Research Article

Repeatability of Ocular Measurements with a Dual-Scheimpflug Analyzer in Healthy Eyes

Table 4

Mean refractive power, total corneal power (ray traced) and standard deviations, ANOVA test, repeatability, intraclass coefficients, and coefficients of variation in healthy eyes.

Refractive power and
Total corneal power
Mean1   ±   SDMean2   ±   SDMean3   ±   SD   
ANOVA
Mean ± Sw ICC
(lower 95% CI)
COV
(%)

RP SimK steepest (D)44.57 ± 1.4744.58 ± 1.4944.47 ± 1.560.44644.54 ± 1.464.050.97 (0.95)3.28
RP SimK flattest (D)43.76 ± 1.4543.73 ± 1.3943.67 ± 1.610.66543.72 ± 1.433.970.96 (0.94)3.28
RP SimK average (D)44.16 ± 1.4444.15 ± 1.4144.07 ± 1.570.54144.13 ± 1.433.950.97 (0.95)3.23
RP average in (D)44.10 ± 1.4244.09 ± 1.3944.00 ± 1.580.51544.06 ± 1.413.910.96 (0.94)3.21
RP average mid (D)44.96 ± 1.4744.95 ± 1.5544.92 ± 1.480.43644.94 ± 1.494.131.00 (0.99)3.32
RP average out (D)45.42 ± 1.4745.41 ± 1.4845.45 ± 1.550.86445.43 ± 1.464.050.97 (0.96)3.22
TCP (RT) SimK steepest (D)42.37 ± 1.3442.39 ± 1.3842.27 ± 1.440.32742.34 ± 1.343.720.97 (0.95)3.17
TCP (RT) SimK flattest (D)41.70 ± 1.3341.63 ± 1.2741.60 ± 1.480.60641.64 ± 1.303.590.95 (0.92)3.11
TCP (RT) SimK average (D)42.03 ± 1.3242.01 ± 1.2941.93 ± 1.440.50741.99 ± 1.303.610.96 (0.94)3.10
TCP (RT) average in (D)41.99 ± 1.3141.96 ± 1.2741.89 ± 1.470.49041.95 ± 1.293.580.96 (0.93)3.09
TCP (RT) average mid (D)42.54 ± 1.2842.58 ± 1.4742.53 ± 1.340.52842.55 ± 1.353.740.99 (0.98)3.17
TCP (RT) average out (D)42.71 ± 1.2842.78 ± 1.3442.80 ± 1.410.64642.76 ± 1.283.540.95 (0.92)2.99

RP: refractive power; TCP (RT): total corneal power (ray traced); SD: standard deviation; Sw: within-subject SD; : ANOVA-test (values of were considered to be indicative of significant differences); : repeatability limits; ICC: intraclass coefficient; COV: coefficient of variation.