Anita I. Miedziak, MD Curriculum Vitae
CURRICULUM VITAE
ANITA I. MIEDZIAK, MD
Cornea, Anterior Segment & Refractive Surgery
Princeton Eye Group & Laser Vision Center
419 N. Harrison St., Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: 609 921 9437 | Fax: 609 921 0277 | princetoneyegroup.com
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
- 1999 – Present: Managing Partner, Director, Cornea and Contact Lens Services
Princeton Eye Group, Princeton, NJ - 1999 – Present: Co-Director of Refractive Surgery
Wills Laser Vision Center, Princeton, NJ - 1999 – Present: Attending Physician, Ophthalmology Department
Penn Medicine, Princeton Medical Center, Princeton, NJ - 1999 – Present*: Attending Physician, Cornea Service
Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
*Courtesy Staff since 2004
ACADEMIC TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- 1999 – 2004 Resident Education, Clinical and Surgical Teaching, Cornea Service
Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
- Supervised and instructed ophthalmology residents in corneal surgery.
- Staffed the resident cornea clinic and provided clinical teaching.
- Delivered resident lectures in cornea and external disease.
PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP
- 2026: Vice President - New Jersey Academy of Ophthalmology
- 2025: Treasurer - New Jersey Academy of Ophthalmology
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
- Castle Connolly Top Doctor, Ophthalmology, NJ and PA Metropolitan Area Since 2021
- Philadelphia Magazine, Ophthalmology Since 2022
- NJ Top Docs, Ophthalmology Since 2019
EDUCATION AND POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- 1999: Fellowship, Refractive Surgery
Barraquer Institute, Bogota, Colombia - 1998 - 1999: Fellowship, Cornea and Anterior Segment Surgery
Wilmer Eye Institute, John Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, MD - 1997 - 1998: Henry & Corinne Bower Research Fellow
Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA - 1994 - 1997: Residency - Ophthalmology
Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA - 1993 - 1994: Internship - Internal Medicine
Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA - 1990 - 1993: Graduate Education - Medical School
Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Transferred to advanced standing (2nd year) / Earned MD - 1984 - 1990: Undergraduate Education - Medical Science Major
Lublin Medical College, Lublin, Poland
Completed 5 of 6 years BS/MD program, transferred out
CLINICAL RESEARCH AND INDUSTRY STUDIES
- Current Consulting Ophthalmologist – Ocular Safety Monitoring
Koastal-LTStudy (NCT06029439, NMRA-335140/navacaprant)
NemuraTherapeutics, Phase 3 long-term open label extension study - 2014 - 2016 Principal Investigator
Ocular Therapeutix - ReSure Sealant Post-Approval Study Registry Evaluation of Specified Adverse Ocular Events after Sealing Corneal Incisions in Clear Corneal Cataract Surgery - 2012 – 2018 Principal Investigator
Avedro KXL-001
Multi-Center, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of the KXL System for Cornea Collagen Cross-Linking in Eyes with Keratoconus - 2011 – 2018 Principal Investigator
ACOS-KXL-001
Multi-Center, Randomized, Controlled Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of the KXL System for Cornea Collagen Cross-Linking in Eyes with Keratoconus or Corneal Ectasia after Refractive Surgery - 2012 - 2016 Sub-Investigator
Alcon C09-043
Long Term Safety for Acrysof Cachet Phakic Intraocular Lens - 2011 – 2018 Sub-Investigator
Alcon C09-036
Acrysof IQ Restor Multifocal Intraocular Lens - 2008 – 2010 Sub-Investigator
Alcon C07-045
Acrysof II Natural IQ Intraocular Lens - 2006 – 2011 Sub-Investigator
Alcon C05-057
Acrysof Angle Supported Phakic Intraocular Lens
HUMANITARIAN OPHTHALMIC SERVICE
- March 2025: Volunteer Ophthalmic Surgeon
Surgical Eye Expeditions (SEE International) Belize
In collaboration with the Belize Council for the Visually Impaired
Provided volunteer ophthalmic surgical care to underserved patients & participated in pre & post-operative care - Fellowship Years: Polish-language Medical Translator
Surgical Eye Expeditions
Translated medical documents, surgical consent forms and patient educational materials in support of ophthalmic surgical missions
PEER-REVIEW PUBLICATIONS AND SCHOLARLY WORK
- Miedziak A, Carty J. – Chromatic visual phenomenon caused by a subluxated intraocular lens. Case report. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery 1996;22:637-8
- Miedziak A, reviewed by Stefanyszyn M. - Mucormycosis. Review of Ophthalmology. Case report, August 1997. Available from: Public Access Computer System Forum via Internet. http\\:www.revophth.com
- Miedziak A, reviewed by Laibson P. - Terrien’s marginal degeneration. Digital Journal of Ophthalmology. Chief Rounds, Dec 1996. Case 5. Available from: Public Access Computer System Forum via Internet. http\\:www.meei.harvard.edu
- Miedziak A, Stefanyszyn M, Flanagan J, Eagle Jr. R. - Parry-Romberg syndrome associated with intracranial vascular malformations. Clinicopathologic report.
