Patient selection for premium IOLs requires corneal diagnostics

KOLOA, Hawaii — Ophthalmologists must embrace corneal diagnostics to select the proper patient for premium multifocal IOLs, according to a presenter at Hawaiian Eye 2025.
“You’ve heard already a million times this week: A good ocular surface with good corneal regularity makes [a patient] a proper candidate,” Sheri Rowen, MD, FACS, said.
A high percentage of patients with cataracts are good candidates for presbyopia-correcting IOLs. Patients who underwent myopic or hyperopic LASIK or RK as well as those who have epiretinal membrane, mild irregular astigmatism, dry eye