Table 5. Age matched comparison of refractive error rates between the E3 consortium and ADD lens data (mean age = 62.55 ± 8.59 years).
Data Set | All Myopia ≤ -0.75 | Low Myopia ≤ -0.75 to > -3.00 | Moderate Myopia ≤ -3.00 to > -6.00 | High Myopia ≤ -6.00 | All Hyperopia ≥ +1.00 | High Hyperopia ≥ +3.00 | Emmetropia > -0.75 to < +1.00 | Astigmatism ≥ 1.00 |
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E3 (n = 50,010) | 22.44% | 14.08% | 6.24% | 1.93% | 37.23% | 7.98% | 40.33% | 26.96% |
ADD Lenses (n = 35,720,655 | 28.60% | 15.12% | 9.52% | 3.95% | 43.02% | 9.98% | 28.38% | 31.45% |