an increasing trendP=0.008
Also, as demonstrated in Table 1 , the prevalence of astigmatism had an increasing trend from 7.3% in 14 years old students to 27.4% in 18 year old subjects (P=0.008).
Also, as demonstrated in Table 1 , the prevalence of astigmatism had an increasing trend from 7.3% in 14 years old students to 27.4% in 18 year old subjects (P=0.008).
Most studies indicate that the prevalence of astigmatism is high in infancy and follows a decreasing trend towards adolescence. 40 In summary, based on the results of the present study, more than half of high school students had refractive errors.