A randomized clinical trial using cyclopentolate and tropicamide to compare cycloplegic refraction in Chinese young adults with dark irises

Table 2 Non-cycloplegic and cycloplegic refraction in the cyclopentolate group

	Non-cycloplegic	Cycloplegic	Difference	p-value
Autorefraction
Sphere (D)	−4.01 ± 2.26	−3.60 ± 2.38	0.40 ± 0.34	< 0.01*
Cylinder (D)	−0.77 ± 0.96(− 0.50)	−0.79 ± 0.90(− 0.50)	−0.02 ± 0.27(0.00)	0.311⁺
Spherical Equivalent (D)	−4.39 ± 2.37	−4.00 ± 2.49	0.39 ± 0.36	< 0.01*
Subjective refraction
Sphere (D)	−4.06 ± 2.22	−3.67 ± 2.38	0.39 ± 0.32	< 0.01*
Cylinder (D)	−0.62 ± 0.78(− 0.50)	−0.61 ± 0.74(− 0.50)	0.02 ± 0.29(0.00)	0.446⁺
Spherical Equivalent (D)	−4.37 ± 2.31	−3.97 ± 2.50	0.40 ± 0.35	< 0.01*

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