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.