Table 3.
Mean estimated prevalence of myopia and hyperopia in children aged 4 to 12 years.
Female | Male | All | ||||
Refractive Category: | N | % | N | % | N | % |
Myopia ≤-4 | 8 | 0.8 | 8 | 0.9 | 15 | 0.8 |
Myopia -3.75≤x≤-0.75 | 58 | 6.1 | 58 | 6.3 | 118 | 6.1 |
Myopia of -0.50 | 11 | 1.2 | 17 | 1.8 | 29 | 1.5 |
Emmetropia -0.25≤x≤0.50 | 504 | 53.0 | 501 | 54.2 | 1030 | 53.2 |
Hyperopia +0.75≤x≤+1.25 | 320 | 33.6 | 282 | 30.5 | 624 | 32.2 |
Hyperopia ≥+1.50 | 50 | 5.3 | 59 | 6.4 | 120 | 6.2 |
Total | 951 | 100 | 925 | 100 | 1936 | 100 |