Sarah Kuchar, MD

Dr. Sarah Kuchar is a board-certified and fellowship-trained glaucoma and cataract specialist at Princeton Eye Group. A Chief Resident alumna of Wills Eye Hospital, she is known for her surgical expertise, research contributions, and dedication to global eye care. Her clinical practice focuses on the medical, laser, and surgical treatment of glaucoma and cataracts, including minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) and advanced combined procedures.

Education and Training

Dr. Kuchar graduated from Yale University and received her medical degree from Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, NJ. While in medical school, she was inducted into both the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and the Gold Humanism Honor Society. She completed her ophthalmology residency at Wills Eye Hospital, serving as Chief Resident during her final year.

At Wills, she received high-level training in the medical and surgical management of cataracts, glaucoma, cornea and external disease, conditions of the eyelids and orbit, neurologic conditions affecting the eye, and retinal pathology, including diabetes and macular degeneration. She subsequently completed a glaucoma fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital, training under the world's leading experts in the field.

Clinical Focus

Dr. Kuchar co-leads the Glaucoma Center at Princeton Eye Group and specializes in the medical and surgical management of glaucoma, including medical therapy, laser procedures, minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS), traditional filtering glaucoma surgery, and repairs and revisions of previous glaucoma procedures. She is also an expert in cataract surgery, including complex cataract surgery and advanced combined cataract and glaucoma procedures. She has expert knowledge of the latest advances in intraocular lens technology.

Dr. Kuchar is firmly committed to educating her patients and believes that the decision to have surgery, the type of surgery, and the type of intraocular lens replacement should be tailored to the individual. She has multiple publications and has presented her research at national conferences.

Humanitarian Work

Dr. Kuchar has traveled to Africa to volunteer at a mission hospital treating ophthalmologic diseases and was instrumental in establishing the Wills International Research Elective (WIRE), which connects Wills residents with underserved communities around the world that have limited access to quality eye care. While at Princeton Eye Group, she traveled to Belize to perform vision-restoring manual small-incision cataract surgery for patients blinded by advanced cataracts, as well as vision-preserving glaucoma surgery for patients without access to adequate care.

Additional Information about Sarah Kuchar, MD

Glaucoma, Cataract & Advanced Surgical Technologies

Glaucoma Care

Medical management of glaucoma
Laser glaucoma procedures
Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS)
Traditional filtering glaucoma surgery
Repair and revision of previous glaucoma procedures

Cataract Surgery

Cataract surgery, including complex cases
Advanced combined cataract and glaucoma surgery
Individualized intraocular lens selection

Advanced Surgical Technologies

Interventional glaucoma
RxSight Light Adjustable Lens (LAL)

Professional Leadership, Honors & Memberships

Professional Leadership

Vice President of the Board, Surgery Center of Central New Jersey (SCCNJ)
Co-Chief Resident, Wills Eye Institute

Honors and Recognition

Philadelphia Magazine Top Doctor honoree
NJ Top Doc honoree
Memorial Sloan Kettering Transitional Intern of the Year
Alpha Omega Alpha Society member
Gold Humanism Honor Society member

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
American Glaucoma Society
New Jersey Academy of Ophthalmology

Academic Work & Selected Publications

Dr. Kuchar has contributed to clinical research in glaucoma, including studies examining advanced glaucoma laser treatments and the long-term progression of low-pressure glaucoma. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed ophthalmology and laser-medicine journals.

Selected Publications