Table 2.

Myopia and hyperopia distribution at Gondar University Hospital Tertiary Eye Care and Training Center, Northwest Ethiopia, 2014 (n=1,465)

Characteristics	Refractive error (myopia and hyperopia)
	Number	Percent
Sex
Male	879	60.0
Female	586	40.0
Age group (years)
1–10	21	1.4
11–20	284	19.4
21–30	303	20.7
31–40	187	12.8
41–50	293	20.0
51–60	223	15.2
61–70	91	6.2
71–80	53	3.6
81+	10	0.7
Age category
Children	106	7.2
Adult	1,359	92.8