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. 2006 Jul 12;90(10):1286–1291. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2006.098202

Table 4 Preoperative and postoperative visual acuity of patients.

Variable Data n Preoperative VA Postoperative VA p Value
logMAR (mean (SD)) Snellen (median) logMAR (mean (SD)) Snellen (median)
All 131 1.15 (1.14) 0.2 0.59 (0.70) 0.5 <0.001
Lens status Phakic 94 1.04 (1.10) 0.2 0.65 (0.72) 0.4 0.003
Pseudophakic 37 1.41 (1.21) 0.1 0.44 (0.64) 0.6 <0.001
Macular status On 49 0.25 (0.41) 0.8 0.32 (0.53) 0.7 0.075
Off 80 1.68 (1.10) 0.04 0.75 (0.76) 0.4 <0.001
No data 2

logMAR, logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution; VA, visual acuity.

Statistical comparison of preoperative and postoperative logMAR VA was made using the two‐tailed Wilcoxon's matched pairs signed ranks test.