Order of Merit: Conquering the post-refractive surgery IOL outcome

The Order of Merit as we know it today is a special honor awarded to individuals for great achievement in the fields of arts, learning, literature and science. Established in 1902 by King Edward VII, admission into this elite order is restricted to a maximum of 24 living recipients from the Commonwealth realms plus a limited number of honorary members. There have been no honorary members since the death of Nelson Mandela in 2013.For the premium refractive cataract surgeon today, the challenge to earn this similar Order of Merit occurs every time a post-refractive cataract surgery patient is encountered. Tackling the correct IOL power in this subset of patients is becoming increasingly greater as the numbers of baby boomers who have had prior refractive surgery are now filling up our cataract surgery days.