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We greatly appreciate the interest Dr Li has shown in our article.1 We agree with the first comment that examinations can be influenced by observers' subjectivity. However, examinations can also be influenced by interexaminer variability if multiple examiners perform the analysis. Lin et  al2 reported that interexaminer measurements related to the ciliary process were variable and recommended that measurement should be performed by the same observer. Hence, both approaches have pros and cons. Our previous study showed excellent intraexaminer intraclass correlation coefficient value s between 0.933 and 0.951 using anterior segment OCT images.

Source: Ophthalmology - September 19, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Junki Kwon, Kyung Rim Sung Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research