Dr. Jacob Kanter

OphthalmologyComprehensive Ophthalmologist
Baltimore, MD

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

  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Glaucoma (Ophthalmology)

    2024

    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Fellowship
  • Ophthalmology

    2023

    University of Chicago Medicine

    Residency
  • Medical Doctor (MD)

    2019

    Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

    Medical School

Publications & Press

  • Repeat Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty and Open-Angle Glaucoma

    JAMA Ophthalmology2024
  • A Surgical Technique for Same-Quadrant Ahmed to Baerveldt Exchange with Capsule Autograft

    Ophthalmology Glaucoma2023
  • Gonioscopy-Assisted Transluminal Trabeculotomy in Neovascular Glaucoma: Salvaging the Conventional Outflow Pathway

    American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports2022

Certifications & Licensure

Licensed In
IL, MD
License Numbers
125.073535, D96960

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