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The study also sought to investigate the correlation of CD with age, gender, and central corneal thickness (CCT) in normal eyes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>CD measurements were obtained using the Casia 2 and the Pentacam AXL Wave. Data were collected on Total Corneal Densitometry and 4 concentric corneal annular areas, these are referred to as zone 1, denoting the central area, through to zone 4, designating the outermost peripheral region. Repeatability was assessed using intra-session test\u2013retest variability, coefficient of variation (CoV), and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). The agreement was evaluated using Bland\u2013Altman plots. Correlation analysis was performed between CD, age, gender, and CCT.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The study included 96 healthy volunteers. The Casia 2 demonstrated high repeatability with ICC values exceeding 0.9 in all the corneal zones and lower CoV values compared to the Pentacam AXL Wave (ranging from 1.07% to 2.25% for Casia 2 and from 1.91% to 6.89% for Pentacam).95% LoA were within\u2009\u00b1\u20092 standard deviation from the average mean except from zone 1 (\u00b1\u20092.42).However, the measurements showed a consistent bias among all the corneal zones. CD values were positively correlated with age, except for zone 1 with the Pentacam (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.083).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The findings suggest that the Casia 2 can be a reliable tool for assessing corneal transparency in healthy individuals, however its measurements are not interchangeable with those provided by the Pentacam. 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