Repeatability and agreement of 2 Scheimpflug analyzers in measuring the central corneal thickness and anterior chamber angle, volume, and depth

Eur J Ophthalmol. 2012:22 Suppl 7:S29-32. doi: 10.5301/ejo.5000102.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Anterior Chamber / anatomy & histology*
  • Cornea / anatomy & histology*
  • Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological / instrumentation*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Organ Size
  • Photography / instrumentation
  • Prospective Studies
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence / instrumentation
  • Young Adult