Table 1 The eye examinations
From: The Northern Finland Birth Cohort Eye Study: Design and baseline characteristics
Examination | Examiner / instrument | Method / protocol | Outcome measure |
|---|---|---|---|
Autorefraction | Nidek AR-360A | Refraction, near add | |
Automated visual acuity | Nidek AR-360A | Snellen visual acuity | |
Subjective refraction | Optometrist | Refraction, near add | |
Best corrected visual acuity | Optometrist | LogMAR -chart | LogMAR visual acuity |
Automated perimetry | Humphrey Field Analyser | Sita standard 24-2 | Glaucoma Hemifield Test, Visual Field Index, Mean Deviation, Pattern Standard Deviation |
Tonometry | Icare, Goldmann Applanation Tonometer | Intraocular pressure | |
Stereoscopic ONH photography | Canon CF-60DSi (EOS-1) | Gray-scale | Evaluation for glaucomatous damage |
RNFL photography | Canon CF-60DSi (EOS-1) | Grey-scale (495 nm filter) | Evaluation for glaucomatous damage |
Fundus photography | Canon CF-60DSi (EOS-1) | Colour and gray-scale | |
Optic nerve head OCT | Cirrus 4000 | Optic Disc Cube 200 × 200 | Rim thickness, Rim area, Cup:disc ratio |
Macular OCT | Cirrus 4000 | Macular Cube 512 × 128 | Macular thickness |
Central corneal OCT | Cirrus 4000 | Anterior Segment HD Images | Central corneal thickness |
Chamber angle OCT | Cirrus 4000 | Anterior Segment HD Images | Angle opening distance |
Pachymetry | Tomey SP-3000 | Central corneal thickness | |
Scanning laser polarimetry | GDx Pro | ECC | RNFL-I Summary Parameters, Nerve Fiber Indicator |
Optic nerve head topography | HRT3 | Moorfields Regression Analysis, Glaucoma Probability Score, Stereomeric parameters |