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Table 2 Summary of the axial length, corneal thickness and epithelial thickness of normal and high myopia groups

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

 

Normal

HM

Mean difference

P

(n = 97)

(n = 48)

Axial length (mm)

23.1 ± 0.7

26.7 ± 2.1

−3.6

0.000

CT (μm)

    

Central (a)

526 ± 29

539 ± 34

−14

0.013

S (b1)

559 ± 34

575 ± 37

−16

0.011

SN (b2)

551 ± 33

567 ± 37

−16

0.009

N (b3)

540 ± 31

555 ± 35

−14

0.014

IN (b4)

538 ± 30

550 ± 33

−12

0.030

I (b5)

540 ± 31

550 ± 31

−11

0.054

IT (b6)

538 ± 31

549 ± 32

−11

0.041

T (b7)

541 ± 32

555 ± 34

−13

0.023

ST (b8)

553 ± 33

568 ± 35

−15

0.013

S (c1)

590 ± 41

608 ± 41

−18

0.014

SN (c2)

572 ± 37

590 ± 40

−18

0.008

N (c3)

558 ± 33

573 ± 36

−15

0.016

IN (c4)

558 ± 32

571 ± 33

−13

0.023

I (c5)

562 ± 33

574 ± 30

−12

0.041

IT (c6)

556 ± 33

567 ± 30

−11

0.046

T (c7)

561 ± 35

574 ± 34

−13

0.034

ST (c8)

578 ± 36

596 ± 38

−18

0.008

ET (μm)

    

Central (a)

56 ± 3.6

55 ± 2.9

0.7

0.214

S (b1)

53 ± 4.3

53 ± 3.1

0.3

0.677

SN (b2)

53 ± 4.1

53 ± 3.1

0.1

0.870

N (b3)

54 ± 3.8

54 ± 2.7

−0.2

0.763

IN (b4)

55 ± 3.8

55 ± 2.5

0.1

0.803

I (b5)

56 ± 3.7

55 ± 2.6

−0.004

0.994

IT (b6)

55 ± 3.6

55 ± 2.6

0.1

0.891

T (b7)

55 ± 3.6

54 ± 2.7

0.2

0.746

ST (b8)

53 ± 3.9

53 ± 3.0

0.3

0.656

S (c1)

51 ± 4.6

51 ± 3.8

−0.8

0.327

SN (c2)

52 ± 4.3

52 ± 3.4

−1.0

0.154

N (c3)

53 ± 4.0

53 ± 2.9

−0.3

0.571

IN (c4)

54 ± 4.1

54 ± 2.9

−0.5

0.437

I (c5)

54 ± 4.3

55 ± 2.9

−0.8

0.182

IT (c6)

54 ± 4.0

54 ± 2.6

−0.3

0.588

T (c7)

53 ± 3.8

53 ± 3.0

−0.2

0.754

ST (c8)

52 ± 4.3

52 ± 3.5

−0.4

0.614

  1. CT = corneal thickness; ET = epithelial thickness; HM = high myopia; I = inferior; N = nasal; S = superior; T = temporal.
  2. Statistically significant differences (P < 0.05) are bold faced.