Table 3 Distribution of Types of Refractive Errors, Spherical Equivalent, Amblyopia, Strabismus and Ocular Abnormality among Orang Asli Children
From: Status of visual impairment among indigenous (Orang Asli) school children in Malaysia
Charateristcis | Types of Refractive Errors Number (%) | Amblyopia (n = 3) | Strabismus (n = 2) | Ocular abnormality (n = 2) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Emmetropia (n = 72) | Myopia (n = 6) | Hyperopia (n = 31) | Anti-metropia (n = 1) | |||||
Gender | Male | 40 (36.4) | 2 (1.8) | 14 (12.7) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.8) | 2 (1.8) | 2 (1.8) |
Female | 32 (29.1) | 4 (3.6) | 17 (15.5) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Age | Level 1 (7–9 years old) | 34 (30.9) | 1 (0.9) | 23 (20.9) | 0 (0) | 3 (2.7) | 2 (1.8) | 2 (1.8) |
Level 2 (10–12 years old) | 38 (34.5) | 5 (4.5) | 8 (7.3) | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |