Hospital in Seattle, I have performed thousands of straightforward and complex retinal surgeries. I was also responsible for teaching retinal surgery to young physicians on the faculty of both Emory and University of Washington. This forces you to understand every nuance of each procedure. Because of my expertise I have been asked to write chapters on retinal surgery for textbooks. I have also had the good fortune to develop new drugs, surgical and low vision devices for which I hold several US and foreign patents. The drugs I have developed are currently in clinical trials for inherited retinal diseases and aging changes in the retina.
Dr. Saperstein is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy (BCD). His top areas of expertise are Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Retinal Vein Occlusion, and Retinal Artery Occlusion.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 6 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
1750 112th Ave NE Suite D050, Bellevue, WA 98004
300 Fashion Way, Burlington, WA 98233
1229 Madison Street Ste 620, Seattle, WA 98104
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Saperstein has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Pacific Northwest Retina
Steve Kim is an Ophthalmologist in Bellevue, Washington. Dr. Kim is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy (BCD). His top areas of expertise are Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy, and Retinal Artery Occlusion. Dr. Kim is currently accepting new patients.
George Ko is an Ophthalmologist in Renton, Washington. Dr. Ko is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy (BCD). His top areas of expertise are Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Central Serous Chorioretinopathy, and Hyphema. Dr. Ko is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)Dr. Saperstein isDistinguished. Learn about Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD).
- Diabetic RetinopathyDr. Saperstein isDistinguished. Learn about Diabetic Retinopathy.
- Geographic AtrophyDr. Saperstein isDistinguished. Learn about Geographic Atrophy.
- Late-Onset Retinal DegenerationDr. Saperstein isDistinguished. Learn about Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration.
- Retinal Artery OcclusionDr. Saperstein isDistinguished. Learn about Retinal Artery Occlusion.
- Retinal Vein OcclusionDr. Saperstein isDistinguished. Learn about Retinal Vein Occlusion.
- Advanced
- Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy (BCD)Dr. Saperstein isAdvanced. Learn about Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy (BCD).
- CataractDr. Saperstein isAdvanced. Learn about Cataract.
- Central Serous ChorioretinopathyDr. Saperstein isAdvanced. Learn about Central Serous Chorioretinopathy.
- Choroid Plexus CarcinomaDr. Saperstein isAdvanced. Learn about Choroid Plexus Carcinoma.
- EndophthalmitisDr. Saperstein isAdvanced. Learn about Endophthalmitis.
- Gyrate Atrophy of the Choroid and RetinaDr. Saperstein isAdvanced. Learn about Gyrate Atrophy of the Choroid and Retina.
- Experienced
- Acute Posterior Multifocal Placoid Pigment Epitheliopathy (APMPPE)
- Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy (AVMD)
- AmblyopiaDr. Saperstein isExperienced. Learn about Amblyopia.
- BlepharitisDr. Saperstein isExperienced. Learn about Blepharitis.
- Cloudy CorneaDr. Saperstein isExperienced. Learn about Cloudy Cornea.
- Coats DiseaseDr. Saperstein isExperienced. Learn about Coats Disease.