Table 1

Basic information on the population studied

PDS (Group 1)Normal (Group 2)p Value
Eyes/subjects50/5015/15
Race (W/B)50/015/0
Sex (M/F)25/256/9
Eye (R/L)25/256/9
Age (years)
 Mean (SD)44.08 (11.25)49.64 (15.88)0.2623
 (range)(21 to 63)(28 to 68)
Refraction (dioptres)
 Mean (SD)−3.38 (3.73)−3.70 (5.84)0.4024
 (range)(−15.5 to 0)(−18.5 to 0)