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Abstract/summary:
Regulatory Adoption of Alpins Method,
The Alpins Method,
ANSI Terminology,
The ANSI Study Group used your method for astigmatism analysis but changed your terminology. This confused many doctors.
I think it was gratifying back in 2006 when the ANSI Study Group actually adopted my method for reporting by the companies to the FDA on results of their laser when they treat astigmatism. The 2014 October issue of the Journal of Refractive Surgery goes through why the terminology that I chose and developed is the terminology of choice compared to the varied ANSI standard terminology. By adhering to my original terminology everyone is then talking the same language.
Which are the journals that recommend the Alpins Method of astigmatism analysis?
Astigmatism needs to have the one language, the one terminology, whereas up until I developed my method there were so many techniques of analysing astigmatism, so many different terms. It was very confusing. When I first looked at it I realized there had to be a better way and hence that was really the impetus for me to develop my methods as I have.
Adoption of my method was initiated by the Journal of Refractive Surgery and the Journal of Ophthalmology which is the output of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. The Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery has also fallen into line and require authors to also use my terminology.