Table 10: Subjective preferences of correction type in both
groups. Bold marked pairs vary at statistically significant level p < 0.05.
Preferred correction type / Categories |
Group A (count of preferences) |
Group B (count of preferences) |
Mann-Whitney U Test results (p) |
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Prism |
Any difference |
Non-prism |
Prism |
Any difference |
Non-prism |
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Preferences after examination |
Far |
STABILITY |
10 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
10 |
3 |
0.0388 |
VA |
6 |
9 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
0.3204 |
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COMFORT |
10 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
0.0305 |
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Near |
STABILITY |
9 |
7 |
0 |
4 |
12 |
1 |
0.0480 |
|
VA |
8 |
7 |
1 |
7 |
9 |
1 |
0.4650 |
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COMFORT |
9 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
9 |
1 |
0.2928 |
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Preferences after 2nd check-up |
Far |
VA |
4 |
4 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
0.9401 |
COMFORT |
4 |
3 |
10 |
1 |
4 |
12 |
0.3498 |
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HABITUATION |
10 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
7 |
0.3775 |
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STABILITY |
5 |
5 |
7 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
0.3417 |
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OVERALL |
4 |
2 |
11 |
3 |
1 |
13 |
0.7720 |
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Near |
VA |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
0.5606 |
|
COMFORT |
4 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
0.6709 |
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HABITUATION |
2 |
8 |
5 |
2 |
8 |
7 |
0.6922 |
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STABILITY |
3 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
4 |
0.8134 |
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OVERALL |
7 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
10 |
0.2141 |
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Preferred type (far) |
4 |
X |
13 |
4 |
X |
13 |
0.9813 |
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Preferred type (near) |
9 |
X |
6 |
6 |
X |
11 |
0.1758 |