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Table 1 Overall sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value with corresponding 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) of BM, US and SD-OCT for detecting complete PVD in different vitreo-macular interface conditions

From: Accuracy of biomicroscopy, ultrasonography and spectral-domain OCT in detection of complete posterior vitreous detachment

 

Total eyes

Intraoperative PVD (%)

Positive eyes (FP)

Negative eyes (FN)

Sensitivity

(95% CI)

Specificity

(95% CI)

Positive predictive value (95% CI)

Negative predictive value (95% CI)

Biomicroscopy

123

31 (25.2)

32 (17)

91 (16)

48.4 (30.2–66.9)

81.5 (72.1–88.9)

46.9 (29.1–65.3)

82.4 (73.0–89.6)

Ultrasonography

123

31 (25.2)

28 (9)

95 (12)

61.3 (42.2–78.2)

90.2 (82.2–95.4)

67.9 (47.6–84.1)

87.4 (79.0–93.3)

SD-OCT

123

31 (25.2)

30 (13)

93 (14)

54.8 (36.0–72.7)

85.9 (77.0–92.3)

56.7 (37.4–74.5)

84.9 (76.0–91.5)

  1. CI Confidence Intervals, FP False positive, FN False negative, PVD Posterior vitreous detachment, SD-OCT Spectral domain optical coherence tomography