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Table 1 Mean [95% CI] refractive error, best corrected visual acuity and accommodation amplitude for 2nd-, 5th- and 10th-grade children, shown for right eye, left eye and binocular measurements

From: Vision status of children aged 7–15 years referred from school vision screening in Norway during 2003–2013: a retrospective study

 

2nd grade

Mean [CI]

5th grade

Mean [CI]

10th grade

Mean [CI]

Refraction (SER, D)

RE

+ 0.71 [+ 0.61, +0.82]

+ 0.46 [+ 0.32, + 0.60]

+ 0.07 [− 0.05, + 0.19]

LE

+ 0.76 [+ 0.65, +0.86]

+ 0.51 [+ 0.36, + 0.66]

+ 0.08 [− 0.03, + 0.20]

Best corrected visual acuity (logMAR)

RE

+ 0.01 [− 0.002, + 0.02]

− 0.04 [− 0.06, − 0.02]

− 0.05 [− 0.06, − 0.04]

LE

+ 0.02 [+ 0.001, + 0.03]

− 0.04 [− 0.05, − 0.03]

− 0.06 [− 0.07, − 0.04]

Bin

− 0.02 [− 0.04, − 0.03]

− 0.09 [− 0.10, − 0.07]

− 0.10 [− 0.11, − 0.09]

Accommodation amplitude (D)

RE

12.3 [11.7, 12.9]

11.4 [10.8, 12.0]

10.3 [9.9, 10.7]

LE

12.4 [11.8, 13.0]

11.5 [10.9, 12.0]

10.5 [10.2, 10.9]

Bin

14.0 [13.4, 14.6]

12.9 [12.3, 13.5]

11.8 [11.3, 12.2]

  1. SER spherical equivalent refractive error, RE right eye, LE left eye, BIN binocular, D dioptre