Table 4.
Spectacle Compliance*
| Period | All Subjects |
Baseline Spherical Equivalent −0.75 D to −1.49 D |
Baseline Spherical Equivalent −1.50 D to −2.50 D |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SVL (n = 58) | PAL (n = 58) | SVL (n = 33) | PAL (n = 30) | SVL (n = 25) | PAL (n = 28) | |
| During school | ||||||
| Mean compliance score | 4.80 | 4.60 | 4.76 | 4.42 | 4.85 | 4.79 |
| Excellent compliance, %† | 90 | 72 | 88 | 60 | 92 | 86 |
| After school | ||||||
| Mean compliance score | 4.61 | 4.37 | 4.49 | 4.10 | 4.76 | 4.65 |
| Excellent compliance, %† | 76 | 60 | 70 | 47 | 84 | 75 |
| Weekends | ||||||
| Mean compliance score | 4.55 | 4.33 | 4.44 | 4.06 | 4.69 | 4.61 |
| Excellent compliance, %† | 71 | 60 | 63 | 50 | 80 | 71 |
*
Compliance was assessed on a five-point Likert scale: always, 5; often, 4; sometimes, 3; rarely, 2; and never, 1.
†
Excellent compliance indicates that for the specified period, spectacles were estimated at all visits to have been worn either always or often. Two subjects had no follow-up visits (one SVL, one PAL).