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Comparison of axial length using a new swept-source optical coherence tomography-based biometer - ARGOS with partial
Jameel Rizwana Hussaindeen1, Ephrame G Mariam2, Sushil Arunachalam2
1Myopia Clinic, Srimathi Sundari Subramanian Department of Visual Psychophysics, Unit of Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Nungambakkam, Chennai, India.
Purpose:
To compare the axial length measurements obtained by a new swept source optical coherence tomography based biometer-ARGOS with partial coherence interferometry based biometer -IOL master in school children between the ages of 11-17.
Methods:
A prospective, cross-sectional, device comparison study was conducted in a school vision screening program comparing the axial length (AL) and corneal curvature (K) measurements obtained by two biometers- ARGOS and IOL master. Children with 6/9 vision or better, without any ocular abnormalities were included in the study. Two trained optometrists performed the measurements and were masked for the outcome measures.
Results:
The sample size was 188 with a mean(SD) age of 13.88±1.69 years, of which 101 were boys. The mean (SD) AL was 23.94± 1.01 mm with Argos and 23.83 ± 1.03 mm with IOL Master (paired t-test, p>0.05). The mean K was 43.62D±1.59 with Argos and 43.64D±1.61 with IOL master (paired t-test, p>0.05). There was a strong positive correlation between the biometers for AL (r = 1.00, p<0.0001) and K (r = 0.99, p<0.0001). The mean difference in axial length between the two biometers was 0.11± 0.04 mm and the limits of agreement were between -0.02 to -0.19. The mean difference in corneal curvature was 0.02±0.15D and the limits of agreement were between -0.28 to 0.32D.
Conclusion:
Axial length measurements using SS-OCT and PCI based biometers were in agreement and comparable among children between the ages of 11 to 17.
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