title: Comparison of standard and loupe colposcopy (part I).
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Our objective was to determine whether colposcopy can be performed with surgical-type loupes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty-one patients with abnormal Papanicolaou (Pap) smear test reports were examined with 6× loupes supplied by Designs For Vision, Inc. (Ronkonkoma, NY) and with a standard Zeiss Colposcope (Model OM-1). Comparisons between the two instruments were made for colposcopic impression and final histological analysis. Statistical analysis was performed by using the Kappa test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Comparison of the two methods of examination demonstrated excellent agreement (κ = .86) with Pap smear and biopsy results.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We decided that surgical loupes are adequate for colposcopic examination.
authors.affiliation: Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, and* Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Dunton
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Olafson
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Oken
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Dubin