Highlights of the ASSORT program
HINDSIGHT - INSIGHT - FORESIGHT ASSORT is a comprehensive surgical outcome and management program developed in 1991 by Dr. Noel Alpins, of Melbourne, Australia. Ads for ASSORT, such as the one here, have appeared in the major ophthalmic journals.
ASSORT is built on a database program called Paradox, which is manufactured by the Borland company. The ASSORT program won the 1993 Borland Paradox Challenge, an international competition aimed at recognizing the most innovative application of the Paradox software.
ASSORT's latest version (4.0) operates on Windows 3.1, Windows 95 or Windows NT. The program is provided on diskettes or CD-ROM, and comes with a detailed users manual.
Using the ASSORT program, the surgeon can:
- Analyze the outcome of refractive surgery (LASIK, PRK, ALK, RK, etc.), as well as cataract surgery and the medical and surgical treatment of glaucoma;
- Employ the Alpins astigmatism-analysis methodology to plan and analyze the results of cataract and refractive surgery, and achieve the absolute minimal postoperative astigmatism in every patient;
- Identify and correct errors in technique or laser problems that result in overcorrections, undercorrections or off-axis astigmatic treatment in refractive surgery;
- Determine the customized "surgeon factor" in selecting intraocular lens power at cataract surgery, and plan the size and location of cataract incisions to minimize postoperative astigmatism; and
- Produce statistical tables, charts and scatter plots for use in presentations and publications.
Purchasing the ASSORT or VECTrAK programs
- Fill out a printable order form available as an HTML page or as a GIF image, and fax to 61 3 9585 0995 or send by mail to:
ASSORT Pty. Ltd.
7 Chesterville Rd.
Cheltenham, Victoria 3192
Australia- Order by phone:
From anywhere: 61 3 9584 6966
Toll free from the United States: 800-345-1632- Order by e-mail.
NOTE ABOUT VECTrAK The VECTrAK program comes in three different configurations, and is meant for astigmatism analysis only. It incorporates the sophisticated vector analysis used in the Alpins astigmatism analysis method, and allows statistical analyses of TIA (target induced astigmatism), SIA (surgical induced astigmatism), AOE (angle of error), DV (difference vector), IOC (index of correction) and IOS (index of success) using both refractive and corneal astigmatism measurements.
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