Table 3. Comparison of the choroidal area between the control hyperopic, emmetropic, and myopic eyes.
| Control eyes | P value1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyperopic eyes | Emmetropic eyes | Myopic eyes | ||
| (n = 40) (≧0.5D) | (n = 32) | (n = 31) (≦-0.5D) | ||
| Total area (μm2) | 564971 ± 110664 | 538630 ± 117419 | 469700 ± 124104 | 0.806 |
| Luminal area (μm2) | 375954 ± 74564 | 358422 ± 75590 | 300226 ± 85947 | 0.668 |
| Stromal area (μm2) | 189017 ± 48344 | 180208 ± 48121 | 169473 ± 43155 | 0.959 |
| Luminal / stromal ratio | 2.1 ± 0.6 | 2.0 ± 0.4 | 1.8 ± 0.3 | 0.670 |
1ANCOVA adjusted with age, sex, axial length, and visual acuity.
Data are expressed as means ± standard deviations.