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Table 2 Differences in BCVA and refractive status between fellow and ptotic eyes (N = 30)

From: Refractive error characteristics and influence on ocular parameters in patients with unilateral congenital ptosis

 

Fellow eye

Ptotic eye

P value

BCVA (logMAR, median (IQR))

0.00(−0.04, 0.00)

0.00(− 0.13, 0.00)

0.009*

DS (D), median (IQR)

−1.25(−3.81, 0.50)

−0.75(−4.13, 0.31)

0.251

DC (D), median (IQR)

−0.50(− 0.82, − 0.25)

−0.50(− 1.25, − 0.43)

0.146

SER (D), median (IQR)

−1.50(− 3.94, 0.25)

−1.25(− 4.75, 0.25)

0.546

Refractive type (number, %)

 Myopia

21 (70%)

19 (63%)

0.625

 Hyperopia

0

1 (3%)

1

 Astigmatism

10 (33%)

15 (50%)

0.302

 Amblyopia

0

7 (23%)

0.016**

  1. Abbreviation: logMAR Logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution, IQR Interquartile range, BCVA Best-corrected visual acuity, DS Dioptre of spherical power, DC Dioptre of cylindrical power, SER Spherical equivalent refraction
  2. * Comparison between ptotic and fellow eyes by Wilcoxon rank-sum tests, P < 0.05 indicates statistical significance
  3. ** Comparison between ptotic and fellow eyes by McNemar’s tests, P < 0.05 indicates statistical significance