Research Article

Autorefraction, Retinoscopy, Javal’s Rule, and Grosvenor’s Modified Javal’s Rule: The Best Predictor of Refractive Astigmatism

Table 1

Intraclass correlation between right and left eyes for various parameters.

ParameterIntraclass correlation coefficientConfidence interval -value

Autorefraction spherical equivalent0.9340.871–0.966
Autorefraction total astigmatism0.9210.845–9.960
Retinoscopy spherical equivalent 0.9290.861–0.964
Retinoscopy total astigmatism 0.9620.926–0.984
Subjective refraction spherical equivalent 0.9680.937–0.977
Subjective refraction total astigmatism0.9520.913–0.977
Total astigmatism by Javal’s rule0.7830.562–0.892
Total astigmatism by Grosvenor’s version of Javal’s rule0.7830.562–0.892