Sheryl Menacker
Overview
Sheryl Menacker, MD joined the Emory Eye Center in January 2014 to launch an ophthalmic practice for individuals of all ages with disabilities and to instruct ophthalmology residents in this specialized field.
She earned her undergraduate degree maxima cum laude from LaSalle College and her medical degree cum laude at the Medical College of Pennsylvania. She completed her ophthalmology residency at the University of Pennsylvania, and a pediatric ophthalmology fellowship at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She then joined the Children's Hospital staff as a full-time attending physician.
In 1992, Menacker joined a multispecialty ophthalmology group in suburban Philadelphia, where she practiced pediatric ophthalmology until January 2022. In addition to her full-time pediatric ophthalmology practice, she directed an eye care clinic at Woods Services, a residential facility in the Philadelphia area for individuals with disabilities from 1996 to 2019. In 2014, she began commuting to Atlanta to run this clinic for patients with disabilities at the Emory Eye Center.
Menacker is a certified Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology, a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and a member of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. She is an examiner for the American Board of Ophthalmology and has been active on the Board of Directors for the Children's Eye Foundation. She also has served on several committees of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. She has held a clinical appointment at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and currently at the Emory University School of Medicine.
Academic Appointment
- Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine
Education
Degrees
- MD from Medical College of Pennsylvania
Research
Publications
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Prevalence of visual impairment, ocular pathology, and ability to achieve a thorough examination in an eye clinic for patients with disabilities.
J AAPOS Volume: 23 Page(s): 274.e1 - 274.e5
10/01/2019 Authors: Menacker SJ; Fernandes A; Ward L -
Calcified scleral choristoma in organoid nevus syndrome simulating retinoblastoma.
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus Volume: 51 Online Page(s): e1 - e3
01/14/2014 Authors: Shields CN; Shields CL; Lin CJ; Menacker SJ; Shields JA -
Pediatric horner syndrome.
Arch Ophthalmol Volume: 129 Page(s): 1108 - 1109
08/01/2011 Authors: Liu GT; Mahoney NR; Avery RA; Menacker SJ; Wilson MC; Hogarty MD; Maris JM -
Pediatric horner syndrome: etiologies and roles of imaging and urine studies to detect neuroblastoma and other responsible mass lesions.
Am J Ophthalmol Volume: 142 Page(s): 651 - 659
10/01/2006 Authors: Mahoney NR; Liu GT; Menacker SJ; Wilson MC; Hogarty MD; Maris JM -
Tonic pupil and orbital glial-neural hamartoma in infancy.
Am J Ophthalmol Volume: 119 Page(s): 809 - 811
06/01/1995 Authors: Brooks-Kayal AR; Liu GT; Menacker SJ; Heher KL; Katowitz JA; Bilaniuk LT -
Visual function in children with developmental disabilities.
Pediatr Clin North Am Volume: 40 Page(s): 659 - 674
06/01/1993 Authors: Menacker SJ -
Do tinted lenses improve the reading performance of dyslexic children? A cohort study.
Arch Ophthalmol Volume: 111 Page(s): 213 - 218
02/01/1993 Authors: Menacker SJ; Breton ME; Breton ML; Radcliffe J; Gole GA -
TINTED LENSES DID NOT IMPROVE READING PERFORMANCE IN 24 DYSLEXIC-CHILDREN
Volume: 33 Page(s): 718 - 718
03/15/1992 Authors: MENACKER SJ; BRETON ME; BRETON ML; RADCLIFFE J; GOLE GA -
Ocular albinism in a male with del (6)(q13-q15): candidate region for autosomal recessive ocular albinism?
Am J Med Genet Volume: 42 Page(s): 700 - 705
03/01/1992 Authors: Rose NC; Menacker SJ; Schnur RE; Jackson L; McDonald-McGinn DM; Stump T; Emanuel BS; Zackai EH -
New OSHA regulations regarding HBV vaccination.
Pediatr Nurs Volume: 18 Page(s): 384
01/01/1992 Authors: Menacker SJ