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. 2012 May 30;53(6):3120–3125. doi: 10.1167/iovs.12-9600

Table 5.   .

Between Examiner-Reader Observations for Overall Meibomian Gland Acini Appearance Grading of Severity (Cell Data Represents the Number of Observations)



Masked Grader

Row Totals (%)

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3
Examiner
 Grade 1 22 51 16 89 (22.3)
 Grade 2 46 171 55 272 (68.0)
 Grade 3 0 14 25 39 (9.7)
Column totals (%) 68 (17.0) 236 (59.0) 96 (24.0) 400

Grade 1, grape-like clusters; Grade 2, stripes; Grade 3, not visible.21 Overall agreement = 218/400 = 54.5%.