Research Article

Comparisons of Effective Fields of Two Ultra-Widefield Ophthalmoscopes, Optos 200Tx and Clarus 500

Table 2

Number of three gradings, C > O, C = O, or C < O based on the highest number of traceable vessel branch by the two raters in the four retinal quadrants.

Number of “O > C”Number of “O = C”Number of “O < C”Kendall’s coefficient of concordance

Upper temporal (Rater 1/Rater 2)41/3536/4213/130.79
Lower temporal (Rater 1/Rater 2)27/2241/4922/190.79
Upper nasal (Rater 1/Rater 2)22/2048/5520/150.81
Lower nasal (Rater 1/Rater 2)12/1145/5133/280.79

An image was graded as “O > C” when the highest number of traceable vessel branch was larger in the Optos image than in the Clarus image. An image was graded as “O < C” when the highest number of traceable vessel branch was larger on the Clarus image than on the Optos image. An image was graded as “O = C” when the highest number of traceable vessel branch was equal in the Optos and Clarus images. Inter-rater reliability in the grading of the image into “O > C,” “O < C,” or “O = C” by the two raters was assessed using Kendall’s coefficient of concordance.