Research Article

Precision of Corneal Thickness Measurements Obtained Using the Scheimpflug-Placido Imaging and Agreement with Ultrasound Pachymetry

Table 1

Intraoperator repeatability of central corneal thickness (CCT) and the thinnest corneal thickness (TCT) readings using the Scheimpflug-Placido topographic modeling system (TMS-5).

ParametersMean ± SD (μm)Sw (μm)2.77 Sw (μm)CoV (%)ICC (95% CI)

1st observer
  CCT525.22 ± 30.41 6.51 18.05 1.24 0.955 (0.936 to 0.970)
  TCT520.87 ± 30.49 6.60 18.27 1.27 0.955 (0.934 to 0.970)
2nd observer
  CCT525.67 ± 29.62 6.32 17.50 1.20 0.956 (0.935 to 0.971)
  TCT521.43 ± 29.64 6.39 17.70 1.23 0.955 (0.934 to 0.970)

SD: standard deviation; Sw: within-subject standard deviation; CoV: coefficient of variation; ICC: intraclass correlation coefficient; CI: confidence interval.