Table 3 Results of univariate analysis between averaged HOA components and axial elongation.

From: Relationship between higher-order wavefront aberrations and natural progression of myopia in schoolchildren

Corneal HOA

Correlation coefficient

P-value

Ocular HOA

Correlation coefficient

P-value

C 3 −1

−0.276

0.0270*

C 3 −1

−0.357

0.0035*

C 3 1

0.305

0.0140*

C 3 1

0.295

0.0175*

C 4 0

−0.431

0.0003*

C 4 0

−0.332

0.0071*

C 3 −3

0.102

0.4240

C 3 −3

0.108

0.3970

C 3 3

0.147

0.2469

C 3 3

0.127

0.3184

C 4 −4

−0.222

0.0774

C 4 −4

−0.026

0.8361

C 4 −2

−0.084

0.5099

C 4 −2

−0.087

0.4980

C 4 2

0.347

0.0047*

C 4 2

0.238

0.0580

C 4 4

−0.133

0.2964

C 4 4

−0.002

0.9894

S3

−0.384

0.0016*

S3

−0.308

0.0128*

S4

−0.511

<0.0001*

S4

−0.302

0.0148*

S5

−0.427

0.0004*

S5

−0.347

0.0046*

S6

−0.428

0.0004*

S6

−0.174

0.1691

S3 + 5

−0.395

0.0011*

S3 + 5

−0.317

0.0104*

S4 + 6

−0.516

<0.0001*

S4 + 6

−0.307

0.0132*

S3 + 4 + 5 + 6

−0.584

<0.0001*

S3 + 4 + 5 + 6

−0.371

0.0023*

  1. HOA = higher-order aberration; C 3 −1 = vertical coma aberration; C 3 1  = horizontal coma aberration; C 4 0 = spherical aberration; C 3 −3, C 3 3 = trefoils; C 4 −4, C 4 4 = tetrafoils; C 4 −2, C 4 2 = secondary astigmatisms; S3 = 3rd-order RMS aberrations; S4 = 4th-order RMS aberrations; S5 = 5th-order RMS aberrations; S6 = 6th-order RMS aberrations; S3 + 5 = coma-like aberrations; S4 + 6 = spherical-like aberrations; S3 + 4 + 5 + 6 = total higher-order aberrations. *Significant correlation by the Pearson correlation test.
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