Comparison of Corneal Biomechanical Properties among Axial Myopic, Nonaxial Myopic, and Nonmyopic Eyes
Table 1
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study groups.
Nonmyopia
Mild-to-moderate myopia
High myopia
value
Age
62.2 (9.8)
60.5 (8.7)
58.2 (7.9)
0.041
Sex
0.796
Males
21 (36.8%)
8 (44.4%)
16 (45.7%)
Females
36 (63.2%)
10 (55.6%)
19 (54.3%)
Laterality
0.797
Right
46 (46.9%)
16 (53.3%)
24 (46.2%)
Left
52 (53.1%)
14 (46.7%)
28 (53.9%)
VA (decimal)
0.69 (0.30)
0.57 (0.30)
0.62 (0.33)
0.248
Refractive error (spherical equivalent)
0.52 (0.97)
−1.79 (1.45)
−7.61 (3.66)
<0.001
Axial length (mm)
23.42 (0.79)
23.66 (0.75)
27.06 (1.27)
<0.001
CCT (μm)
541.5 (25.7)
536.1 (35.5)
543.8 (27.0)
0.480
IOP (mm Hg)
13.4 (3.6)
15.1 (3.1)
14.1 (3.2)
0.058
Data shown as mean (SD), value obtained from one-way ANOVA or Kruskal–Wallis test. Data shown as n (%), value obtained from the chi-square test. VA = visual acuity; CCT = central corneal thickness; IOP = intraocular pressure.
