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Interocular agreement was assessed with intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC), Spearman's rank correlation (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03c1<\/jats:italic>\n                      ), and paired testing with false discovery rate control.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Median interocular agreement was good but parameter-specific (ICC 0.76 in precapillary PH and 0.78 in controls). In PH, agreement was highest for choroidal metrics. In controls, it was lowest for retinal pigment epithelium thickness. No systematic laterality bias was detected in PH, whereas two parameters remained significant in controls. Absolute inter-eye differences were small but greater in PH for selected temporal and nasal retinal thickness and volume subfields.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Interocular agreement was parameter-specific in both groups. In precapillary PH, one-eye sampling appears most defensible for choroidal biomarkers. 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