Table 2

Sensitivity and specificity for categorising optic discs, as normal or glaucomatous, on the basis of total neuroretinal rim area

Method for defining cut offSpecificitySensitivity
2.5 percentiles (empirical)97.7%58.5%
95% prediction intervals (linear regression)98.9%41.5%
95% prediction intervals (linear regression)98.9%60.4%
98% prediction intervals (linear regression)98.9%37.7%
  • Untransformed data. Log transformed data.