Five diagnostic tools are essential to IOL choice, patient flow

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Five diagnostic tools are critical to assist surgeons in choosing the most appropriate IOL for the patient and maintaining clinic flow and efficiency, according to a presenter.
At Hawaiian Eye 2026, Marjan Farid, MD, said macular OCT, topography/tomography, biometry, aberrometry and meibography are invaluable for surgical planning.
“There is a lot of information to think about when evaluating a patient for cataract surgery,” she said. “A lot of data goes in, and ultimately the processor is the surgeon’s mind in figuring out how to put all of this together to match the correct