25 Monument Road
Suite 297
York, PA 17403
717-741-6732
717-741-6058 (fax)

About Us  >  Meet our Doctors

Thank you for choosing Apple Hill Eye Center for your vision needs!

We are pleased to offer a full range of ophthalmic and optometric services to our valued patients.
The physicians and staff at Apple Hill Eye Center have special training and expertise in eye health and care. Our eye doctors provide everything from general ophthalmic care and examinations to the latest in specialized surgery. For patients with serious eye problems, we provide office hours with specialists from the renowned Krieger Eye Institute at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore. This gives our patients world-class care that is convenient and close to home. Every member of our staff is dedicated to providing you the highest quality care with the very best service. We look forward to meeting you!

Dr. Olkowski

Dr. Olkowski graduated from the Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed an internship in internal medicine at Albany Medical Center in New York. After two years with the Public Health Service in Chicago, he completed his ophthalmology residency at Wake Forest University Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC, followed by a fellowship in cornea and external diseases of the eye at the Wilmer Eye Institute of The Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore.

Dr. Olkowski is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Olkowski is a staff physician at The Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Dr. Olkowski has an interest and special training in cataract, cornea and external eye diseases. He has been in private practice since 1988.

Dr. Drusedum

Dr. Drusedum is an optometrist with Apple Hill Eye Center. He graduated from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in Philadelphia. Dr. Drusedum completed clinical internships with the Eye Institute of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry, the Watson Army Hospital Optometry Clinic in Fort Dix, NJ and a private practice of optometrists in Kennett Square, PA.

Dr. Drusedum conducts comprehensive eye examinations and specializes in the fitting and care of contact lenses. Dr. Drusedum has been in practice since 1987 and in York since 1993.

Dr. Link

Dr. Link, a graduate of Pennsylvania College of Optometry, is an optometrist with Apple Hill Eye Center. Dr. Link completed clinical internships with the Lebanon Veterans’ Association Hospital in Lebanon PA, the Eye Institute of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry, and private eye care practices in Scranton and Hummelstown, PA. During optometry school, Dr. Link enjoyed conducting eye screenings for the Special Olympics and the Student Optometric Service to Humanity. Dr. Link is currently a member of the American Optometric Association, the Pennsylvania Optometric Association and serves as the Continuing Education Chairperson for the Central Pennsylvania Optometric Association.

Dr. Link provides comprehensive eye examinations for patients of all ages and specializes in the fitting of contact lenses.

Dr. Schwab

Dr. Schwab is a graduate of Pennsylvania College of Optometry with honors in the Pediatric Clinic. He is an optometrist with Apple Hill Eye Center. Prior to joining our practice, Dr. Schwab owned a private practice which included full-scope optometric care.

Dr. Schwab provides comprehensive eye examinations for patients of all ages and specializes in children’s’ exams as well as contact lenses, including bifocal contact lens fittings.

Dr. Abrams

Dr. Abrams graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the six-year combined Bachelor of Arts-Medical Doctor program at Lehigh University and the Medical College of Pennsylvania. He completed his residency in Ophthalmology at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, followed by a fellowship in Glaucoma at the Doheney Eye Institute, University of Southern California. He has specialized talents in the treatment of glaucoma.

In addition to being an expert glaucoma consultant with Apple Hill Eye Center, Dr. Abrams is an attending physician in the division of glaucoma surgery at the renowned Krieger Eye Institute, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. He is the director of the Wilmer Residency Program at the Krieger Eye Institute and an assistant professor at the Wilmer Ophthalmology Institute, Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Abrams has authored numerous scientific publications and book chapters.

Dr. Abrams’ current surgical interests include the management of progressive glaucoma with tubes and shunts, as well as small incision trabeculectomy (glaucoma filtering surgery) with antimetabolites (medication to decrease post-operative scarring).

Dr. Altman

Dr. Altman attended The Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where he graduated with research honors in Ophthalmology and Neuropathology. After completing his ophthalmology residency at Krieger Eye Institute, he traveled to The Children’s Hospital of Michigan and trained in a comprehensive program of both pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus. He then performed a second fellowship, in the specialty of neuro-ophthalmology, at the Montefiore Medical Center located in the Bronx, New York.

This unique combination of specialties and expertise allows Dr. Altman to provide a multi-disciplinary approach and insight into the problems affecting the vision of both children and adults. In addition to providing this expertise at Apple Hill Eye Center, Dr. Altman is the Director of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus at Sinai Hospital.

Dr. Altman has great success treating patients of all ages with double vision and misalignment of the eyes. Many of his patients have benefited considerably from a relatively new and innovative form of eye muscle surgery known as “the adjustable suture technique.” This exciting and novel technique allows Dr. Altman to adjust the patient’s eye muscles in an office setting while they are awake effectively bringing their eyes into accurate alignment once again. The results of this surgery have truly been superb and recovery time has been rapid.

Dr. Hirschbein

Dr. Hirschbein attended Hahnemann College of Medicine in Philadelphia. He completed his internship and residency in Ophthalmology at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. 

Dr. Hirschbein is an attending physician in the division of ocuplastic surgery at the Krieger Eye Institute, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. He is the Director of Aesthetic Eyelid and Facial Surgery. He is an instructor at the Wilmer Ophthalmology Institute, Johns Hopkins University and has authored numerous scientific publications and book chapters. Current research interests include the control of wound healing after eyelid trauma, surgery or laser resurfacing.

Dr Hirschbein’s practice is limited to aesthetic and reconstructive surgery of the eyelids, orbits and tear-drainage system. His specialty training allows him to treat a variety of conditions, including: aging changes to the eyelids, droopy or “baggy” eyelids, ectropion and entropion (eyelids turning out or in), skin cancers of the eyelid, orbital tumors, thyroid eye disease, tearing, dry eyes and trauma to the eyelids and orbits. Surgical interests include laser eyelid surgery, minimally invasive eyelid surgery, “no-stitch” surgery for droopy eyelids, endoscopic surgery of the eyebrows and tear ducts and injection of Botox for the treatment of facial wrinkles.

We look forward to meeting you and providing you with excellent vision care!

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