Archives of Ophthalmology 1998;116:1235-7 - Miedziak A, Rapuano C. - Corneal endothelial precipitates in HIV and CMV positive patients without concomitant ocular disease. Letter to the Journal. Eye1998;12(4):743-5
- Edwards A, Miedziak A, Vrabec T, Verhoeven J, Weleber R, Acott T, Donoso L.
Autosomal dominant Stargardt-like macular dystrophy (ADSLD): I. Clinical characterization, longitudinal follow-up, and evidence for a common ancestry in families linked to chromosome 6q14. American Journal of Ophthalmology 1999;127:426-35 - Miedziak A, Miller M, Cohen E, Rapuano C, Laibson P. - Risk factors in microbial keratitis leading to penetrating keratoplasty. A retrospective case control study. Ophthalmology 1999;106:1166-70
- Miedziak A, Tambasco F, Lucas-Glass T, Cohen E, Rapuano C, Laibson P.
Evaluation of triggers for corneal graft rejection. A prospective case control study. Journal of Ophthalmic Surgery and Laser 1999;30:133-9 - Nelson BJ, Miedziak A, Turtel L, Sultan R, Donoso LA. – Septo-optic dysplasia (de Morsier’s Syndrome) in a family with complex microphhthalmos. CME Journal of Ophthalmology 1999;3:11-13
- Miedziak A, O’Brien T. –Therapy of Varicella-Zoster virus ocular infections. Ophthalmology Clinics of North America 1999;12(1):51-62
- Miedziak A, Perski T, Andrews P, Donoso L. - Stargardt’s macular degeneration - A patient’s perspective. A national survey results. Optometry 2000;71:165-174
- Miedziak A, Gottsch J, Iliff N. – Exposure keratopathy after CO2 laser skin resurfacing. Cornea 2000;19:846-848
- Shapiro D, Miedziak A –Contemporary approaches to Varicella-Zoster virus eye infections. Contemporary Ophthalmology 2003;2(19):1-9
INVITED LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS
- Nov 2018 Princeton University Medical Staff Lecture Series
Age Related Macular Degeneration: Overview
Lens, Cataract and Modern Cataract Surgery - May 2013 Princeton University Medical Staff Lecture Series
Glaucoma: diagnosis and management - Feb 2012 Princeton University Medical Staff Lecture Series
Refractive Surgery: an overview of contemporary techniques - Feb 2011 Princeton University Medical Staff Lecture Series
Contact Lenses: complications and treatment - Nov 2009 Princeton University Medical Staff Lecture Series
Eye trauma and emergencies: diagnosis and management - Jun 2008 University Medical Center in Princeton Ground Rounds
Common red eye disorders: diagnosis and management - May 2008 Princeton University Medical Staff Lecture Series
Common red eye disorders: diagnosis and management - Mar 2003 Wills Eye Hospital Residents Core Lecture
Inflammatory conditions of eyelid and conjunctiva, acute and chronic conjunctivitis, rosacea, staphylococcal hypersensitivity and GPC - Mar 2003 Wills Eye Hospital Residents “Eye Opener” Lecture
Cornea conditions responsible for painless visual loss - Dec 2002 Wills Eye Hospital 14th Biennial Cornea Conference
Superior Limbic Keratitis and Thygenson’s SPK - Oct 2001 Wills Eye Hospital Cornea Update
Ocular allergy - Apr 2001 Wills Eye Hospital Cornea Update
Infectious diseases - Dec 2000 Wills Eye Hospital 13th Biennial Cornea Conference
