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Table 1 Pre- and post-expedition visual acuity, refraction and intra-ocular pressure

From: Antarctica eye study: a prospective study of the effects of overwintering on ocular parameters and visual function

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LogMAR VA RE

LogMAR VA LE

Refraction RE

Refraction LE

IOP RE

IOP LE

   

Sph

Cyl

Axis

Sph

Cyl

Axis

  

A

Pre

− 0.14

− 0.18

0.25

−1.5

60

0.25

−2

92.5

10

10

Post

− 0.14

− 0.1

0.25

−1

60

0

−1.75

90

9

10

Diff

0

0.08

0

0.5

0

0.25

0.25

−2.5

−1

0

B

Pre

−0.14

−0.20

0

−0.25

100

−0.25

− 0.25

55

12

12

Post

−0.16

−0.14

− 0.25

−0.25

135

−0.25

− 0.25

55

12

12

Diff

−0.02

0.06

0.25

0

35

0

0

0

0

0

C

Pre

−0.18

−0.24

0.25

−0.25

85

−0.25

−1

70

15

14

Post

−0.16

− 0.26

0.25

− 0.5

26

− 0.25

−0.5

67

17

17

Diff

0.02

−0.02

0

−0.25

− 59

0

0.5

−3

2

3

D

Pre

−0.22

− 0.24

0.25

− 0.25

180

0.5

−0.25

140

20

20

Post

−0.28

− 0.22

0.25

− 0.25

30

− 0.25

− 0.25

150

16

16

Diff

−0.06

0.02

0

0

−150

−0.75

0

−10

−4

−4

E

Pre

−0.2

−0.24

0

−0.25

100

0.25

0

0

15

14

Post

Diff

  1. Pre pre-expedition, Post post-expedition, Diff difference, VA visual acuity, RE right eye, LE left eye, Sph Sphere, Cyl Cylinder, VA visual acuity, RE right eye, LE left eye, IOP intra-ocular pressure