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. 2005 Mar;89(3):321–326. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2004.046391

Table 2.

 Baseline data of the study group patients and a control group matched for preoperative visual acuity with the study group

Study group (n = 77) Control group (n = 39) p Value*
Age (years) 66.5 (10.1) 70.5 (7.4) 0.05 (NS)
Median 66.1 71.1
Range 28.2–86.7 51.2–87.5
Refractive error (D) 0.73 (1.59) 0.96 (1.09) 0.25 (NS)
Median +0.50 +0.88
Range −2.5 to +5.25 −0.75 to +4.00
Visual acuity
Snellen acuity 0.16 (0.09) 0.19 (0.08) 0.08 (NS)
    Median 0.13 0.20
    Range 0.06–0.50 0.03–0.30
Snellen lines 14.5 (2.3) 15.2 (2.5) 0.07 (NS)
    Median 14 16
    Range 11–20 8–18
LogMar 0.85 (0.23) 0.79 (0.25) 0.08 (NS)
    Median 0.90 0.70
    Range 0.30–1.22 0.52–1.52
Follow up 8.9 (6.3) 7.7 (4.7) 0.53 (NS)
    Median 6.8 7.5
    Range 1.33–24.1 1.2–17.7
Intraocular pressure 15.3 (3.6) 15.4 (3.0) 0.92 (NS)
    Median 16 16
    Range 10–24 9–24
Change in best VA
    LogMar units −0.24 (0.21) −0.01 (0.23) <0.001
    Snellen lines 2.4 (2.1) 0.1 (2.0) <0.001
    Snellen acuity 0.13 (0.13) 0.02 (0.08) <0.001
Change in VA between baseline and end of follow up
    LogMar units 0.00 (0.33) 0.09 (0.21) 0.04
    Snellen lines 0.1 (3.2) −1.0 (2.1) 0.03
    Snellen acuity 0.03 (0.14) −0.03 (0.08) 0.02

*Statistical significance of difference between study group and control group.

NS, statistically not significant; VA, visual acuity. Results are shown as mean (standard deviation).