Dr Alpins' Articles - by category

• ASSORT
  • 4. Top Paradox Programmer wins Trip to US Conference - (Borland Connection) 1993
  • 9. Program Analyzes and Refines Refractive Surgery Technique (Ophthalmology Times) Nov 1993
  • 12. ASSORT - The Statistical Team for your surgical practice - (Eyecare Tech) Jun 1994
  • 13. Alpins ASSORT Affords High-tech Outcomes Analysis - (OSN) Sep 1994
  • 18. Cataract outcome programs proliferate along with managed care - (OSN) Jul 1995 
  • 24. Software computes accurate astigmatism correction nomograms for LASIK, PRK - (OSN) Oct 1997
  • 26. Ophthalmologist Develops Surgery Outcomes Software - (Biomedical Technology) May 1998
  • 28. Software Program Refines Astigmatism Outcomes - (Medical Laser Report) Jul 1998
  • 32. ASSORT: Laser capabilities expanded for astigmastism treatment - (JRS) Nov 1998
  • 62. Software aims to reduce astigmatism after LASIK - (OSN) Oct 2002
• Astigmatism Series OSN
  • 35. Vector Analysis of Astigmatism Correction: The Alpins Method - (1st in series of 5 articles) (OSN) May 1999
  • 36. Flattening, Steepening and Torque are crucial points in astigmatism surgery - (2nd in series of 5 articles) (OSN) Jun 1999
  • 37. Corneal versus refractive astigmatism: integrated analysis - (3rd in series of 5 articles) (OSN) Jun 1999
  • 38. The Treatment of Irregular Astigmatism - (4th in series of 5 articles) (OSN) Jul 1999 
  • 39. Topographic Disparity: a useful new measure of irregular astigmatism - (5th in series of 5 articles) (OSN) Jul 1999
• At Issue OSN
  • 45. At Issue: preferred regimen for curing haze after PRK - (OSN) Aug 2000
  • 46. At Issue: is there a place in the future for refractive surgery for both PRK and LASIK? - (OSN) Aug 2000
  • 47. At Issue: reasons for use of one microkeratome over any other - (OSN) Aug 2000
  • 49. At Issue: computer-related vision problems - (OSN) Sep 2000
  • 51. At Issue: Preventing infections - (OSN) Nov 2000
  • 52. At Issue: The effect of discount LASIK - (OSN) Mar 2001
  • 53. At Issue: Are doctors seeing a rise in antibiotic resistance? - (OSN) Jul 2001
  • 54. At Issue: Have custom corneal ablations improved LASIK results? - (OSN) Sep 2001
  • 55. At Issue: Under what circumstances, if any, should a person under age 18 have LASIK? - (OSN) Nov 2001
  • 58. At Issue: What do you prefer for LASIK enhancements, lifting the flap or recutting, and why? - (OSN) Feb 2002
  • 61. At Issue: With the current economic climate in your country, is it feasible to expand your practice? - (OSN) Oct 2002
  • 64. At Issue: How important is fluidics today for performing modern phacoemulsification, including microincision cataract surgery? - (OSN) Mar 2004
  • 67. At Issue: What is your preferred prophylactic regimen for cataract surgery? - (OSN) Feb 2005
  • 69. At Issue: For what refractive errors would you consider lens-based surgery over laser-based procedures? - (OSN) June 2005
  • 70. At Issue: What do you think was the biggest news in Refractive Surgery in 2005 and why? - (OSN) Dec 2005
  • 71. At Issue: For patients with myopia greater than 7D who desire refractive surgery, what treatment do you prefer, and why? - (OSN) Apr 2006
  • 73. At Issue: What is your highest limit for hyperopic correction in laser refractive surgery and why? - (OSN) Oct 2006
  • 76. At Issue: Do you recommend the use of omega fatty acids to treat dry eye? Why or why not? - (OSN) Apr 2007
• Cataract
  • 2. Small incision triple procedure for cataract and glaucoma - (OSN) Dec1992
  • 3. Single-stitch surgery can increase ATR astigmatism - (OSN) Jan 1993
