METHODS: A diagnostic test study of 103 healthy subjects was implemented. The right eyes were selected for measurements. Ocular biological parameters including axial length(AL), anterior chamber depth(ACD), anterior aqueous depth(AQD), keratometry readings(K), central corneal thickness(CCT), lens thickness(LT), white-to-white corneal diameter(WTW)and pupil diameter(PD)were measured using IOL Master 700 by two experienced examiners. One-way ANOVA was used to evaluate the repeatability and reproducibility for the measurements by IOL Master 700.

RESULTS: Regarding repeatability, the test-retest repeatability(TRT)for AL, mean K(Km), K1, K2, ACD, AQD, LT, CCT, WTW and PD obtained by the two examiners were 0.018(0.017)mm, 0.215(0.270)D, 0.325(0.334)D, 0.303(0.366)D, 0.049(0.041)mm, 0.048(0.042)mm, 0.058(0.047)mm, 6.168(5.779)μm, 0.395(0.406)mm, and 1.097(1.099)mm, respectively; the relative coefficient of variation(CoV)for all measured parameters but the PD were ≤1.219%; the intraclass correlation coefficient(ICC)for all measured parameters were ≥0.815. Regarding reproducibility, the TRT for AL, Km, K1, K2, ACD, AQD, LT, CCT, WTW, and PD obtained were 0.018 mm, 0.240 D, 0.329 D, 0.337 D, 0.048 mm, 0.048mm, 0.055mm, 6.396μm, 0.420mm, and 1.144mm, respectively; the ICC for all measured parameters was ≥0.900; the CoV for all measured parameters were ≤1.263% CoV, except for the PD(8.750%). In addition, the ICC of AL measurement for both repeatability and reproducibility were 1.000.

CONCLUSION: With the exception of pupil diameter, IOL Master 700 demonstrates excellent repeatability and reproducibility in ocular biological measurements for healthy eyes, especially in measurement of axial length.