Table 2 Anisometropia of children aged 3–5 years and 6–11 years at the first visit.

From: Changes in anisometropia by age in children with hyperopia, myopia, and antimetropia

(a)

First visit age (year)

Number

First anisometropia (D)

Last anisometropia (D)

p-value

3–5

86

3.34

2.96

*0.038

6–11

70

2.16

2.55

*0.005

(b)

First visit age (year)

3–5

6–11

P-value

 

0.00D as cut point

 

 Increased anisometropia

27

45

 < 0.001

 

 Stable anisometropia

5

6

 Decreased anisometropia

54

19

0.50D as cut point

 

 Increased anisometropia

18

31

 < 0.001

 

 Stable anisometropia

27

25

 Decreased anisometropia

41

14

  1. D, diopter.
  2. (a) Anisometropia difference between first and last visit. (b) Proportion of children with increased, stable, or decreased anisometropia between the first and last visit.
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