  • 10. Target Emmetropia feature: What type of cataract surgeon are you? - (OSN) Jan 1994
  • 19. Target Emmetropia: Incorporating Refractive Surgery Principles for better Cataract Surgery results - (OSN) Aug 1995
  • 64. At Issue: How important is fluidics today for performing modern phacoemulsification, including microincision cataract surgery? - (OSN) Mar 2004
  • 83. The view from Australia - (EyeWorld) Oct 2007
  • 87. Maximising astigmatism correction in cataract surgery (EuroTimes) Sep 2008
• Corneal Topography
  • 40. EW Dialogue: Placido vs. nonplacido disk videokeratography - (EyeWorld) Sep 1999 
• Editorial 

  • 59. Editorial Comment: Consider the vertex distance in refractive surgical procedures. Presbyopia technologies include IOL and scleral approaches- (OSN) Feb 2002 
• Front Page
  • 8. Patient Demand for Excimer Surpasses RK - (OSN) Nov 1993
  • 23. LASIK - Refractive surgery thought leaders - (EyeWorld) Sep1997
  • 48. Is the future of  refractive surgery based on corneal topography or wavefront? - (OSN) Aug 2000
  • 56. Presbyopia technologies include IOL and scleral approaches - (OSN) Jan 2002
  • 59. Editorial Comment: Consider the vertex distance in refractive surgical procedures. Presbyopia technologies include IOL and scleral approaches - (OSN) Feb 2002
  • 60. Editorial Comment: Wavefront gains supporters, skeptics. - (OSN) Aug 2002
  • 81. Laser calculation benefits keratoconus patients-PARK with vector planning for keratoconus patients maintains 10-year outcomes - (OSN) Sep 2007
  • 91. Study finds that combined refractive treatment reduces astigmatism more than wavefront alone (OSN) Apr 2009
  • 94.  Australian ophthalmologists oppose cut in Medicare rebate for cataract surgery (OSN) Jan 2010
• Irregular Astigmatism
  • 20. Software Links Excimer to Topography - (OSN) Apr 1996
  • 33. Symmetry in motion: A look at the Alpins' method for treating irregular astigmatism - (EyeWorld) Dec1998
  • 74. Experiencia Personal en el Manejo del Astigmatismo Irregular - (Highlights of Ophthalmology - Spanish Edition) 2007
  • 75. Personal Experience in the Management of Irregular Astigmatism - (Highlights of Ophthalmology) 2007
• Keratoconus

  • 65. ESCRS Paris Highlights: Topography-based PRK in keratoconus - (OSN) Nov 2004
  • 81. Laser calculation benefits keratoconus patients- (OSN) Jun 2007
  • 82. PARK with vector planning for keratoconus results stable at 10-year follow-up - (OSN) Sep 2007
• Laser
  • 7. ISRK Panel: managing High Myopia - (OSN) Nov 1993
  • 8. Patient Demand for Excimer Surpasses RK - (OSN) Nov 1993
  • 23. LASIK - Refractive surgery thought leaders - (EyeWorld) Sep 1997
  • 24. Software computes accurate astigmatism correction nomograms for LASIK, PRK - (OSN) Oct 1997
• Outcomes
  • 1. Improving Surgery by Analysis - (OSN) Jul 1992
  • 5. A new method of astigmatism analysis - (OSN) Aug 1993
  • 29. Ophthalmologist develops new method of analysing astigmatism - (Insight) Aug 1998
  • 34. PRK more accurate when astigmatism isn't also a factor - (Ophthalmology Times) Aug 2000
  • 78. XXIV Congress of the ESCRS, London 2006 - Assessing outcomes in refractive surgery - (Eurotimes) Apr 2007
  • 84. US FDA adopts Aust-developed laser technique as its standard - (Insight) Nov 2007
  • 85. Practice Management - Doctor, how good are your results with patients like me? - (Eurotimes) Jun 2008
  • 92. Ocular residual astigmatism measurement could salvage 5% of dissatisfied LASIK patients (OSN) Jun 2009
• Practice Management
  • 93.  Integrated eye care: how it works in a metropolitan setting in Victoria (Insight) Jul 2009
