An auxiliary surgical field visualization system comprising: a primary surgical field camera configured to: acquire an image of a field of view of a primary surgical field comprising an internal view of a patient's eye undergoing vitreoretinal surgery, generate a first signal comprising the image of the field of view of the primary surgical field ; an auxiliary surgical field camera comprising a low light camera and an electronic photosensor, configured to acquire an image of a field of view of a secondary surgical field and to generate a second signal comprising the field of view of the secondary surgical field , wherein the secondary surgical field comprises the exterior of a patient's eye undergoing vitreoretinal surgery and one or more surgical components in the secondary surgical field selected from a trocar cannula, an infusion line, a needle holder, an indentor, a muscle hook, an instrument tip prior to insertion trough a trocar cannula, a flexible iris retractor, a direct or indirect contact lens, and a needle and suture; and a display in electronic communication with the primary surgical field camera and the auxiliary surgical field camera , wherein the display is configured to: receive, the first signal from the primary surgical field camera and to display the image of the field of view of the primary surgical field; and receive the second signal and from the auxiliary surgical field camera to display the image of the field of view of the secondary surgical field; and wherein the display is configured to simultaneously display the image of the field of view of the secondary surgical field and the field of view of the primary surgical field. .# a primary surgical field camera configured to: acquire an image of a field of view of a primary surgical field comprising an internal view of a patient's eye undergoing vitreoretinal surgery, generate a first signal comprising the image of the field of view of the primary surgical field ; acquire an image of a field of view of a primary surgical field comprising an internal view of a patient's eye undergoing vitreoretinal surgery, generate a first signal comprising the image of the field of view of the primary surgical field ; an auxiliary surgical field camera comprising a low light camera and an electronic photosensor, configured to acquire an image of a field of view of a secondary surgical field and to generate a second signal comprising the field of view of the secondary surgical field , wherein the secondary surgical field comprises the exterior of a patient's eye undergoing vitreoretinal surgery and one or more surgical components in the secondary surgical field selected from a trocar cannula, an infusion line, a needle holder, an indentor, a muscle hook, an instrument tip prior to insertion trough a trocar cannula, a flexible iris retractor, a direct or indirect contact lens, and a needle and suture; and a display in electronic communication with the primary surgical field camera and the auxiliary surgical field camera , wherein the display is configured to: receive, the first signal from the primary surgical field camera and to display the image of the field of view of the primary surgical field; and receive the second signal and from the auxiliary surgical field camera to display the image of the field of view of the secondary surgical field; and wherein the display is configured to simultaneously display the image of the field of view of the secondary surgical field and the field of view of the primary surgical field. .# receive, the first signal from the primary surgical field camera and to display the image of the field of view of the primary surgical field; and receive the second signal and from the auxiliary surgical field camera to display the image of the field of view of the secondary surgical field; and <EOS>