Cataract / Lens Implant Educational Videos
Dr. Chang is considered an authority in the field of "Refractive Intraocular Lenses (IOLs)". To help educate patients about this topic, Dr. Chang wrote the scripts and collaborated with Eyemaginations to develop a series of patient educational videos. Called the “Chang IOL Modules”, these videos are marketed through Eyemaginations and are used by physicians around the Dr. Chang donates his royalties to the humanitarian cataract charities – Project Vision and Himalayan Cataract Project.
Educational VideosDr. Chang In the News
Within ophthalmology, Dr Chang is widely considered one of the leading cataract surgeons, educators, and clinical investigators in the world. In this capacity, he has often been selected by medical associations to respond to media requests for information.
Dr. Chang In the NewsHumanitarian Cataract Surgery
Although curable with surgery, cataracts remain the leading cause of blindness in the world, accounting for more than one half of all blindness. Dr. Chang has used his international prominence to highlight and advance several important cataract efforts. He has traveled to many developing countries to perform and teach cataract surgery to local ophthalmologists.
Humanitarian Cataract SurgeryFlomax & Cataract Surgery
The intraoperative floppy iris syndrome was first reported by Drs. David Chang and John Campbell in 2005. This major discovery showed that the most common prostate medications (such as Flomax) cause iris problems during cataract surgery that can lead to many complications if the surgeon does not anticipate them. Dr. Chang has done extensive clinical research and is considered one of the world authorities on how to avoid and manage these problems.
Flomax & Cataract SurgeryCataract Textbooks/Chapters
Dr Chang's Cataract Surgical Textbooks: (as chief editor/author)
- Cataract Surgery Today (CRSToday, 2009)
- Mastering Refractive IOLs: The Art and Science (Slack, 2008)
- Book information
- Table of Contents
- Book Review
- Everything You Wanted to Know About Refractive IOLs (Ophthalmology Management June 2008)
- New Resource Helps Surgeons to Master Premium IOLs
- Curbside Consultation in Cataract Surgery (Slack, 2007)
- Phaco Chop: Mastering Techniques, Optimizing Technology, and Avoiding Complications (Slack, 2004)
- Virtual Textbook of Cataract Surgery, (CRST), David F. Chang, editor
Dr Chang's Cataract Surgical Textbooks: (as series editor/co-editor)
- Series Editor - Curbside Consultation in Ophthalmology (Slack)
- 2009 Chang DF Series editor, Curbside Consultation in Retina (Slack, 2009)
- 2008 Chang DF Series editor, Curbside Consultation in Glaucoma (Slack, 2008)
- 2008 Chang DF Series editor, Curbside Consultation in Neuro-Ophthalmology (Slack, 2008)
- 2008 Chang DF, co-editor, Mastering the Techniques of Advanced Phaco Surgery, edited by Ashok Garg, I Howard Fine, Jorge L Alioto, David F. Chang, Robert J. Weinstock, Keiki R. Mehta, Jerome Bovet, Hiroshi Tsuneoka, Boris Malyugin, Roberto Pinelli, Bojan Pajic, Cyres Mehta. Jaypee, 2008
- 2008 Chang DF, co-editor, Video Atlas of Ophthalmic Surgery, edited by Ashok Garg, Jaypee 2008
- 2006 Chang DF, co-editor, Innovative Techniques in Ophthalmology, edited by Ashok Garg, I Howard Fine, Ioannis G. Pallikaris, David F. Chang, Hiroshi Tsuneoka, Jerome Bovet. Jaypee, 2006
- 2006 Chang DF, Co-editor, Mastering the Phacodynamics (Tools, Technology, and Innovations), edited by Ashok Garg, I Howard Fine, Jorge L Alioto, David F. Chang, Keiki R. Mehta, Jerome Bovet, Hiroshi Tsuneoka, Cyres Mehta. Jaypee,
- 2005 Chang DF Co-editor, Mastering the Art of Bimanual Microincisional Phaco. Jaypee publishers.
- 2005 Chang DF. Co-editor, Advances in Ophthalmology. Jaypee publishers
Ocular Surgery News online ophthalmology cybertext—Ophthalmic Hyperguides
Dr. Chang's AAO & ASCRS Course Handouts:
Chang textbook chapters
- 2008 Chang, DF. Chapter 2: “Ophthalmologic Examination”. In: Vaughan & Asbury’s General Ophthalmology, 17th Edition, edited by P. Riordon-Eva, J.Whitcher. Lange Medical Books/ McGraw Hill, 2007.
