Table 1 Baseline demographics, individual Zernike coefficients and RMS of higher-order aberrations of the pooled population.

From: Ocular higher-order aberrations and axial eye growth in young Hong Kong children

 

N

Mean ± SD

Median

Range

Demographics

 Age, y

137

8.8 ± 1.4

8.6

6.1–12.6

 SER, D

137

−2.04 ± 2.38

−2.00

−8.63−+2.50

 Axial length, mm

137

24.09 ± 1.24

24.10

21.35–27.06

Zernike coefficient, µm

\({{\rm{Z}}}_{3}^{-3}\)

128

0.057 ± 0.120

0.054

−0.229–0.372

\({{\rm{Z}}}_{3}^{-1}\)

128

0.083 ± 0.175

0.064

−0.380–0.580

\({{\rm{Z}}}_{3}^{1}\)

128

0.004 ± 0.091

0.008

−0.226–0.225

\({{\rm{Z}}}_{3}^{3}\)

128

−0.019 ± 0.098

−0.029

−0.324–0.261

\({{\rm{Z}}}_{4}^{-4}\)

128

0.027 ± 0.033

0.027

−0.099–0.117

\({{\rm{Z}}}_{4}^{-2}\)

128

−0.023 ± 0.031

−0.021

−0.181–0.072

\({{\rm{Z}}}_{4}^{0}\)

128

0.076 ± 0.108

0.069

−0.174–0.349

\({{\rm{Z}}}_{4}^{2}\)

128

0.014 ± 0.061

0.020

−0.148–0.338

\({{\rm{Z}}}_{4}^{4}\)

128

0.026 ± 0.051

0.021

−0.093–0.268

\({{\rm{Z}}}_{5}^{-5}\)

128

−0.012 ± 0.021

−0.011

−0.091–0.046

\({{\rm{Z}}}_{5}^{-3}\)

128

0.001 ± 0.025

0.002

−0.153–0.080

\({{\rm{Z}}}_{5}^{-1}\)

128

0.015 ± 0.030

0.013

−0.091–0.098

\({{\rm{Z}}}_{5}^{1}\)

128

0.002 ± 0.016

0.002

−0.047–0.049

\({{\rm{Z}}}_{5}^{3}\)

128

0.005 ± 0.014

0.005

−0.037–0.043

\({{\rm{Z}}}_{5}^{5}\)

128

0.008 ± 0.020

0.008

−0.085–0.060

\({{\rm{Z}}}_{6}^{-6}\)

128

0.000 ± 0.013

0.000

−0.042–0.047

\({{\rm{Z}}}_{6}^{-4}\)

128

−0.005 ± 0.010

−0.003

−0.060–0.017

\({{\rm{Z}}}_{6}^{-2}\)

128

0.000 ± 0.008

0.001

−0.021–0.028

\({{\rm{Z}}}_{6}^{0}\)

128

−0.023 ± 0.018

−0.024

−0.076–0.042

\({{\rm{Z}}}_{6}^{2}\)

128

0.004 ± 0.014

0.002

−0.046–0.088

\({{\rm{Z}}}_{6}^{4}\)

128

−0.006 ± 0.014

−0.006

−0.042–0.069

\({{\rm{Z}}}_{6}^{6}\)

128

0.002 ± 0.018

0.000

−0.046–0.127

RMS, µm

 HO RMS

128

0.320 ± 0.105

0.292

0.133–0.674

 SA RMS

128

0.112 ± 0.076

0.091

0.015–0.352

 Coma RMS

128

0.185 ± 0.112

0.159

0.023–0.583

  1. SER: spherical equivalent refraction; HO RMS: RMS of total higher-order aberrations (3rd to 6th orders inclusive); SA RMS: RMS of spherical-like aberrations (\({{\rm{Z}}}_{4}^{0}\) and \({{\rm{Z}}}_{6}^{0}\) combined); coma RMS: RMS of coma-like aberrations (\({{\rm{Z}}}_{3}^{-1}\), \({{\rm{Z}}}_{3}^{1}\), \({{\rm{Z}}}_{5}^{-1}\) and \({{\rm{Z}}}_{5}^{-1}\) combined).