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. 2006 Aug;90(8):971–974. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2006.092437

Table 1 Development of different parameters over time (SD).

Preoperative Postoperative
1 day 1–2 days 1–2 weeks 1–2 months 3–6 months 1 year 2 years 3 years
Mean SE (D) −0.34 (2.42) n = 51 −0.3 (1.11) n = 51 −0.13 (1.01) n = 51 −0.12 (1.19) n = 51 −0.02 (1.19) n = 51 0.17 (1.24) n = 51 −0.06 (1.23) n = 51 −0.04 (1.2) n = 51
Mean BCDVA >20/40 20/60 n = 51 20/32 n = 51 20/30 n = 51 20/25 n = 51 20/25 n = 51 20/25 n = 51 20/25 n = 51 20/25 n = 51
35.29% 86.0% 90.2% 100% 100% 100% 94.0% 94.12%
Mean ECC (cells/mm2) 2612 (346) n = 67 2484 (332) n = 58 2346 (381) n = 67 2380 (316) n = 45
Mean flare (photons/ms) 10.3 (0.7) n = 68 17.8 (1.0) n = 68 17.9 (1.5) n = 67 11.1 (0.8) n = 63 9.9 (0.6) n = 37
Mean PCO (total IOL optic) 0.20 (0.20) n = 36 0.35 (0.22) n = 31 0.87 (0.57) n = 40
Mean PCO (3 mm zone) 0.11 (0.20) n = 43 0.31 (0.25) n = 36 0.69 (0.63) n = 40
Mean PCO (CR) 0.14 (0.21) n = 36 0.20 (0.29) n = 31 0.86 (0.59) n = 40
Mean overlapping (%) 25.0 (9.1) n = 62 28.6 (10.5) n = 38 22.5 (17.4) n = 30 25.1 (11.2) n = 40

SE, spherical equivalent, D, dioptre, BCDVA, best corrected distance visual acuity, ECC, endothelial cell count, PCO, posterior capsule opacification, IOL, intraocular lens, CR, capsulorhexis, n, number of eyes.