PURPOSE: To evaluate the repeatability and agreement of 2 Scheimpflug tomographies (Pentacam HR, Oculus GmbH; Sirius, CSO Inc.) in measuring the central corneal thickness (CCT) and depth (ACD), volume (ACV), and angle (ACA) of the anterior chamber. METHODS: Three consecutive measurements were performed in one eye of each subject, with both instruments. The following were evaluated: CCT, ACD, ACV, and ACA. Repeatability was assessed by the Friedman test and agreement was assessed by 4 different Wilcoxon tests for paired data. RESULTS: The study enrolled 30 patients. With Sirius tomography the Friedman test p values for testing homogeneity across measurements was with respect to CCT 0.320, ACD 0.315, ACV 0.171, and ACA 0.020; and with Pentacam CCT 0.191, ACD 0.010, ACV 0.704, and ACA 0.150. The Wilcoxon test p values for testing the measurement homogeneity between the corneal tomography Sirius and Pentacam showed the following: ACD 0.000, ACD 0.000, ACV 0.853, and ACA 0.000. CONCLUSIONS: The measurements may be considered substantially stable for each corneal tomography and each variable, but the 2 corneal tomographies do not produce statistically equivalent measurements.
PURPOSE: To evaluate the repeatability and agreement of 2 Scheimpflug tomographies (Pentacam HR, Oculus GmbH; Sirius, CSO Inc.) in measuring the central corneal thickness (CCT) and depth (ACD), volume (ACV), and angle (ACA) of the anterior chamber. METHODS: Three consecutive measurements were performed in one eye of each subject, with both instruments. The following were evaluated: CCT, ACD, ACV, and ACA. Repeatability was assessed by the Friedman test and agreement was assessed by 4 different Wilcoxon tests for paired data. RESULTS: The study enrolled 30 patients. With Sirius tomography the Friedman test p values for testing homogeneity across measurements was with respect to CCT 0.320, ACD 0.315, ACV 0.171, and ACA 0.020; and with Pentacam CCT 0.191, ACD 0.010, ACV 0.704, and ACA 0.150. The Wilcoxon test p values for testing the measurement homogeneity between the corneal tomography Sirius and Pentacam showed the following: ACD 0.000, ACD 0.000, ACV 0.853, and ACA 0.000. CONCLUSIONS: The measurements may be considered substantially stable for each corneal tomography and each variable, but the 2 corneal tomographies do not produce statistically equivalent measurements.
Authors: Clara Ruiz-Belda; David P Piñero; Pedro Ruiz-Fortes; Roberto Soto-Negro; Myriam Moya; Rafael J Pérez-Cambrodí; Alberto Artola Journal: Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol Date: 2015-07-15 Impact factor: 3.117
Authors: Ivano Riva; Eleonora Micheletti; Francesco Oddone; Carlo Bruttini; Silvia Montescani; Giovanni De Angelis; Luigi Rovati; Robert N Weinreb; Luciano Quaranta Journal: J Clin Med Date: 2020-11-25 Impact factor: 4.241