Topical steroids for the treatment of corneal infections
Use of mitomycin C in pterygium surgery – Free paper - Sep 2000 Wills Eye Hospital Residents Core Lecture
Inflammatory conditions of eyelid and conjunctiva, acute and chronic conjunctivitis, rosacea, staphylococcal hypersensitivity and GPC - Sep 2000 Wills Eye Hospital Residents “Eye Opener” Lecture
Various cornea presentations of systemic diseases - Apr 1999 Wilmer Eye Institute Medical Students’ Lecture Series
The red eye - Jan 1999 Wilmer Eye Institute Cornea Day
Corneal ulceration post-cataract extraction in rheumatoid arthritis patient
Therapy of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus - Dec 1998 Wilmer Eye Institute Current Concepts Meeting
Exposure keratitis post CO2 laser resurfacing - Dec 1998 12th Biennial Wills Eye Cornea Conference
Risk factors in microbial keratitis leading to penetrating keratoplasty - Nov 1998 Annual Meeting American Academy of Ophthalmology
Risk factors in microbial keratitis leading to penetrating keratoplasty - May 1998 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Meeting
Stargardt’s macular degeneration - A patient’s perspective
Prognostic factors in corneal ulcers requiring penetrating keratoplasty - Mar 1998 Henry & Corinne Bower Laboratory Seminar Series
ARMD and juvenile macular dystrophies - Mar 1998 50th Annual Wills Eye Hospital Conference
Clinical and genetic characterization of two large pedigrees with autosomal dominant Stargardt’s-like macular dystrophy
Triggering factors for corneal graft rejection
Prognostic factors of patients with infected corneal ulcers which require penetrating keratoplasty - Oct 1997 Discovery ‘97 Low Vision Conference
Understanding Stargardt’s and other juvenile macular dystrophies - May 1997 Alcon Laboratories Inc. Training Program
The eye and ocular examination - Introduction - Mar 1997 Wills Eye Hospital In-service Talk
Contact lenses - Overview
EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE
- 2002 Reviewer, Polish language translations
American Academy of Ophthalmology:
Focal Points - Clinical Modules for Ophthalmology
January, March, June & September 2002
LICENSURE, BOARD CERTIFICATION AND PROCEDURAL CREDENTIALS
- Medical Licensure: Pennsylvania MD 057954 L; New Jersey MA 69417; Maryland D 0053165
- Board Certification: 1999, 2009 & 2019
- Procedural technology training: VISX PRK / PTK / C-LASIK 1998, Intracorneal Rings 2001, Conductive Keratoplasty 2003, Intralase Laser 2007, Allegretto Laser 2008, WaveLight FS 200 2011, KXL Avedro 2012, IPL DermaMed 2014, WaveLight FS 400 2016, Allegreto Wave Eye-Q 2016, IPL OptiLight Lumenis 2023, RF OptiPlus Lumenis 2025, Trilift Lumenis 2026
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Active: American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), Cornea Society, New Jersey Academy of Ophthalmology (NJAO)
- Past: American Medical Association (AMA), American Medical Women Association (AMWA), Women In Ophthalmology (WIO), Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology (PAAO)
LANGUAGES
English, Polish, Russian