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Table 1 Intraoperator repeatability for epithelium thickness obtained using MS-39 in forme fruste keratoconus patients

From: Assessing progression limits in different grades of keratoconus from a novel perspective: precision of measurements of the corneal epithelium

Parameter

Observer

Mean ± SD (μm)

Sw (μm)

TRT (μm)

CoV (%)

ICC (95% CI)

CET

1st

52.62 ± 2.85

0.52

1.45

0.99

0.967 (0.939 to 0.983)

 

2nd

52.68 ± 2.91

0.72

2.00

1.37

0.941 (0.893 to 0.970)

TET

1st

46.12 ± 3.59

1.75

4.85

3.79

0.795 (0.657 to 0.891)

 

2nd

46.08 ± 3.57

1.77

4.90

3.84

0.789 (0.648 to 0.887)

S1

1st

53.24 ± 2.48

0.63

1.74

1.18

0.939 (0.889 to 0.969)

 

2nd

53.40 ± 2.28

0.65

1.81

1.23

0.922 (0.860 to 0.960)

S3

1st

49.80 ± 3.19

1.86

5.14

3.73

0.723 (0.532 to 0.860)

 

2nd

49.69 ± 3.04

1.78

4.92

3.58

0.721 (0.547 to 0.850)

I1

1st

52.38 ± 2.79

0.66

1.84

1.27

0.946 (0.901 to 0.972)

 

2nd

52.79 ± 2.83

0.62

1.71

1.17

0.954 (0.916 to 0.977)

I3

1st

51.74 ± 3.51

1.56

4.32

3.01

0.826 (0.704 to 0.908)

 

2nd

52.11 ± 3.09

1.64

4.53

3.14

0.764 (0.611 to 0.873)

N1

1st

53.30 ± 3.44

0.52

1.45

0.98

0.977 (0.958 to 0.989)

 

2nd

54.31 ± 2.57

0.70

1.94

1.29

0.930 (0.873 to 0.964)

N3

1st

53.12 ± 3.46

1.49

4.12

2.80

0.836 (0.719 to 0.914)

 

2nd

53.51 ± 2.91

1.35

3.74

2.52

0.812 (0.682 to 0.900)

T1

1st

52.90 ± 3.02

0.79

2.18

1.49

0.935 (0.883 to 0.967)

 

2nd

52.26 ± 3.63

0.78

2.16

1.49

0.955 (0.919 to 0.978)

T3

1st

52.81 ± 2.93

1.39

3.86

2.64

0.804 (0.670 to 0.896)

 

2nd

52.20 ± 3.18

1.46

4.05

2.80

0.814 (0.686 to 0.902)

  1. SD = standard deviation; Sw = within-subject standard deviation; TRT = test-retest repeatability (2.77 Sw); CoV = coefficient of variation; ICC = intraclass correlation coefficient; CET = central epithelium thickness; TET = thinnest epithelium thickness; S1 (S3) = corneal apex superior at 1 mm (3 mm); I1 (I3) = corneal apex inferior at 1 mm (3 mm); N1 (N3) = corneal apex nasal at 1 mm (3 mm); T1 (T3) = corneal apex temporal at 1 mm (3 mm)