Dr. Jacob Kanter
About Me
Dr. Jacob Kanter is a glaucoma specialist and cataract surgeon at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine. He cares for the full spectrum of open-angle and angle-closure glaucoma and offers both micro-invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) and traditional glaucoma operations based on each patient’s disease severity and goals. In clinic, he performs laser procedures such as selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT), laser peripheral iridotomy, and YAG capsulotomy, and he routinely combines cataract surgery with glaucoma procedures when appropriate.
Dr. Kanter earned his MD from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, completed ophthalmology residency at University of Chicago Medicine, and pursued fellowship training in Glaucoma at Johns Hopkins. His academic interests include clinical trials of new glaucoma surgeries and the use of home tonometry to better understand pressure fluctuations outside the office. Patients value his clear explanations, collaborative decision-making, and steady surgical care.
Training

Glaucoma (Ophthalmology)
2024Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
FellowshipOphthalmology
2023University of Chicago Medicine
ResidencyMedical Doctor (MD)
2019Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Medical School
Publications & Press
Repeat Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty and Open-Angle Glaucoma
JAMA Ophthalmology•2024A Surgical Technique for Same-Quadrant Ahmed to Baerveldt Exchange with Capsule Autograft
Ophthalmology Glaucoma•2023Gonioscopy-Assisted Transluminal Trabeculotomy in Neovascular Glaucoma: Salvaging the Conventional Outflow Pathway
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports•2022
Certifications & Licensure
- Licensed In
- IL, MD
- License Numbers
- 125.073535, D96960
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