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.