Evaluation of FGF10 as a candidate gene for high myopia in a Han Chinese population

Table 1 Characteristics of controls and high myopia (HM) and extreme myopia (EM) patients in the study

Group	Number	Average age (years)^*	Gender		Refractive errors (diopter)^*		Axial length (mm)^*
Group	Number	Average age (years)^*	Male	Female	OD	OS	OD	OS
Control	899	55.92 ± 19.13	484	415
High myopia	869	41.60 ± 20.57	481	388	−13.04 ± 6.43	−12.85 ± 6.39	29.68 ± 3.46	29.51 ± 2.42
Extreme myopia	485	42.13 ± 20.64	216	269	−14.92 ± 6.70	−14.63 ± 6.65	29.96 ± 2.95	29.77 ± 2.27

ISSN: 2326-0254