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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Optom Vis Sci. 2014 Apr;91(4):383–389. doi: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000000223

Table 5.

Association of hyperopia with stereoacuity in non-strabismic, non-amblyopic children by severity level of hyperopia (N=2644)§.

Hyperopia > +3.25 D
Stereoacuity Levels (arc sec) No Hyperopia (≤+3.25 D) (N=2338) Hyperopia (>+3.25 D) (N=206) P for comparing No/Yes hyperopia Group 1 (N=39) Group 2 (N=72) Group 3 (N=95) P for comparing among 3 severity levels
Unable£ 16 (0.7%) 6 (2.9%) <0.0001 1 (1.3%) 1 (0.9) 4 (3.8%) 0.002
No measurable stereopsis 79(3.2%) 33(16.0%) 9(23.1%) 12(16.7%) 12(12.6%)
480 95(3.9%) 23(11.2%) 11(28.2%) 7(9.7%) 5(5.3%)
240 201(8.2%) 24(11.7%) 7(17.9%) 4(5.6%) 13(13.7%)
120 625(25.6%) 56(27.2%) 4(10.3%) 24(33.3%) 28(29.5%)
60 1422(58.3%) 64(31.1%) 7(17.9%) 24(33.3%) 33(34.7%)
Median
(1st, 3rd quartile)
60
(60, 120)
120
(60, 480)
<0.0001 480
(120, 480)
120
(60, 480)
120
(60, 240)
0.002*
P for comparing to no hyperopia P<0.0001 P<0.0001 P<0.0001

P value is from Fisher exact test.

P value is from Wilcoxon rank sum test.

*

P value is from Kruskal-Wallis test.

§

Stereo acuity data is available from Phase 1 (Year 2) and Phase 2 only, and children with amblyopia or strabismus were excluded.

£

Unable indicates child was unable to complete the demonstration/pretest card of Stereo Smile II test.