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. 2021 Apr 23;100(16):e25638. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000025638

Table 3.

Differences between ultrasound pachymetry, noncontact tonopachy, Pentacam, and RTVue.

Parameter TP-USP Pen-USP RTVue-USP Pen-TP RTVue-TP RTVue-Pen
Mean bias in CCT (μm) 1.22 12.29 0.28 11.08 −0.94 −12.01
SD (μm) 5.47 5.87 5.32 6.54 5.78 6.87
Maximum (μm) 15 30 18 28 14 7
Minimum (μm) −12 −2 −9 −7 −14 −26
95% CI for the mean (μm) −0.02 to 2.45 10.97 to 13.62 −0.92 to 1.48 9.60 to 12.55 −2.24 to 0.37 −13.56 to -10.47
LOA (μm) −9.50 to 11.93 0.78 to 23.81 −10.14 to 10.70 −1.75 to 23.90 −12.27 to 10.39 −25.47 to 1.44
Width of limits (μm) 21.43 23.03 20.84 25.65 22.66 26.91
95% CI for the LOA −11.61 to 14.04 −1.49 to 26.07 −12.19 to 12.75 −4.28 to 26.43 −14.5 to 12.63 −28.12 to 4.09
P (one-way ANOVA, Bonferroni) 0.316 <0.01 1.000 <0.01 0.941 <0.01
R-value 0.988 0.986 0.988 0.981 0.986 0.980
Within 5-μm difference (%) 73.1 10.3 71.8 19.2 69.2 17.9

ANOVA = analysis of variance, CCT = central corneal thickness, CI = confidence interval, LOA = limits of agreement, Pen = Pentacam, SD = standard deviation, TP = tonopachy, USP = ultrasound pachymetry.