Table 1 Clinical characteristics of glaucoma subjects with moderate and high myopia
Moderate myopiaHigh myopiap Value
Subjects (n), range4035
Age (years), range50.4 (9.0), 37 to 6047.9 (8.0), 21 to 600.082*
Refractive error (dioptres), range−4.8 (0.9), 23.0 to 26.0−9.7 (1.5), 28.2 to 214.0<0.0001*
Prevalence of PPA (%), range60.0, 44.1 to 73.671.4, 54.0 to 83.40.339†
Mean deviation (dB), range−8.7 (5.4), 20.5 to 223.1−9.7 (5.9), 21.0 to 226.60.464*
Superior visual sensitivity (dB), range−12.9 (9.1), 0.4 to 229.1−13.0 (10.0), 0.8 to 230.30.932*
Inferior visual sensitivity (dB), range−6.7 (7.7), 1.8 to 228.2−8.7 (8.8), 0.4 to 232.20.303*

  • The prevalence of PPA is shown with the 95% CI. All values except for the prevalence of PPA were expressed as mean (SD) (range).

  • *Mann–Whitney U test.

  • †Fisher exact test.

  • PPA, peripapillary atrophy.