Table 4 Association between visual symptoms and refractive error in the Refractive Error Group
From: Visual symptoms associated with refractive errors among Thangka artists of Kathmandu valley
Symptoms | Percentage symptom score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Types of refractive error | ||||
Myopia | Hypermetropia | Astigmatism | # p-value* | |
Internal symptoms | ||||
Tired eye | 12.5 | 8.0 | 12.8 | 0.43 |
Sore or aching eye | 12.5 | 5.3 | 14.9 | 0.003 |
Blurred vision | 14.6 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 0.02 |
Double vision | 8.9 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 0.72 |
External Symptoms | ||||
Dry eye | 11.1 | 8.0 | 15.3 | 0.005 |
Burning eye | 12.5 | 18.7 | 12.5 | 0.41 |
Irritated eye | 10.3 | 10.7 | 11.1 | 0.078 |
Watering eye | 9.1 | 20 | 5.6 | 0.93 |
General visual discomfort | 8.5 | 8.0 | 4.2 | 0.04 |