- 2008 Chang DF. Chapter 42: “Presbyopia IOL selection”, Chapter 45: “Managing Intraoperative Floppy Iris Syndrome” In: Mastering the Techniques of Advanced Phaco Surgery, edited by Ashok Garg, et.al. Jaypee, 2008
- 2008 Chang DF. Intraoperative Floppy Iris Syndrome (IFIS) In: Phacoemulsification (Complications Disc 1), edited by Brian Little, Eye movies, 2008
- 2007: Chang DF: Chapter 14: “Phaco Chop Techniques” in Essentials of Cataract Surgery, edited by Bonnie An Henderson, Slack
- 2007 Chang DF. Chapter 10. “Intraoperative Floppy Iris Syndrome”. Phaco Nightmares, edited by Amar Agarwal, Slack 2006.
- 2006 Chang DF. Chapter 17: “Optimizing Machine Parameters for Phaco Chop - Fluidics”, Chapter 18: “Optimizing Machine Parameters for Phaco Chop – Ultrasound”, Chapter 31: “Pearls for Transitioning to Bimanual Microincisional Phaco”, Mastering the Phacodynamics, edited by Ashok Garg, et.al. Jaypee, 2006
- 2006 Chang DF. Chapter 12. “Bimanual Microincisional Phaco for Complicated Cases”. Innovative Techniques in Ophthalmology, edited by Ashok Garg, et.al Jaypee 2006
- 2005 Cataract Surgery: Step by Step, edited by Ashok Garg, I Howard Fine, David F. Chang, Hiroshi Tsuneoka. Jaypee,
- 2005 Chang DF Co-editor, Mastering the Art of Bimanual Microincisional Phaco. Jaypee publishers.
- 2005 Chang DF. Co-editor, Advances in Ophthalmology. Jaypee publishers
- 2005 Chang DF Highlights Collection—New outcomes in Cataract Surgery.
- 2004 Chang, DF: Phaco Chop: Mastering Techniques, Optimizing Technology, and Avoiding Complications, Slack 2004.
- 2004 Chang DF. Chapter 9: "Cruise Control for Bimanual Phaco". Chapter 11: "WhiteStar 'Cold Phaco' Technology". In: Bimanual Phaco: Mastering the Phakonit/MICS Technique, edited by A. Agarwal, Slack 2004.
- 2004 Chang DF: Foreword. Phacodynamics, 4th Edition, B. Seibel, Slack 2004
- 2003 Chang, DF Chapter 2 "Ophthalmologic Examination". In: Gen Ophthalmology, 16th Edition, edited by Riordan Eva, et al. McGraw Hill
- 2003 Chang, DF. Chapter 15: “The STAAR Toric Intraocular Lens: Indications and Pearls”. In A Complete Surgical Guide for Correcting Astigmatism, edited by J. Gills, Slack 2003.
- 2002 Chang, DF. Chapter 8: ?Hydrodissection ? Pearls and Pitfalls?
- ". Chapter 17: ?Mature Cataracts -Capsular Dye and Phaco Chop". In 'Phako, Phakonit and Laser Phako: A Quest for the Best', edited by S. Agarwal, A. Agarwal, A. Agarwal. Highlights of Ophthalmology. 2002.
- 2002 Chang, DF. Chapter 17: "Dislocated Lens" in Ophthalmology Review: A Case Study Approach edited by K. Singh, W. Smiddy, & A. Lee, Thieme, 2002.
- 2002 Chang, DF. Chapter 31: "Prevention Pearls and Damage Control". In Complications in Phacoemulsification, edited by W. Fishkind, Thieme, 2002.
- 2001 Chang, DF. Chapter 11: "Phacoemulsification in High Risk Cases". In Multifocal IOLs and Refractive Cataract Surgery, edited by R.B. Wallace, Slack, 2001.
David F. Chang, MD is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Harvard College and earned his M.D. at Harvard Medical School. He completed his ophthalmology residency at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) where he is now a clinical professor. Dr. Chang is serving a 5-year term as chairman of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Annual Meeting Program Committee, having previously chaired the Cataract Program Sub-committee.
Dr. Chang's CV
Learn about Dr. Chang’s colaboration with Eyemaginations’ development of 3D eye animations