Age groups (years) Emmetropiceyes (#Patients) Myopic eyes (#Patients) Hyperopic eyes (#Patients) 18 – 30 56 (28) 54 (27) 62 (31) 31 – 50 56 (28) 44 (22) 63 (32) 51 – 65 50 (25) 53 (27) 43 (23) Total 162 (81) 151 (76) 168 (84)

Table 2a: Arrangement of age groups is presented for the emmetropic, myopic and hyperopic eyes tested with both the CVA and ETDRS charts. Note: The myopic and hyperopic eyes were tested with best correction using both contact lenses and spectacle lenses. The one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) is utilized to determine whether there are any significant differences between the age groups.