Table 3.
Intrarater reliability (repeatability) for pterygium surgery assessing scale
| Item | ICC | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower bound | Upper bound | ||
| Preoperative preparation | 0.916*** | 0.879 | 0.941 |
| Microscope use | 0.923*** | 0.890 | 0.947 |
| Instrument handling | 0.883*** | 0.832 | 0.919 |
| Local anesthesia | 0.846*** | 0.779 | 0.893 |
| Conjunctival incision | 0.894*** | 0.847 | 0.926 |
| Pterygium head dissection | 0.914*** | 0.876 | 0.940 |
| Pterygium body separation and dissection | 0.934*** | 0.905 | 0.954 |
| Removal of subconjunctival tissue | 0.841*** | 0.772 | 0.889 |
| Hemostasis | 0.962*** | 0.945 | 0.974 |
| Conjunctival autograft acquisition | 0.909*** | 0.869 | 0.936 |
| Autograft suturing | 0.837*** | 0.767 | 0.887 |
| Postoperative clean up | 0.908*** | 0.867 | 0.936 |
ICC intraclass correlation coefficient, CI confidential interval
***P < 0.001