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This study aimed to evaluate the agreement and repeatability of measurements between two anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) devices\u2014OCT REVO FC 130 and Optovue RTV XR Avanti\u2014in healthy individuals. Methods: This prospective, cross-sectional, observational study included 53 healthy participants. High-quality scans were performed using both devices by two trained operators. Agreement between devices was assessed using Bland\u2013Altman analysis and Deming regression, while repeatability and reproducibility were evaluated through intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) and test\u2013retest variability (TRT). Results: Both devices demonstrated high repeatability and reproducibility across central and peripheral zones, with ICCs exceeding 0.98 for central pachymetry and stroma measurements. Repeatability and reproducibility were slightly higher for the OCT REVO FC 130 compared to the Optovue RTV XR Avanti, particularly for central measurements. Bland\u2013Altman analysis revealed a mean difference near zero with narrow limits of agreement for most parameters, indicating strong inter-device agreement. Variability in CET measurements was higher, potentially due to the inclusion of tear film in OCT segmentation. Conclusions: The OCT REVO FC 130 and Optovue RTV XR Avanti offer comparable reliability and precision for corneal thickness measurements in healthy eyes, with the REVO demonstrating slightly better repeatability and reproducibility. These findings support the use of either device in clinical practice and research for corneal assessment.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm14041295","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,17]],"date-time":"2025-02-17T03:41:47Z","timestamp":1739763707000},"page":"1295","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Variability in Corneal and Epithelial Pachymetry: A Comparison of Optopol Revo 130 and Optovue RTV XR Avanti in Healthy Patients"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6707-5790","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Edward","family":"Wyl\u0119ga\u0142a","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Ophthalmology Department, Railway Hospital, 40-760 Katowice, Poland"},{"name":"Chair and Clinical Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Okr\u0119gowy Szpital Kolejowy, Panewnicka 65, 40-760 Katowice, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-6164-4009","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Katarzyna","family":"Kryszan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ophthalmology Department, Railway Hospital, 40-760 Katowice, Poland"},{"name":"Chair and Clinical Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Okr\u0119gowy Szpital Kolejowy, Panewnicka 65, 40-760 Katowice, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kamila","family":"Rogacz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ophthalmology Department, Railway Hospital, 40-760 Katowice, Poland"},{"name":"Chair and Clinical Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Okr\u0119gowy Szpital Kolejowy, Panewnicka 65, 40-760 Katowice, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Katarzyna","family":"Buja\u0142a","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ophthalmology Department, Railway Hospital, 40-760 Katowice, Poland"},{"name":"Chair and Clinical Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Okr\u0119gowy Szpital Kolejowy, Panewnicka 65, 40-760 Katowice, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bogdan","family":"Dugie\u0142\u0142o","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ophthalmology Department, Railway Hospital, 40-760 Katowice, Poland"},{"name":"Chair and Clinical Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Okr\u0119gowy Szpital Kolejowy, Panewnicka 65, 40-760 Katowice, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Przemys\u0142aw","family":"Wo\u017aniak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ophthalmology Department, Railway Hospital, 40-760 Katowice, Poland"},{"name":"Chair and Clinical Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Okr\u0119gowy Szpital Kolejowy, Panewnicka 65, 40-760 Katowice, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Adam","family":"Wyl\u0119ga\u0142a","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Experimental Ophthalmology Unit, Department of Biophysics, II School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry in Zabrze Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2819","DOI":"10.4103\/ijo.IJO_2399_20","article-title":"Advanced epithelial mapping for refractive surgery","volume":"68","author":"Khamar","year":"2020","journal-title":"Indian. 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