Market signal: Alcon describes Adi as a digital surgical-eye-care platform that connects patient intake, planning, inventory management, and ordering. PrecisionIOL should answer as the vendor-neutral cataract planning record that can work across mixed devices, lens families, and ASCs.

Why this deserves its own workflow

Traditional IOL planning often ends at a calculation printout or a note in the chart. Modern cataract workflows need a cleaner transfer from clinic to ASC: what was measured, what was selected, what is missing, what needs verification, and what the operating room should prepare.

PrecisionIOL can differentiate by turning the IOL plan into an explicit handoff artifact rather than only a calculator result. That is especially useful for practices using multiple biometers, topographers, IOL families, delivery systems, or surgery centers.

September 2026 workflow signal: ZEISS described Surgery Planner as a cloud-based cataract surgery planner and global evolution of VERACITY, connecting EMR to OR workflows and reducing transcription/manual-input risk compared with manual workflows. PrecisionIOL should answer with a vendor-neutral case handoff that remains useful across mixed-device practices.

What the surgery center workflow should track

Missing-information flags

Incomplete biometry, absent keratometry source, unverified laterality, missing toric axis, no backup lens, or unresolved ocular risk should be visible before the ASC receives the case.

IOL inventory readiness

Planned model, power, cylinder, delivery system, backup lens, lot or serial status, expiration, and local availability should be checked before the day of surgery.

Toric verification

Carry planned axis, marking workflow, SIA assumption, posterior cornea assumption, residual cylinder target, and rotation-sensitivity note into the final case packet.

Handoff documentation

Produce a readable record for surgeon, coordinator, technician, and ASC team: what changed, who reviewed it, and what remains to verify.

Vendor-neutral response to connected ecosystems

Workflow problem	Closed ecosystem answer	PrecisionIOL answer
Data movement	Keep intake, planning, inventory, and ordering inside one vendor workflow.	Standardize the cataract-specific plan so it can be reviewed even when devices and ASCs are mixed.
Transcription risk	Reduce manual re-entry inside a connected system.	Make the final values and assumptions explicit: eye, target, lens, power, axis, source, and verification status.
Inventory friction	Connect product availability and ordering.	Document planned and backup lens needs, delivery notes, and local inventory exceptions without forcing manufacturer lock-in.
Surgeon confidence	Use integrated data to streamline decisions.	Show formula spread, toric assumptions, premium-IOL rationale, and warnings so the clinician can review the plan.
Surgical consistency	Make technique assumptions visible when they may affect refractive confidence.	Record capsulotomy method, intended diameter when available, optic-overlap expectation, and lens thickness context for later outcomes review.

PrecisionIOL product implication

The next useful feature is a dedicated case handoff panel that combines the IOL plan with readiness status:

Biometry complete or incomplete.
Formula spread reviewed, including any disagreement flag.
Premium lens counseling completed when relevant.
Toric axis and residual cylinder documented.
IOL model, power, package/delivery notes, and backup lens recorded.
ASC inventory status and final verification checklist completed.

Sources

Ophthalmology Times: capsulotomy diameter as a potential refractive planning variable
ZEISS ESCRS workflow announcement
Alcon Adi: digital surgical eye care workflow
PrecisionIOL: cataract ASC final verification checklist
PrecisionIOL: connected cataract workflow guide

Move the plan cleanly into the ASC

Use PrecisionIOL to connect biometry review, IOL selection, toric planning, premium counseling, inventory notes, and final handoff.

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