Philip Ngai, MD, MBA, MS is a comprehensive ophthalmologist and a fellowship-trained glaucoma specialist who has subspecialty training in the medical and surgical management of glaucoma.  He is experienced in traditional incisional glaucoma surgery (trabeculectomy, Ahmed glaucoma drainage device implantation, Baerveldt glaucoma drainage device implantation), laser treatment of glaucoma (including Selective Laser Trabeculopasty, Laser Peripheral Iridotomy, and Diode Cyclophotocoagulation, and Micropulse cyclophotocoagulation), as well as novel minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS, including OMNI Canaloplasty and Goniotomy, XEN Gel Stent, Hydrus Stent, iStent, Trabectome, GATT, Kahook Dual Blade, and others).

Dr. Philip Ngai is also a cataract specialist, specializing in refractive, suture-less, microincisional, laser-assisted, and drop-less cataract surgery.  He also performs clear lens exchange, or custom lens replacement. He has extensive experience in implementation of Advanced Technology Intraocular Lenses including implantation of astigmatism-correcting (toric) intraocular lenses, and presbyopia-correcting (multifocal and extended depth of focus) intraocular lenses.  

Dr. Ngai performs a range of cataract surgeries with the goal of freeing patients from glasses, using different strategies including blended vision, monovision, and mini-monovision cataract surgery.  

Because glaucoma patients frequently have complex cataracts, Dr. Ngai is well-versed in performing complex cataract surgery, in patients who have Intraoperative Floppy Iris Syndrome, small pupils, pseudoexfoliation, phacodonesis, shallow or deep anterior chamber, Fuchs endothelial dystrophy, cataracts that are white, brunescent, mature or hypermature, post refractive surgery status (LASIK/PRK/RK), and other non-routine cataract extraction scenarios.