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Repeatability and reproducibility of optic nerve head topography using the retinal thickness analyzer.

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Hoffmann, EM; Medeiros, FA; Kramann, C; Pfeiffer, N; Grus, FH
Published in: Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol
February 2006

OBJECTIVE: The objective was to determine the reproducibility and repeatability of topographic disk parameters with the retinal thickness analyzer (RTA). METHODS: Thirty-nine eyes of 39 healthy subjects were included. Three observers performed three consecutive measurements of optic disk topography independently. Combined repeatability (intra-observer component of variability) and reproducibility (inter-observer component of variability, R and R) was assessed by variance component analysis. RESULTS: Six topographic parameters (disk area, cup area, cup volume, mean cup depth, maximum depth, and cup shape measure) revealed an acceptable repeatability and reproducibility expressed as the percentage of the total measurement variability (range 17.6-28.4%). The average reproducibility and repeatability of all optic disk parameters measured using the RTA was not acceptable (combined R and R = 33.4%). CONCLUSIONS: Repeatability and reproducibility of the optic disk topography analysis using the RTA reveals a high variation, and should, therefore, be interpreted carefully for glaucoma diagnosis and for monitoring the disease.

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Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol

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ISSN

0721-832X

Publication Date

February 2006

Volume

244

Issue

2

Start / End Page

192 / 198

Location

Germany

Related Subject Headings

  • Visual Acuity
  • Retina
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Optic Disk
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Observer Variation
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Intraocular Pressure
  • Humans
 

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Hoffmann, E. M., Medeiros, F. A., Kramann, C., Pfeiffer, N., & Grus, F. H. (2006). Repeatability and reproducibility of optic nerve head topography using the retinal thickness analyzer. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol, 244(2), 192–198. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-005-0027-2
Hoffmann, Esther M., Felipe A. Medeiros, Christina Kramann, Norbert Pfeiffer, and Franz H. Grus. “Repeatability and reproducibility of optic nerve head topography using the retinal thickness analyzer.Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 244, no. 2 (February 2006): 192–98. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-005-0027-2.
Hoffmann EM, Medeiros FA, Kramann C, Pfeiffer N, Grus FH. Repeatability and reproducibility of optic nerve head topography using the retinal thickness analyzer. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2006 Feb;244(2):192–8.
Hoffmann, Esther M., et al. “Repeatability and reproducibility of optic nerve head topography using the retinal thickness analyzer.Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol, vol. 244, no. 2, Feb. 2006, pp. 192–98. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s00417-005-0027-2.
Hoffmann EM, Medeiros FA, Kramann C, Pfeiffer N, Grus FH. Repeatability and reproducibility of optic nerve head topography using the retinal thickness analyzer. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2006 Feb;244(2):192–198.
Journal cover image

Published In

Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol

DOI

ISSN

0721-832X

Publication Date

February 2006

Volume

244

Issue

2

Start / End Page

192 / 198

Location

Germany

Related Subject Headings

  • Visual Acuity
  • Retina
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Optic Disk
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Observer Variation
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Intraocular Pressure
  • Humans