Table 2.
Axial growth, myopia progression, and change in corneal curvature during 12-months placebo-controlled trial in children with a high axial growth rate at base-line (0.200–0.390 mm per 6 months)
Age (month) | Base-line myopia Diopters | Base-line axial length mm | Base-line corneal curvature Diopters | Base-line axial growth mm per 6 months (SD) | Axial growth during trial mm per year (SD) | Base-line myopia progression Diopters per 6 months (SD) | Myopia progression during trial Diopters per year (SD) | Base-line change in corneal curvature Diopters per 6 months (SD) | Change in corneal curvature during trial Diopters per year (SD) | |
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7-mx (n = 16) | 129.6 (21.2) | −3.19 (1.94) | 24.57 (1.01) | 43.59 (1.84) | 0.256 (0.052) | 0.349 (0.149) | 0.535 (0.260) | 0.672 (0.321) | −0.018 (0.096) | 0.018 (0.101) |
Placebo (n = 15) | 122.9 (15.0) | −2.26 (1.23) | 24.73 (0.75) | 42.32 (1.11) | 0.260 (0.053) | 0.380 (0.173) | 0.482 (0.253) | 0.763 (0.562) | 0.040 (0.073) | −0.023 (0.109) |
p value | 0.292 | 0.126 | 0.620 | 0.028 | 0.832 | 0.593 | 0.567 | 0.582 | 0.068 | 0.283 |