Grading of Iris Color with an Extended Photographic Reference Set
Purpose: To present a new iris pigmentation classification system based on comparison of iris pigmentation to a set of 24 standard eye photographs, with the aim of gaining on accuracy and on applicability for retinal straylight studies. Methods: A reference set of 24 eye photographs was established...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2008-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Optometry |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1888429608700608 |
| Summary: | Purpose: To present a new iris pigmentation classification system based on comparison of iris pigmentation to a set of 24 standard eye photographs, with the aim of gaining on accuracy and on applicability for retinal straylight studies.
Methods: A reference set of 24 eye photographs was established by ranking the photographs from least (number 1) to most (number 24) iris pigmentation. Reproducibility was tested by grading a sample of 67 eye photographs with this reference set.
Results: The overall variation between observers was 1.46 on a scale of 0 to 25.
Conclusion: The new method is promising to be more accurate than existing iris color classification systems in clinical situations where objective colorimetry-based systems are not available. The method may be useful to assess iris translucency and fundus reflectance as sources of variation in retinal straylight. |
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| ISSN: | 1888-4296 |