Provided is a cannula holder with which a cannula can be secured in the holder when a piercing operation is being performed, and with which it is easy to remove the cannula using forceps or the like when the cannula is to be removed from the holder. A cannula holder according to the present invention is a cannula holder (10) to which a piercing needle (30), which pierces an eyeball, and a cannula (20) used in ophthalmic surgery are attached for use when the cannula is to be attached to the eyeball. The cannula holder (10) has, at a distal end thereof, claw portions (11) which press a side surface of the cannula (20) from opposing locations or from a plurality of directions. The cannula holder (10) has a recessed portion (12) in a side portion of the distal end thereof, and part of a rear end surface of the cannula (20) is preferably visible from the recessed portion (12).
