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. 2023 Oct 25;8(1):e001354. doi: 10.1136/bmjophth-2023-001354

Table 4.

Adjusted association between refraction procedures and spectacle quality among spectacle types (single vision distance and bifocals, n=178; single vision near, n=88)

Single vision distance and bifocals Single vision near
n (%) OR 95% CI P value* n (%) OR 95% CI P value*
Refractive status at baseline
 Emmetropic 0/0 (0.0%) NA 30/46 (65.2) 1.00
 Hyperopia only 26/63 (41.3%) 1.00 7/42 (16.7) 0.01 0.00 to 0.11 <0.001
 Myopia only 36/62 (58.1%) 2.92 1.33 to 6.42 0.008 0/0 (0.0) NA
 Astigmatism only/myopic astigmatism 19/53 (35.8%) 8.44 0.21 to 347.46 0.261 0/0 (0.0) NA
Focimetry
 Not performed 1/30 (3.3%) 1.00 6/23 (26.1) 1.00
 Performed 80/148 (54.1%) 26.50 4.52 to 155.50 <0.001 31/65 (47.7%) 20.65 3.61 to 118.10 0.001
Autorefraction
 Performed 68/134 (50.7%) 1.00 33/75 (44.0) 1.00
 Not performed 13/44 (29.5%) 0.47 0.20 to 1.12 0.088 4/13 (30.8) 0.23 0.03 to 1.73 0.154
Distance subjective refraction
 Spherical and cylinder power not tested 1/19 (5.3%) 1.00 28/51 (54.9)† 1.00
 Only spherical component tested 61/106 (57.5%) 54.92 0.88 to 3427.03 0.058 9/37 (24.3) 1.31 0.04 to 39.98 0.878
 Only cylinder tested 10/14 (71.4%) 80.83 4.69 to 1391.72 0.002
 Sphere and cylinder tested 9/39 (23.1%) 4.29 0.50 to 36.81 0.184 0/0 (0.0) NA
Near visual acuity
 Not tested with distance lenses 29/54 (53.7) 1.00
 Tested with distance lenses 8/34 (23.5) 2.88 0.13 to 61.35 0.499
Near subjective refraction
 Not performed 2/5 (40.0) 1.00
 Performed 35/83 (42.2) 0.57 0.05 to 5.97 0.636

*Assessed via multivariable logistic regression with robust standard errors to account for intraservice correlation.

†Includes one visit where only the cylindrical component was checked during distance subjective refraction.

n, number of spectacles with optimal quality.