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Agreement of Tear Break-Up Time and Meniscus Height between Medmont E300 and Visionix VX120+

Authors :
Elena Martínez-Plaza
Ainhoa Molina-Martín
David P. Piñero
Source :
Applied Sciences, Vol 12, Iss 9, p 4589 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2022.

Abstract

The goal of this study was to analyze the agreement between the Medmont E300 and the Visionix VX120+ systems in terms of non-invasive tear break-up time (NIBUT) and tear meniscus height (TMH) measurements. A total of 60 eyes (30 healthy subjects) were enrolled. NIBUT and TMH were evaluated with Medmont E300; first NIBUT, NIBUT50%, and TMH were evaluated with Visionix VX120+. Both evaluations were performed in a random order by the same clinician for right, left, and both eyes. The Medmont E300 provided significantly higher NIBUT than Visionix VX120+ for first NIBUT in right, left, and both eyes (p ≤ 0.003) and NIBUT50% in left and both eyes (p ≤ 0.042). The TMH measured with VX120+ was significantly higher than with Medmont E300 considering both eyes (p = 0.037). No significant correlations were found between both devices for either NIBUT (p ≥ 0.11) or TMH (p ≥ 0.09). Passing–Bablok regression analyses revealed poor agreement between devices for NIBUT and TMH outcomes. VX120+ is expected to provide substantial lower first NIBUT values than the NIBUT measured by Medmont E300. Clinicians should consider not using both instruments as interchangeable for dry eye diagnosis.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20763417
Volume :
12
Issue :
9
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Applied Sciences
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.9692c501d1a4177b99af2e521312fb3
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/app12094589