Agreement and repeatability of Icare ic100 tonometer |
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Authors: | Judy Jose Ramesh S Ve H Vijaya Pai Sayantan Biswas Vamsi Parimi Paresh Poojary T Nagarajan |
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Institution: | Department of Optometry, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka, India;1.Ophthalmology Department, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka, India;2.Prasad Nethralaya, Udupi, Karnataka, India |
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Abstract: | Purpose:To find the agreement and repeatability of Icare ic100 tonometer.Methods:We included 150 subjects above the age of 18 years for this cross-sectional, multicenter study with intraocular pressure (IOP) ≥7 mmHg. After the initial ophthalmic examination, two masked examiners took five IOP measurements using three different instruments; Icare ic100, Icare TA01i, and Goldmann applanation tonometer (GAT) in only one eye of the participants. Comparison of agreement of IOP using different instruments was quantified with intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) using the two-way random effects models of absolute agreement and Cronbach''s alpha. The test-retest variability of the instruments was assessed by deriving repeatability coefficient (RC) and coefficient of variation (CV).Results:Agreement between the tonometers across the different IOP groups had no statistically significant difference in their mean IOP. Icare ic100 was found to have good reliability across all IOP groups (ICC value >0.78) when compared with Icare TA01i. In comparison with GAT, Icare ic100 showed good reliability across all IOP groups (ICC >0.87) except >16 to <23 mmHg group where it showed moderate reliability (ICC = 0.52). Icare ic100 showed good repeatability with RC and CV of 2.67 and 4.89, respectively.Conclusion:Icare ic100 rebound tonometer can measure IOP with relatively small measurement error and can provide a reliable and repeatable reading in comparison with GAT across a wide pressure range without hampering corneal health. |
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Keywords: | Agreement Icare-tonometer intraocular pressure repeatability tonometer |
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