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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Glaucoma. 2017 Oct;26(10):851–859. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000000768

Table 3.

4.5mm × 4.5mm Optic Nerve Head Scans: Intra-visit and Inter-visit Reproducibility of Vessel Density*

Healthy Subjects Glaucoma Patients Mean
VD p-
Values
Healthy vs.
Glaucoma CV p-
Values

Intra-visit Inter-visit Intra-visit Inter-visit

Sector Mean VD of 4 sessions ICC
(95% CI)
SD
(95% CI)
CV
(95% CI)
ICC
(95% CI)
SD
(95% CI)
CV
(95% CI)
Mean VD of 4 sessions ICC
(95% CI)
SD
(95% CI)
CV
(95% CI)
ICC
(95% CI)
SD
(95% CI)
CV
(95% CI)
Intra-visit Inter-visit
wiVD 54.0
(53.1–54.8)
0.75
(0.65–0.83)
1.58
(1.33–1.97)
2.9
(2.4–3.6)
0.71
(0.61–0.79)
1.75
(1.46–2.17)
3.2
(2.7–4.0)
45.1
(43.7–46.5)
0.92
(0.85–0.96)
1.46
(1.23–1.81)
3.2
(2.7–4.0)
0.92
(0.85–0.96)
1.46
(1.23–1.81)
3.2
(2.7–4.0)
<0.001 0.476 0.990
cpVD 61.3
(60.4–62.3)
0.55
(0.45–0.65)
2.37
(1.99–2.94)
3.8
(3.2–4.8)
0.55
(0.45–0.65)
2.37
(1.99–2.94)
3.8
(3.2–4.8)
54.4
(52.6–56.1)
0.88
(0.80–0.94)
2.28
(1.91–2.81)
4.1
(3.5–5.1)
0.88
(0.80–0.94)
2.28
(1.91–2.81)
4.1
(3.5–5.1)
<0.001 0.572 0.572

6 Circumpapillary Sectors
N 58.7
(57.7–59.3)
0.42
(0.32–0.52)
2.97
(2.49–3.68)
5.0
(4.2–6.2)
0.42
(0.32–0.52)
2.97
(2.49–3.68)
5.0
(4.2–6.2)
52.1
(49.9–54.4)
0.85
(0.77–0.91)
3.24
(2.72–4.00)
6.2
(5.2–7.6)
0.84
(0.75–0.90)
3.42
(2.88–4.23)
6.5
(5.5–8.1)
<0.001 0.143 0.067
IN. 63.3
(62.0–64.5)
0.67
(0.57–0.76)
2.41
(2.02–2.99)
3.8
(3.1–4.7)
0.63
(0.52–0.72)
2.66
(2.23–3.30)
4.2
(3.5–5.2)
53.4
(51.5–55.2)
0.61
(0.51–0.71)
4.25
(3.57–5.25)
7.9
(6.6–9.8)
0.56
(0.45–0.65)
4.81
(4.04–5.94)
9.0
(7.5–11.1)
<0.001 <0.001 <0.001
IT 65.0
(63.7–66.3)
0.54
(0.44–0.64)
3.29
(2.76–4.08)
5.0
(4.2–6.2)
0.54
(0.44–0.64)
3.29
(2.76–4.08)
5.0
(4.2–6.2)
58.3
(55.2–61.3)
0.84
(0.76–0.91)
4.21
(3.54–5.20)
7.2
(6.0–8.9)
0.76
(0.67–0.84)
5.49
(4.61–6.78)
9.4
(7.9–11.6)
0.009 0.014 <0.001
ST 65.3
(64.0–66.5)
0.80
(0.71–0.87)
1.95
(1.63–2.42)
2.9
(2.5–3.7)
0.74
(0.64–0.82)
2.31
(1.93–2.87)
3.5
(2.9–4.4)
53.6
(51.3–56.0)
0.82
(0.73–0.89)
3.50
(2.94–4.32)
7.2
(6.0–8.9)
0.72
(0.62–0.81)
4.63
(3.89–5.72)
8.6
(7.2–10.6)
<0.001 <0.001 <0.001
SN 59.4
(57.8–61.0)
0.79
(0.69–0.86)
2.49
(2.09–3.10)
4.2
(3.5–5.2)
0.62
(0.52–0.72)
3.75
(3.14–4.66)
6.3
(5.2–7.8)
51.9
(50.0–53.8)
0.78
(0.69–0.86)
3.39
(2.85–4.19)
6.3
(5.4–8.0)
0.78
(0.69–0.86)
3.39
(2.85–4.19)
6.5
(5.4–8.0)
0.003 0.003 0.807
T 61.2
(59.7–62.8)
0.57
(0.47–0.67)
3.61
(3.03–4.48)
5.8
(4.9–7.3)
0.57
(0.47–0.67)
3.61
(3.03–4.48)
5.8
(4.9–7.3)
57.3
(55.6–59.0)
0.82
(0.73–0.89)
2.91
(2.44–3.59)
5.0
(4.2–6.2)
0.82
(0.73–0.89)
2.91
(2.44–3.59)
5.0
(4.2–6.2)
0.020 0.288 0.288
*

VD = vessel density; CV = coefficient of variation; ICC = intraclass correlation; SD = standard deviation; CI = confidence interval; wiVD = whole image vessel density; cpVD = circumpapillary vessel density; N = nasal; IN = inferior nasal; IT = inferior temporal; ST = superior temporal; SN = superior nasal; T = temporal