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Table 1 Characteristics of normal subjects and subjects with high myopia

From: Corneal thickness, epithelial thickness and axial length differences in normal and high myopia

Characteristics

Normal

High myopia

P Value*

Patients, n

97

48

 

Eyes, n

97

48

 

Age (yrs)

56 ± 18

51 ± 20

0.188

Gender (male/female)

33/64

25/23

0.037

Spherical error (diopter)

−1.27 ± 0.64

−9.11 ± 3.63

0.000

Astigmatism (diopter)

0.89 ± 0.50

1.45 ± 0.89

0.000

  1. *All calculated by t test, except the values in bold, which was calculated by chi-square test.