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An Open Letter from a Retina Specialist to Cataract Surgeons

Why thorough retinal screening before cataract surgery can safeguard outcomes, shape surgical planning, and reveal risks hiding beyond the lens

  • By

  • Paulo Eduardo Stanga

  • July 8, 2026

  • 8 min

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Top Institutions in Ophthalmology

Brief introduction explaining scope and methodology.

  • #1

    Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Health System
    Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Health System

    Miami, Florida

    Key Differentiators

    • Ophthalmology
    • Retina

  • #2

    Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
    Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Key Differentiators

    • Ophthalmology
    • Retina

  • #3

    Gavin Herbert Eye Institute
    Gavin Herbert Eye Institute

    Irvine, California

    Key Differentiators

    • Ophthalmology

  • #4

    University of California, Irvine
    University of California, Irvine

    Irvine, California

    Key Differentiators

    • Ophthalmology

  • #5

    ASCRS (American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery)
    ASCRS (American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery)

    Alexandria, Virginia

    Key Differentiators

    • Ophthalmology

Original Source(s)

An Open Letter from a Retina Specialist to Cataract Surgeons

  • by Paulo Eduardo Stanga

  • July 8, 2026

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