• Surgical Technique
  • 2. Small incision triple procedure for cataract and glaucoma - (OSN) Dec 1992
  • 15. Surgical Manoeuvres - An Excimer Laser PRK Technique - (OSN) Nov 1994
  • 16. Adjusting Astigmatism Magnitude to Improve Excimer PRK Results - (OSN) 1995
  • 17. Astigmatism Round Table - Managing Astigmatism during Cataract Surgery - (OSN) Mar 1995
  • 21. New Multizone-Multipass Technique for PRK - (OSN) Aug 1996
  • 25. Refraction optimised by adjusting laser nomograms - (Ophthalmology Times) Nov 2007
  • 31. An Australian approach to modulating corneal healing in PRK - (Euro Times) Nov 1998
  • 41. EW Cover Interview: Optimising approaches to astigmatism assessment - (EyeWorld) Mar 2000
  • 56. Presbyopia technologies include IOL and scleral approaches - (OSN) Jan 2002
  • 72. Personalised nomograms 'essential' surgeons say - A personalised nomogram allows greater accuracy in refractive surgery, incorporating many variables that can affect outcomes - (OSN) Apr 2006
• Vector Planning 
  • 6. TIA - Know what you are aiming for in astigmatism surgery - (OSN) Aug 1993
  • 11. Vector Analysis can improve Predictablility of Astigmatism - (Ophthalmology Times) Mar 1994
  • 14. Paris 94 Supplement: Excimer Laser Surgery Planning. Practical Astigmatism Analysis for the PRK and AK surgeon - (OSN) May 1994
  • 22. Astigmatism treatment uses refractive and topographic data - (Ophthalmology Times) Aug 1997
  • 27. Corneal Topography data enhance astigmatic outcomes - (OSN) Mar 1998
  • 30. The Alpins Method: A Breakthrough in Astigmatism Analysis - (Medical Electronics) Sep 1998
  • 42. EW Dialogue: The astigmatic armamentarium - (EyeWorld) Mar 2000
  • 43. EW Dialogue: Challenging cylinders: Optimizing astigmatism assessment and treatment (EyeWorld) Mar 2000
  • 57. Refractive Surgery: Correcting astigmatism - (EyeWorld) Jan 2002
  • 66. Resultant astigmatism can be minimized with inclusion of topography data, surgeon says - 'Vector planning can help surgeons find the optimal balance between corneal and refractive measurements' - (OSN) Dec 2004
  • 68. Innovation Spotlight - "Angles on using customised vector analysis to treat refractive patients" - (OSN) Feb 2005
  • 77. Topography and wavefront linkage improves visual outcomes - (Eurotimes) Apr 2007
  • 80. ASCRS Highlights - Refractive keratectomy with vector planning for keratoconus maintains outcomes at 10 years - (OSN) Jun 2007.
  • 86. In the journal - LASIK for myopic astigmatism (EyeWorld) Jul 2008
  • 88. Melbourne surgeon's technique recognised as improving treatment of astigmatism (Insight) Sep 2008
  • 89. Aussie World First: New Astigmatism Treatment Technique (Mivision) Dec 2008
  • 91.Study finds that combined refractive treatment reduces astigmatism more than wavefront alone (OSN) Apr 2009
• Wavefront-Topography
  • 44. The future of wavefront refraction as a diagnostic tool - (EyeWorld) May 2000
  • 48. Is the future of refractive surgery based on corneal topography or wavefront? - (OSN) Aug 2000
  • 50. Wavefront is showing signs of success, but can it do it alone? - (OSN) Sep 2000
  • 60. Editorial Comment: Wavefront gains supporters, skeptics. - (OSN) Aug 2002
  • 62. Software aims to reduce astigmatism after LASIK - (OSN) Oct 2002
  • 63. Mixing vector, wavefront values improves outcomes - (OSN) Oct 2003
  • 79. Wavefront mixed with topography offers 'ideal laser treatment' - (OSN) Mar 2007
  • 90. The new frontier for clear vision (Mivision) Feb 2009

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