Comparing Interrater reliability between eye examination and eye self-examination 1

OBJECTIVE to compare Interrater reliability concerning two eye assessment methods. METHOD quasi-experimental study conducted with 324 college students including eye self-examination and eye assessment performed by the researchers in a public university. Kappa coefficient was used to verify agreement. RESULTS reliability coefficients between Interraters ranged from 0.85 to 0.95, with statistical significance at 0.05. The exams to check for near acuity and peripheral vision presented a reasonable kappa >0.2. The remaining coefficients were higher, ranging from very to totally reliable. CONCLUSION comparatively, the results of both methods were similar. The virtual manual on eye self-examination can be used to screen for eye conditions.