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. 2022 Oct 8;15(Suppl 1):S32–S42. doi: 10.1016/j.optom.2022.09.001

Table 3.

Distribution of High Myopia, Total Myopia, Emmetropia, Hyperopia, Astigmatism and Anisometropia across different age groups and genders (Bold indicates highest proportion).

Age Group Gender High Myopia
Total Myopia
Emmetropia
Hyperopia
Astigmatism
Anisometropia
n % n % n % n % n % n %
0 - 9 years Female 23 0.6 576 15.6 1075 29.1 2049 55.4 1102 29.8 530 14.3
Male 22 0.6 463 13.1 974 27.5 2108 59.5 1157 32.6 591 16.7
10 - 19 years Female 194 2.0 4515 46.8 2857 29.6 2283 23.6 2110 21.9 1110 11.5
Male 137 1.9 3128 42.5 2281 31.0 1947 26.5 2022 27.5 886 12.0
20 - 29 years Female 331 4.3 4424 56.9 2171 27.9 1178 15.2 2171 27.9 800 10.3
Male 155 3.1 2986 58.8 1302 25.6 789 15.5 1901 37.4 544 10.7
30 - 39 years Female 487 5.5 4949 55.4 2587 29.0 1396 15.6 3125 35.0 943 10.6
Male 201 4.0 2801 55.2 1469 29.0 803 15.8 2163 42.6 549 10.8
40 - 49 years Female 546 4.0 5363 38.9 4832 35.1 3586 26.0 4289 31.1 1435 10.4
Male 249 2.7 3320 36.1 3411 37.1 2462 26.8 3121 33.9 936 10.2
50 - 59 years Female 491 3.2 4640 30.3 4097 26.7 6582 43.0 5042 32.9 1803 11.8
Male 237 2.0 3203 27.0 3668 30.9 4997 42.1 3860 32.5 1232 10.4
60 - 69 years Female 250 1.9 2852 21.2 2440 18.1 8155 60.6 5578 41.5 1872 13.9
Male 156 1.5 2062 19.5 2253 21.3 6260 59.2 4278 40.5 1410 13.3
70 - 79 years Female 86 0.9 1746 17.5 1948 19.5 6295 63.0 5585 55.9 1907 19.1
Male 53 0.7 1259 15.6 1609 20.0 5197 64.4 4318 53.5 1452 18.0
80 years and over Female 28 0.5 1284 20.7 1645 26.5 3282 52.8 4275 68.8 1631 26.3
Male 16 0.4 726 18.0 1047 25.9 2266 56.1 2737 67.8 985 24.4