Consensus on Diagnostic Criteria of Idiopathic Orbital Inflammation Using a Modified Delphi Approach.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Current practice to diagnose idiopathic orbital inflammation (IOI) is inconsistent, leading to frequent misdiagnosis of other orbital entities, including cancer. By specifying criteria, diagnosis of orbital inflammation will be improved.

Objective

To define a set of criteria specific for the diagnosis of IOI.

Design, setting, and participants

A 3-round modified Delphi process with an expert panel was conducted from June 8, 2015, to January 25, 2016. Fifty-three orbital scientist experts, identified through membership in the Orbital Society, were invited to participate in on online survey and they scored, using 5-point Likert scales, items that are eligible as diagnostic criteria from the literature and from personal experience. The items were clustered arou

SUBMITTER: Mombaerts I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5710199 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature