Table 1.
Reproducibility of Testing Modalities using the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient
Testing Modality | ICC | 95% CI |
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Slit Lamp Examination | ||
Stromal thinning (%) | 0.95 | 0.88 to 0.98 |
Total thinning (%) | 0.92 | 0.82 to 0.97 |
Maximal thinning clock hour | 0.85 | 0.67 to 0.94 |
Maximal thinning distance (mm) | 0.85 | 0.80 to 0.97 |
Ultrasonic Pachymetry | ||
Central Pachymetry (μm) | 0.87 | 0.76 to 0.94 |
Total thickness* (μm) | 0.93 | 0.87 to 0.97 |
AS-OCT | ||
Maximal thinning clock hour | 0.43 | 0.17 to 0.68 |
Maximal thinning distance (mm) | 0.71 | 0.52 to 0.86 |
Total thickness* (μm) | 0.95 | 0.89 to 0.98 |
Pentacam | ||
Central Pachymetry (μm) | 0.75 | 0.56 to 0.88 |
Total thickness* (μm) | 0.87 | 0.74 to 0.95 |
Abbreviations: ICC, Intraclass Correlation Coefficient; 95% CI, 95% Confidence Intervals; mm, millimeters; AS-OCT, Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography.
Total corneal thickness in area of maximal cornea thinning in microns.