Table 2.

Comparison of Mean Difference (95% LoA) of Central 0° and Peripheral Refractive Error Values Between Two Peripheral Retinoscopy Techniques Open-field Autorefractor, Performed by Junior Examiners 1 and 2

		Mean Difference (95% LoA)
		Spherical Equivalent (D)		Sphere (D)		Cylinder (D)
Eccentricity	Condition	Junior Examiner 1	Junior Examiner 2	Junior Examiner 1	Junior Examiner 2	Junior Examiner 1	Junior Examiner 2
Central 0°	OFAR vs. CR	0.09	−0.10	0.18*	0.05	−0.18	−0.30*
		(−0.49 to +0.67)	(−1.02 to +0.82)	(−0.41 to +0.77)	(−0.83 to +0.94)	(−0.86 to +0.50)	(−1.00 to +0.39)
Temporal 22°	OFAR vs. P−ARC	−0.10	−0.50 ± 0.21*	0.00	−0.29	−0.20	−0.43*
		(−1.46 to +1.26)	(−2.01 to 1.22)	(−1.39 to +1.39)	(−1.62 to +1.04)	(−1.16 to +0.77)	(−2.08 to +1.22)
	OFAR vs. ER	−0.08	−0.33	−0.18	−0.41*	0.20	0.16
		(−1.24 to +1.08)	(−1.53 to +0.86)	(−1.53 to +1.17)	(−1.64 to +0.81)	(−1.19 to +1.58)	(−1.59 to +1.91)
	P−ARC vs. ER	0.02	0.17	−0.18	0.13	0.39	0.59*
		(−1.22 to +1.26)	(−0.58 to +0.92)	(−1.71 to +1.35)	(−0.76 to +0.51)	(0.96 to +1.75)	(−0.64 to +1.81)
Nasal 22°	OFAR vs. P−ARC	−0.18	−0.38	−0.09	−0.16	−0.18	−0.45
		(−1.55 to +1.19)	(−1.92 to +1.16)	(−1.60 to +1.42)	(−1.66 to +1.34)	(−1.78 to +1.42)	(−2.21 to +1.45)
	OFAR vs. ER	0.10	−0.30 ± 0.19	0.23	−0.14	−0.27	−0.32
		(−0.81 to +1.01)	(−1.68 to +1.07)	(−0.85 to +1.31)	(−1.46 to +1.17)	(−1.74 to +1.20)	(−2.01 to +1.37)
	P−ARC vs. ER	−0.28	0.08	0.32	0.02	+0.09	0.13
		(−0.88 to +1.43)	(−0.78 to +0.94)	(−0.89 to +1.53)	(−0.57 to +0.61)	(−1.00 to +0.82)	(−0.81 to +1.06)

CR, central retinoscopy; ER, eye rotation; OFAR, open-field autorefractor.

^*Indicates a significant difference between the two techniques. P value of <0.05 was considered as statistically significance.