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Agreement between CSI boundaries and scan patterns was assessed using Bland-Altman analysis. Topographical CVI variations across 6-mm Early Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) subfields, quadrants and rings were evaluated using two-way repeated-measures ANOVA.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Participants were aged 21\u201331 years (72% female; mean spherical equivalent \u22122.97\u2009\u00b1\u20092.02\u2009D). Mean CVI differences ranged from 1.43 to 2.38% between the upper and middle CSI boundaries and from 1.23 to 2.04% between the middle and lower CSI boundaries. Comparisons between the upper and lower CSI boundaries resulted in larger CVI differences, ranging from 2.90 to 4.42%. The coefficient of variation for CVI was low (&lt;2%) between radial and raster scan patterns, and Bland-Altman analysis showed overall good agreement. The 31-line raster scan measured 0.51% higher CVI in the central foveal region, whereas the 12-line radial scan yielded 0.64\u20131.10% higher CVI in the perifoveal region. Significant mean differences were observed only in the outer temporal subfield (\u22121.10%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.005) and outer ring (\u22120.77%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.02). No significant scan-pattern effect was found, but CVI varied significantly across the ETDRS grid, with the lowest values in the outer nasal subfield, nasal quadrant and outer ring.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Radial scans provide CVI measurements comparable to raster scans, with faster acquisition, supporting practical use in children. 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