A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effect of 0.01% Atropine Eye Drops Combined with Auricular Acupoint Stimulation on Myopia Progression

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of study subjects.

	0.01% A (n = 50)	0.01% A + AAS (n = 50)
Age (years)	9.12 ± 1.39	8.96 ± 1.38	0.57
Gender, n (%)
Male	22 (44%)	28 (56%)	0.23
Female	28 (56%)	22 (44%)
Intraocular pressure (mmHg)	15.22 ± 2.51	15.39 ± 2.58	0.74
Spherical equivalent (D)	−2.25 ± 1.14	−2.14 ± 1.27	0.64
Axial length (mm)	24.48 ± 0.76	24.30 ± 0.86	0.25
Keratometry (D)	43.14 ± 1.53	43.46 ± 1.44	0.29
Anterior chamber depth (mm)	3.77 ± 0.21	3.78 ± 0.18	0.71
Lens thickness (mm)	3.34 ± 0.15	3.36 ± 0.14	0.48
Subfoveal choroidal thickness (μm)	233.45 ± 22.95	233.83 ± 28.68	0.95
Average choroidal thickness (μm)	219.94 ± 17.94	223.00 ± 19.59	0.46
Outdoor time (hours per week)^a	8.14 ± 3.25	7.83 ± 3.46	0.48
Parental myopia, n (%)
0	4 (8%)	2 (4%)	0.37
1	12 (24%)	18 (36%)
2	34 (68%)	30 (60%)

Values are expressed as means ± standard deviation unless stated otherwise. ^aCumulative time outdoors from 7:00 to 17:00 except cloudy and rainy days.