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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 5.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Ophthalmol. 2012 Oct;130(10):1274–1279. doi: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2012.1449

Table 1.

Entering myopes and non-myopes as a function of myopia definition

Entering Myopes n (%) Entering Non-Myopes n (%)
Myopia Definition - Spherical equivalent

−0.50 D or more
myopia
637 (12.9%) 4290 (87.1%)
−0.75 D or more
myopia
513 (10.4%) 4414 (89.6%)
−1.00 D or more
myopia
417 (8.5%) 4510 (91.5%)

Myopia Definition - Myopia in both principal meridians

−0.50 D or more
myopia
458 (9.3%) 4469 (90.7%)
−0.75 D or more
myopia
371 (7.5%) 4556 (92.5%)
−1.00 D or more
myopia
314 (6.4%) 4613 (93.6%)