Table 3. Repeatability of Central Epithelial Thickness Measurements.
Author (Year) | Instrument | Method | n | m | σw2 (μm) | COR (μm) | CV (%) |
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Reinstein (2009) | Artemis 1 | VHF digital ultrasound | 10 | 5 | 0.58 | 1.14 | 0.97 |
Wirbelauer & Pham64 (2004) | SL-OCT | OCT | 25 | 3 | 3.24 | 6.35 | 5.69 |
Sin & Simpson63 (2006) | Humphrey Zeiss OCT | OCT | 18 | 3 | 3.33 | 6.53 | 6.41 |
Values printed in light gray are derived from other reported values.
n = number of eyes included in the study, m = number of repeated measurements, σw2 = standard deviation (SD) of m repeated measurements, COR = coefficient of repeatability (1.96 * SD), CV = coefficient of variation (ratio of SD over the mean of the measurements), OCT = optical coherence tomography Artemis 1 (ArcScan Inc, Morrison, Colorado); SL-OCT (Heidelberg Engineering GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany); Humphrey Zeiss OCT (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Jena, Germany)