Table 2. Pearson’s correlation coefficient R and agreement measurements for nerve-head fovea distances in left and right eyes.
Measurement | R | Mean | SDa | 95% Limits of agreement and 95% CI | |
Center of the nerve-head | Lower limit & 95% CI | Upper limit & 95% CI | |||
Three repeated measurements | 0.958 | 0.0078 | 0.079 | −0.147 (−0.167, −0.127) | 0.163 (0.143, 0.182) |
Single measurement | 0.085 | −0.159 (−0.180, −0.137) | 0.174 (0.153,0.195) | ||
Rim of the nerve-head | Lower limit & 95% CI | Upper limit & 95% CI | |||
Three repeated measurements | 0.963 | 0.0056 | 0.073 | −0.137 (−0.156, −0.119) | 0.149 (0.130, 0.167) |
Single measurement | 0.079 | −0.150 (−0.170, −0.130) | 0.161 (0.141,0.181) |
SD for single measurements = √ [(SD difference for average of three measurements)2+ (SD within three measurements of observer 1)2+ (SD within three measurements of observer 2)2]