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Distribution of astigmatism refractive errors by value in each eye
| Stigmatic refractive error subtypes | Reference range value | LE | RE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases | % | Number of cases | % | ||
| Low hyperopia | 0 - (+3) D | 194 | 4.53% | 284 | 6.63% |
| Moderate hyperopia | (+3) - (+6) | 3 | 0.07% | 0 | 0.00% |
| High hyperopia | > (+6) D | 1 | 0.02% | 2 | 0.05% |
| Low myopia | (-3) - 0 D | 41 | 0.96% | 34 | 0.79% |
| Moderate myopia | (-3) - (-6) D | 1 | 0.02% | 0 | 0.00% |
| High myopia | < (-6) | 3 | 0.07% | 2 | 0.05% |
| Total | - | 4281 | 100% | 4281 | 100% |
