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. 2014 Nov 11;8(2):140–145. doi: 10.1016/j.optom.2014.10.001

Table 2.

Results for clinical tests shown separately as a function of reading speed increase.

>5% ≤5% p value
Refractive error (vectors)
Right eye
 Horizontal −1.36 (2.72) −0.91 (2.72) 0.79
 Torsional −0.07 (0.25) 0.04 (0.16) 0.06
 Vertical −1.28 (2.61) −0.89 (2.82) 0.80



Left eye
 Horizontal −1.26 (2.78) −0.60 (2.74) 0.68
 Torsional 0.05 (0.21) 0.00 (0.22) 0.53
 Vertical −1.33 (2.77) −0.68 (2.75) 0.51



Difference between eyes
 Horizontal −0.11 (0.43) −0.31 (0.74) 0.35
 Torsional −0.12 (0.42) 0.04 (0.31) 0.18
 Vertical 0.050 (0.55) −0.22 (0.71) 0.10



Distant visual acuity
 Right eye −0.06 (0.037) −0.06 (0.05) 0.29
 Left eye −0.05 (0.057) −0.06 (0.03) 0.68
 Binocularly −0.07 (0.022) −0.07 (0.02) 0.83
 Difference between eyes 0.00 (0.04) 0.00 (0.05) 0.69



Stereoacuity (seconds of arc) −1.54 (0.26) −1.68 (0.39) 0.17
Amplitude of accommodation (Dioptres) 12.94 (2.06) 12.68 (2.62) 0.42
Near point of convergence (cm) 5.26 (1.14) 5.45 (1.59) 0.92
Associated heterophoria at near N = 3 N = 0 0.04*
Colour vision deficiency N = 0 N = 0
Ocular motility N = 2 N = 2 0.61
*

Statistically significant p value.