J. Morgan Micheletti
J. Morgan Micheletti, is an American ophthalmologist specializing in cataract surgery, refractive surgery, glaucoma surgery and complex anterior segment surgery. He is a partner, fellowship director, and research director at Berkeley Eye Center.
Education
Micheletti completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Austin, where he received a bachelor of science degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology. Micheletti received his medical degree from the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He then completed his ophthalmology residency at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, focusing on advanced surgical techniques and innovations in eye care.Career
Micheletti is a partner, fellowship director, and research director at Berkeley Eye Center, where he specializes in cataract surgery, refractive surgery, and glaucoma surgery. He has developed a number of surgical instruments and techniques, including the Micheletti Intraocular Trephine, used for salvaging and relocating a lens through a novel "punch and rescue" technique. He developed a modified version of the twist and out technique which allows for two-handed control, which improves surgeon control when explanting an IOL.In 2024, Micheletti described a new clinical finding termed "Capsular Waves," which serves as a warning indicator for potentially malpositioned intraocular lenses during surgery so that surgeons can determine whether an IOL is in the correct place prior to performing an Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy. He also developed ICLCalc, an online calculator designed to assist surgeons in determining the appropriate lens size for Implantable Collamer Lenses.
Micheletti led the Joint Assessment of Material Exposure in Space project, which studies the effects of space environments factors on IOLs as part of Materials International Space Station Experiment 20. Under his supervision, surgical instruments were launched to the ISS aboard a Falcon 9 rocket as part of CRS SpX-31.