Table 2.
Recommendations to access the quality of retinal images
Image quality | Optic Disc | Macula | Superior Vascular Arcade and Inferior vascular arcade | Vessels |
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Good Quality | Clearly visible, well focused and gradable | Clearly visible, well focused and gradable | Both clearly visible, focused and gradable. | Are visible across >90% of image |
Moderate Quality | Clearly visible but is not sharp focused and gradable | Clearly visible but is not sharp focused and gradable | Both clearly visible, focused and gradable | Vessels are seen in 80% or more of image |
Poor Quality | Optic Disc is not clearly visible | Macular region is not clearly visible | At least one of the arcade is clearly visible, focused and gradable. | Vessels are seen in 60% or more of image. |
Discard | Optic Disc is not visible | Macula is not clearly visible. | None of arcade is clearly visible. | Vessels are seen in <60% of image |