Survey of Ophthalmology
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 109-122 , January 2004

Practical astigmatism analysis for refractive outcomes in cataract and refractive surgery

  • Noel A. Alpins, FRACO, FRCOphth, FACS

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint address: Dr. Noel Alpins, NewVision Clinics, 7 Chesterville Road, Cheltenham Vic 3192, Australia.
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  • Michael Goggin, FRCSI (Ophth), FRCOphth, DO

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☆ All calculations for the paper were performed by the ASSORT® planning and outcomes analysis program. Dr. Alpins has a proprietary interest in the ASSORT® planning and outcomes analysis program used in the calculations of the examples. The authors wish to acknowledge Lorraine Adams and George Stamatelatos for their work on diagrams, Rita van Munster for word processing and preparation of the manuscript, and Wendy Laffer for editorial revisions.

PII: S0039-6257(03)00132-2

doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2003.10.010

Survey of Ophthalmology
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 109-122 , January 2004

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