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Intrasession, intersession, and interexaminer variabilities of retinal nerve fiber layer measurements with spectral-domain OCT
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European Journal Of Ophthalmology. Wichtig Editore, v. 21, n. 3, n. 264, n. 270, 2011.
1120-6721
WOS:000290349300007
10.5301/EJO.2010.5469
Autor
Cremasco, F
Massa, G
Vidotti, VG
Lupinacci, APD
Costa, VP
Institución
Resumen
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) Purpose. To evaluate the intrasession, intersession, and interexaminer variabilities of retinal nerve fiber layer measurements (RNFL) with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT). Methods. A total of 32 healthy individuals and 34 patients with chronic glaucoma underwent RNFL measurements with the Cirrus HD-OCT Model 4000 (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, CA, USA) 5 times during the same sitting by one examiner to assess intrasession variability. The same examiner performed RNFL measurements in the same patients on 5 different days to assess intersession variability. A second examiner performed RNFL measurements in the same patients to assess interexaminer variability. The coefficients of variation and intraclass correlation coefficients were obtained for the following parameters: average thickness, quadrant thickness, and Clock hour thickness measurements. Results. Intrasession variability: In patients with glaucoma, coefficients of variation ranged from 4.51% to 11.84%. Intraclass correlation coefficients ranged from 0.74 to 0.99. In healthy individuals, coefficients of variation ranged from 2.92% to 6.99%. Intraclass correlation coefficients ranged from 0.89 to 0.98. Intersession variability: In patients with glaucoma, coefficients of variation ranged from 3.68% to 10.50%. Intraclass correlation coefficients ranged from 0.82 to 0.99. In healthy individuals, coefficients of variation ranged from 3.13% to 6.92%. Intraclass correlation coefficients ranged from 0.87 to 0.99. Interexaminer variability: In patients with glaucoma, coefficients of variation ranged from 2.62% to 14.94%. Intraclass correlation coefficients ranged from 0.55 to 0.98. In healthy individuals, coefficients of variation ranged from 2.04% to 7.31%. Intraclass correlation coefficients ranged from 0.86 to 0.98. Conclusions. These findings indicate that RNFL measurements with spectral-domain OCT display excellent reproducibility, with low intrasession, intersession, and interexaminer variabilities. 21 3 264 270 Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) FAPESP [07/51281-9]