Table 2 Distribution of the visual symptoms in the Refractive Error Group (REG) and the Normal Cohort Group (NCG)
From: Visual symptoms associated with refractive errors among Thangka artists of Kathmandu valley
Symptoms | Symptoms reported for at least once in percentage | Percentage symptom scores | Median | p-value* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Items | REG | NCG | REG | NCG | REG | NCG | |
Internal symptoms | |||||||
Tired eye | 52.5 | 50.5 | 12.3 | 11.9 | 2 | 2 | 0.20 |
Sore or aching eye | 61.0 | 55.8 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 2 | 3 | 0.35 |
Blurred vision | 69.5 | 47.4 | 15.2 | 12.5 | 3 | 1 | 0.003 |
Double vision | 23.7 | 20 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.95 |
External symptoms | |||||||
Dry eye | 44.1 | 36.8 | 11.8 | 9.6 | 1 | 1 | 0.004 |
Burning eye | 55.9 | 52.6 | 12.9 | 13.5 | 2 | 2 | 0.86 |
rritated eye | 47.5 | 45.3 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 2 | 1 | 0.25 |
Watering eye | 37.3 | 49.5 | 9.0 | 12.6 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 |
General visual discomfort | 18.6 | 25.3 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 1 | 1 | 0.80 |