Table 1. The demographic characteristics (Mean ± Standard Deviation; Range) of the study participants Stratified by Refraction Error (Spherical Equivalent (SE)).
Groups | Age (Years) | Men / Women | Region of Habitation (Rural/Urban) |
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High Myopia (SE ≤- 6 Diopters or Axial Length ≥26.5 mm) | 64.6 ± 8.7 (50 - 83) | 39/50 | 30/59 |
Low myopia (-6 Diopter < SE <-1 Diopter) | 66.4 ± 10.5 (50 - 87) | 39/56 | 31/64 |
Emmetropia (-1 Diopter ≤ SE ≤+1 Diopter) | 62.4 ± 9.1 (50 - 88) | 46/52 | 58/40 |
Hyperopia (SE > +1 Diopter | 67.8 ± 8.6 (52 - 89) | 41/55 | 37/59 |