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. 2017 Jul 3;29(3):214–220. doi: 10.1016/j.joco.2017.06.001

Table 2.

Univariate analysis of categorical visual indices for needle stick and sharp injuries (NSIs and SIs).

Variables Needle stick injuries (NSIs)
Sharp injuries (SIs)
Yes (110) No (157) P value Yes (51) No (216) P value
Number (%) Number (%) Number (%) Number (%)
Uncorrected refractive error 6 (5.4%) 18 (11.4%) 0.12 3 (5.8%) 21 (9.7%) 0.58
Uncorrected myopia (range, −0.50 to −1.25D) 2 (1.8%) 6 (3.8%) 2 (3.9%) 7 (3.2%)
Uncorrected hyperopia (range, +0.75 to +1.50D) 3 (2.7%) 8 (5.1%) 1 (1.9%) 10 (4.7%)
Uncorrected astigmatism (range, −0.75 to −1.25D) 1 (0.9%) 4 (2.5%) 0 (0.0%) 4 (1.8%)
Uncorrected presbyopia 4 (3.6%) 5 (3.1%) 1.00 2 (3.9%) 7 (3.2%) 0.68
Color vision deficiency 9 (8.1%) 5 (3.1%) 0.09 3 (5.8%) 11 (5%) 0.73
Poor stereopsis 13 (11.8%) 12 (7.6%) 0.28 6 (11.7%) 19 (8.7%) 0.59
Abnormal near phoria 41 (37.27%) 30 (19.1%) 0.001* 20 (39.2%) 51 (23.6%) 0.03*
Abnormal distance phoria 9 (8.1%) 13 (8.2%) 1.00 3 (5.8%) 19 (8.7%) 0.77
Deficient AA of right eye 8 (7.2%) 7 (4.4%) 0.42 3 (5.8%) 12 (5.5%) 1.00
Deficient AF of the right eye 23 (20.9%) 22 (14%) 0.18 8 (15.6%) 37 (17.1%) 1.00
Saccadic deficiency 19 (17.2%) 11 (7%) 0.01* 11 (21.5%) 19 (8.7%) 0.01*
Pursuit deficiency 13 (11.8%) 6 (3.8%) 0.01* 7 (13.7%) 12 (5.5%) 0.04*
Peripheral vision defect 2 (1.8%) 2 (1.2%) 0.98 0 (0%) 4 (1.3%) 1.00

D: Diopter, AA: Accommodative amplitude, AF: Accommodative facility, *P value < 0.05.