Table 5 Postoperative visual acuity in 213 eyes after cataract surgery, by intraocular lens status.
| Available correction | Non‐IOL eyes (n = 96) | IOL eyes (n = 117) | All eyes (n = 213) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | |
| Available correction | ||||||
| Can see 6/18 | 32 | 33.3 (24.2 to 43.8) | 96 | 82.1 (73.6 to 88.3) | 128 | 60.1 (53.2 to 66.7) |
| Cannot see 6/18, can see 6/60 | 21 | 21.9 (14.3 to 31.7) | 14 | 12.0 (6.9 to 19.6) | 35 | 16.4 (11.9 to 22.3) |
| Cannot see 6/60 | 43 | 44.8 (34.7 to 55.3) | 7 | 6.0 (2.6 to 12.4) | 50 | 23.5 (18.1 to 29.9) |
| Best correction | ||||||
| Can see 6/18 | 42 | 43.8 (33.8 to 54.2) | 102 | 87.2 (79.4 to 92.4) | 144 | 67.6 (60.8 to 73.7) |
| Cannot see 6/18, can see 6/60 | 17 | 17.7 (10.9 to 27.1) | 9 | 7.7 (3.8 to 14.5) | 26 | 12.2 (8.3 to 17.5) |
| Cannot see 6/60 | 37 | 38.5 (28.9 to 49.1) | 6 | 5.1 (2.1 to 11.3) | 43 | 20.2 (15.1 to 26.3) |
IOL, intraocular lens.